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State Budget Includes Funding for Water Infrastructure
Drought Response and Water Resilience Addressed Money from Gov. Gavin Newsom’s State budget will help provide funding for water infrastructure projects in Southern California and throughout the state. It comes
What California’s State Budget Means for Transportation
Funding for Improvements, Jobs Gov. Gavin Newsom’s record-busting $262.6 billion state operating budget includes “unprecedented” levels of state spending on public transportation and the biggest economic recovery package in California’s
RSCP Pioneered a Growing Movement Advocating for Infrastructure Investment
The Rebuild SoCal Partnership (RSCP) was founded in 2016 with a mission to educate elected officials and staff and agency officials and staff, and raise public awareness on the continued
OC Streetcar is Major Milestone
Orange County’s 4.15 mile OC Streetcar is set to make its debut in 2023. The project has been years in the making and will address modern day transportation gaps with
Front Page News: LA Times Reports on the City of Needles’ Water Emergency
We are gratified that the plight of the City of Needles was featured yesterday on the front page of the Los Angeles Times. This article, written by veteran Times reporter
New $1.2B Investment in CA Infrastructure, $630M Coming from SB 1
The California Transportation Commission (CTC) has allocated $1.18 billion for projects to fix and improve transportation infrastructure throughout the state. More than half of this critical investment, $630 million, comes
Could Salton Sea be Answer for EVs?
Lithium Mining Could Benefit California Climate change has required Americans to examine the impact gas-powered vehicles make on the environment. With an executive order from Gov. Gavin Newsom directing that
Prioritizing H2O with WATER Act
Bill Would Set Aside $35 B Annually for Drinking, Wastewater With the most recent drought, Californians are again having to reckon with an urgent water crisis. But water infrastructure is
LA Metro begins work on $900M Airport Metro Connector project
The Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro) has begun construction on the $898.6-million Airport Metro Connector Project that will directly connect the County’s transit system to Los Angeles International
New Podcast Episode Explores Future of Brightline West
Victor Valley to Vegas in 85 Minutes Brightline, which currently operates the nation’s only privately-owned express passenger rail line in Florida, is developing Brightline West to connect Las Vegas to
Cities Say Infrastructure Funding is Top Priority in 2021
The National League of Cities (NLC) has released its 2021 State of the Cities Report, based upon a survey of municipal leaders across America. NLC says the survey results underscore
Drought Adversities Require Diverse Portfolio
Tapping Different Options As California and eight other western states face severe drought, the nearly 60 million people affected must now seriously consider ways to access life’s most precious resource.