Sep 05, 2025

Advocacy   |   Transportation Carbajal Announces Federal Funding for SLO County Airports

On September 2, U.S. Representative Salud Carbajal (D-CA-24), announced he secured significant federal funding for

Aug 29, 2025

Advocacy   |   Transportation DOT Cancels $175 Million in Funding for California Rail Projects

On August 26, U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy announced that the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) withdrew funding for four projects related to California’s High-Speed Rail project

Jul 25, 2025

Advocacy   |   Transportation California Congressional Republicans Urge U.S. DOT to Redirect High-Speed Rail Funds to Highway Projects

On July 22, Congress Member Vince Fong (D-Bakersfield) was joined by 8 other members of California’s Congressional Republican delegation in sending a letter to U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy, urging

Jun 06, 2025

Advocacy   |   Transportation Transportation Secretary Releases Report Finding No Viable Path Forward for California High-Speed Rail Project

One June 4, U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy released the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) Compliance Review Report, which found that the California High-Speed Rail Authority (CHSRA)’s high speed rail project is in default of the terms of its federal grant awards. The detailed report

May 23, 2025

Advocacy   |   Transportation California Congressmembers Reintroduce Farm-to-Market Road Improvement Act to Improve Central Valley Roads

On May 21, California Congressmembers David Valadao (R-Hanford), Vince Fong (R-Bakersfield), and Jim Costa (D-Fresno), along with Representative Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (D-FL), reintroduced the Farm to Market Road Improvement Act. The bipartisan legislation aims to

Feb 21, 2025

Advocacy   |   Transportation U.S. Transportation Secretary Duffy Announces Review of California High-Speed Rail Project

On February 20, at the direction of Secretary of Transportation Sean P. Duffy, the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) initiated a review of the California High-Speed Rail Authority (CHSRA)…

Jan 10, 2025

Advocacy   |   Transportation U.S. Senator Padilla Announces Over $258 Million for California Transportation Infrastructure Projects

On January 7, U.S. Senator Alex Padilla announced that the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) will award 25 California projects a combined $258 million for transportation infrastructure upgrades. Several projects selected for funding are located...

Dec 10, 2024

Advocacy   |   Transportation About Rural Transportation

California’s State and local transportation infrastructure is a complex system of interstate and intrastate highways, freeways, and city and county-maintained streets and roads.  California’s rural transportation system serves to connect rural and remote communities to...