Infrastructure

Legislative wrap-up: California housing solution is under construction
150 150 Ed Coghlan

Taking stock of the Legislative session for results and wins for California Forward that spur community investment in housing and infrastructure.

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How to pay for local infrastructure projects? New website offers an answer
150 150 Darin Dinsmore

Recent legislation expands local governments’ infrastructure financing powers that will help build investments in projects from transit stations, housing to next-gen water facilities.

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Lenny Mendonca and Pete Weber: Making California Leadership in Greenhouse Gas Reduction Work
150 150 Lenny Mendonca and Pete Weber, co-chairs, California Forward

It’s time to have a fact-based conversation about the costs and goals of passing ambitious new environmental laws.

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Governor signs local infrastructure financing bill in win for Summit
150 150 Justin Ewers

Law will expand development tool cities can use to pay for a range of vital projects, from affordable housing to transportation infrastructure.

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Two ways for cities to reduce the cost of housing and make homes more affordable
150 150 Mark Pisano

Paired together, streamlining regulations and using infrastructure districts to bring down costs would have a big impact on California housing, all without raising taxes.

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Progress update on California Economic Summit’s Roadmap
150 150 Justin Ewers

As CA Fwd and partners collaborate on upcoming 2015 California Economic Summit, the list of wins along the Roadmap to Shared Prosperity grows.

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Early signs of a deal emerge in special session on road maintenance
150 150 Justin Ewers

As the California Legislatures tries to wrangle a $60-billion backlog in state road and highway maintenance, bills are coming together to form a possible deal to help raise infrastructure funding while making sure they’re spent in an accountable way.

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Early signs of a deal emerge in special session on road maintenance
150 150 Justin Ewers

Infrastructure bills emerging in the California Legislature could offer the first glimmerings of a potential road funding deal that includes new money, new protections to ensure road funds are spent on roads, and new accountability measures.

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