TRANSPORTATION -- RELATED PUBLICATIONS
AIR QUALITY IN THE CENTRAL VALLEY - The Senate Select Committee on Air Quality
was created to address the ever-growing air pollution crisis facing California's
San Juaquin Valley. Since its inception, the Committee has held twelve
informational hearings throughout the Valley. Topics ranged from the health
effects of the dirty air, the role of agriculture operations, including dairies,
and the contribution of mobile sources such as cars, trains, and diesel school
busses to air quality. Asthma rates and respiratory illness have escalated into
a public health crisis. This report will summarize and present the findings of
the Committee's activities in 2003. It includes a brief overview, newspaper
articles documenting the work of the committee and legislative proposals related
to the Valley's air quality. (Stock #1257-S; $10.51 - includes tax s/h) (4/04)
IMPACT OF THE BUDGET CRISIS ON BAY AREA TRANSPORTATION - The summary report from
the hearing of the Senate Select Committee on Bay Area Infrastructure. Billions
of dollars are currently being lost by businesses and citizens as a result of
increased congestion on Bay Area roadways. Bay Area residents, businesses and
elected officials look at the current transportation funding mechanisms to
determine why California roadways are ranked second worst in the nation and the
Bay Area has the second most heavily congested freeways in California. (Stock
#1250-S; $4.85 - includes tax & s/h) (4/04)
INITIATIVES AND LEGISLATIVE BALLOT MEASURES: STATUS OF PROP 4 OF 1979 AND PROP
111 OF 1990 - The testimony and materials presented at the hearing are
invaluable to anyone wishing to understand the historical perspective and the
role of the current state spending cap as well as the ramifications of making
any future adjustments. Highlights from the testimony, discussions, and written
materials included the following: Proposition 4 was to limit growth on both
state and local government; Proposition 111 was to help the needs for increased
student enrollment and critical transportation construction improvements.
Future revisions to the spending limit could dramatically interfere with the
state's ability to meet its needs in the areas of education, health,
infrastructure, and our rapidly aging population. (Stock #1212-S; $6.47 -
includes tax s/h) (3/03)
PROPOSITION 51: TRAFFIC CONGESTION RELIEF AND SAFE SCHOOL BUS ACT - This
proposition proposes t transfer 30% of the state's share of sales tax paid on
the sale and lease of new and used motor vehicles from the state's General Fund
to a new Traffic Congestion Relief and Safe School Bus Trust Fund established by
the initiative. The trust fund would finance a variety of transportation,
environmental and other programs and projects. This summary report contains the
Senate Local Government Committee staff's explanation of what happened at the
hearing held on 9/25, 9/26, 10/2, 10/3/2002, witnesses' written material,
briefing papers, and background information. (Stock #1182-S; $5.93 - includes
tax s/h) (10/02)
RED LIGHTS & TRAFFIC CAMERAS - Informational hearing by Senator Steve Peace and
the Senate Privacy Committee to discuss the accuracy of traffic cameras
installed and maintained by the Lockheed Martin company. (Stock #1172-S; $4.04
- includes tax s/h) (8/01)
PRIVATE INFORMATION CONTAINED IN PUBLIC RECORDS: ISSUES RAISED BY SAN DIEGO
DEFENDER'S POLICY OF DATA COLLECTION ON LAW ENFORCEMENT PERSONNEL -
Informational hearing held by Senator Steve Peace and the Senate Committee on
Privacy. (Stock #1171-S; $4.31 - includes tax s/h) (4/02)
STOPPING IDENTITY FRAUD AT THE DEPARTMENT OF MOTOR VEHICLES – This is an
Oversight Hearing scheduled by the Senate Transportation Committee after the
publication of a series of news reports on the issuance of fraudulent duplicate
driver’s licenses by the DMV and the Department’s acknowledgement that the
problems in this regard do exist. (Stock #1073-S; $5.66 – includes tax, s/h)
(11/00)
HIGH-OCCUPANCY VEHICLE LANES AND TRANSPORTATION IMPROVEMENTS IN THE ROUTE 710
FREEWAY CORRIDOR – On November 13, 1999 the Senate Transportation Committee held
an Interim Hearing to discuss the Interstate 710 freeway corridor which faces
major challenges with regards to congestion, delays and future growth. (Stock
#1021-S; $4.85 – includes tax s/h) (11/99)
OVERSIGHT OF THE OPERATIONS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION (CENTURY FREEWAY
WATER DAMAGE, OVERSIZED TRUCKS/PERMITS AND FAULTY WELDS IN FREEWAY COLUMNS) –
The Senate Transportation Committee held this hearing to discuss what progress
it and others have make in determining and completing a long-term solution to
the water invasion; Structure and processes for issuing transportation permits
for oversized trucks and their loads and to review the Departments slow moving
response to the discovery of faulty welds in many freeway support columns; The
integrity of certain freeway structures and the safety of the traveling public.
(Stock #1016-S; $4.58 – includes tax s/h) (10/99)
THE SINKING OF THE CENTURY FREEWAY –- An oversight hearing of the Senate
Transportation Committee. They discuss such issues as the 105 Freeway, which
stretches 17 miles from El Segundo to Norwalk, and problems with the drainage
system which effects the natural groundwater. (Stock #991-S; $4.31 – includes
tax s/h) (4/99)
LINKING THE CALIFORNIA ECONOMY TO THE WORLD: UPDATE ON THE ALAMEDA CORRIDOR --
Joint Committee hearing held on October 16, 1997 in Long Beach, California by
the Senate Committee on the Alameda Corridor Project and the Assembly Select
Committee on Corridors of Economic Significance. (Stock #940-S; $7.00 --
includes tax s/h) (10/97) (See also Stock #959-S)
SANTA CLARA COUNTY LOCAL TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY V. GUARDINO: FACTS, IMPACTS
AND OPTIONS -- A summary report of the January 24, 1996 informational hearing of
the Senate Local Government Committee, which reviewed the impact of the
California Supreme Court's Santa Clara decision on local agency general funds.
This report includes a summary of hearing testimony, reprints of written
testimony and contains a copy of the hearing's background paper. (stock #845-S;
$6.73 -- includes tax, s/h) (1/96)
CALIFORNIA RANKINGS: COMPARING CALIFORNIA TO OTHER STATES IN THE NATION -- A
report prepared by the Senate Office of Research which includes charts
displaying California's ranking as compared to the other 49 states in the
following issue areas: Employment, Economy and Demographics; State and Local
Finance; Education; Health; Housing; Criminal Justice; Environment, Energy,
Transportation and the Arts; Elections. (stock #806-S; $10.24 -- includes tax,
s/h) (7/95)