Note: the news summary will not be published next week.

Transportation Bill

• Transportation plan to rebuild California roads is long overdue (SacBee 2017-04-02)
• Transportation Funding Bill Poisoned by Truck Amendment (StreetsblogCal 2017-03-30)
• Jerry Brown says road fix ‘is not eating cotton candy. This is real spinach.’ (SacBee 2017-03-31)
• Is Jerry Brown finally committed to fixing California’s lousy roads? (SacBee 2017-03-31(
• Editorial: California freeways need help, and motorists need assurances (SacBee 2017-03-30)
• Jerry Brown, Democratic leaders agree to increase taxes to fix California roads (SacBee 2017-03-30)
• Governor Brown, Senate President pro Tempore and Assembly Speaker Announce Landmark Road Repair and Transportation Investment Package (Office of Governor Brown 2017-03-30)

Other

• Natomas loses its housing mojo as developers hesitate to build (SacBee 2017-04-02)
• Folsom’s Johnny Cash Trail to be completed in early fall (SacBee 2017-04-02)
• Sacramento spinning its wheels on bike lanes (SacBee 2017-04-02)
• Sacramento tries to fend off L.A. in race for $44 million from VW to boost electric cars (SacBee 2017-03-30)
• Amtrak goes way off track in lack of assurance for public, passenger safety (SacBee 2017-03-29)
• Air Resources Board: We Need to Align Transportation Funding With Climate Goals (StreetsblogCal 2017-03-27)
• Back-Seat Driver: New Sacramento regional government chief talks Trump, transit
• State to sell $2 million site for upscale condos overlooking Capitol Park (SacBee 2017-03-27); interesting parking space proposals