Jon Preciado: California’s transportation funding needs fairness tune-up
Whether you’re a super-commuter or just driving around town, everyone should do their part to keep our roads safe.
California lawmakers spar over gas tax reform again amid rural funding woes
For more than a month, Republican lawmakers in California have blasted a legislative proposal to study alternatives to the state’s gas tax, declaring it a dishonest ploy by Democrats to hike taxes on drivers — a claim that’s gone viral on social media and is frequently repeated by conservatives nationally.
California needs to transition away from the gas tax, whether Republicans like it or not
California’s largest transportation funding source, the fuel tax, is living on borrowed time. The growing number of fuel-efficient vehicles, hybrids and electric vehicles on the state’s roads means the gas tax is no longer a sustainable way to build, maintain, and expand highways, roads, and bridges.
Why Republicans are going to the mat on mileage
Republicans lately have been stoking anger over a particularly charged issue for Californians — new fees to pay for road repairs.
Another Conspiracy Theory, This One Around a Vehicle Miles Tax, Comes to California
“None of this required secret meetings or hidden language in the bill. It only required repetition — and the willingness to treat worst-case hypotheticals as settled fact.”
This California bill sparked fears of a mileage tax for drivers. Here’s what it actually does
The idea of taxing California drivers by the mile has been kicked around for years in transportation circles, and it’s still a long way from being implemented.
CSAC Backs AB 1421 to Study Long-Term Solutions for California’s Transportation Funding Gap
CSAC is supporting AB 1421, which creates a research-driven process to inform future transportation funding decisions to replace declining gas tax revenues a bill that seeks to is a study bill. It directs the California Transportation Commission to assess critical concerns about how infrastructure fixes and improvements are funded while reducing the burden on working families.
Road usage fee bill is a necessary step toward sustainable roads — not a new tax
California’s transportation funding system is quietly approaching a fiscal cliff — and local governments will be among the first to feel the impact. But a bill put forth by Asm. Lori Wilson, AB 1421, could be the first step to averting the crisis.
No, California lawmakers have not passed a mileage tax to replace the gas tax
California is nowhere close to replacing its gas tax with a mileage-based fee system, but that has not stopped a swath of misinformation on social media about a proposal that moved forward at the state Capitol last week.
How do you fund California’s growing transportation needs? Officials sound off in Fresno.
State transportation leaders gathered at Fresno State last week for a town hall focused on the future of California’s roads, bridges, and public infrastructure – and the growing budget gap that threatens that future