4/4/16 Joint Oversight Hearing

With the Senate Subcommittee 2 on Resources, Environmental Protection, Energy and Transportation

High Speed Rail:  An Overview of the 2016 Draft Business Plan

• Agenda — 4/4/16
• Background Paper — 4/4/16

 

3/15/16 Joint Informational Hearing

With the Senate Judiciary Committee

Telematics 101:  How Much Your Car Knows About You

• Agenda
• Background Paper
• Witness Testimony:  Damon Porter, Director, State Government Affairs — Global Automakers
• Response to Hearing:  CTIA
• Response to Hearing:  Motor & Equipment Manufacturers Association
• To view a video of the hearing, click here.

 

3/9/16

Innovative Solutions to Build Affordable Housing

• Agenda — 3/9/16
• Background Paper — 3/9/16
• Witness Handout:  Ben Metcalf, Director — California Department of JHousing and Community Development
• Witness Presentation:  Carol Galante, I. Donald Terner Distinguished Professor in Affordable Housing and Urban Policy — UC Berkeley
• Witness Testimony:  Richard C. Gentry, President and CEO — San Diego Housing Commission
• Witness Presentation:  Matt Regan, Senior Vice President, Public Policy — Bay Area Council
• Witness Testimony:  Kevin Zwick, Chief Executive Officer — Silicon Valley Housing Trust Fund
• Witness Presentation:  Mary Ann Gaido, Chair and President — Irvine Community Land Trust
• Witness Presentation: Nico Calavita, Professor Emeritus, Graduate Program in City Planning — San Diego State University
• To view a video of the hearing, click here.

 

3/8/16 Joint Oversight Hearing

With the Senate Environmental Quality Committee

Volkswagen's "Defeat Device":  Update and Implications for California

• Agenda — 3/8/16
• Background Paper — 3/8/16
• Appendix:  Timeline of Events Related to Volkswagen's "Defeat Device"
• California Air Resources Board Presentation
• To view a video of the hearing, click here.

 

2/22/16 Joint Oversight Hearing

With the Assembly Transportation Committee

Overview of California Air Resources Board Air Quality and Emissions Reduction Programs as They Relate to the Transportation Sector

• Agenda — 2/22/16
• Background Paper — 2/22/16
• Attachment 1 — 2/22/16
• Attachment 2 — 2/22/16
• Witness Presentation:  Ross Brown, Principal Fiscal and Policy Analyst — Legislative Analyst's Office

 

2/17/2016 Joint Oversight Hearing

With the Senate Energy, Utilities and Communications Committee

Ride-Hailing Disruption: Establishing a Level Playing Field in the Transportation-for-Hire Market

• Agenda — 2/17/16
• Background Paper — 2/17/16
• Attachment A — 2/17/16
• Witness Testimony:  Brian D. Taylor, Director — Institute of Transportation Studies, Lewis Center for Regional Policy Studies and UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs
• Witness Testimony:  Susan Shaheen, Co-Director — Transportation Sustainability Research Center
• Witness Testimony:  Bruce Schaller, Principal — Schaller Consulting
• Witness Handout:  Liane M. Randolph, Commissioner — California Public Utilities Commission
• Witness Testimony:  Bob Lockhart, Deputy Director of Aviation for Operations — Mineta San José International Airport
• Witness Handouts:  Joseph Okpaku, Vice President, Government Relations — Lyft Handout 1, Handout 2, Handout 3
• Witness Handouts:  Kellyn Blossom, California Public Policy Manager — Uber Handout 1, Handout 2, Handout 3, Handout 4
• Witness Handouts: William Rouse, President — Taxicab Paratransit Association of California Handout 1, Handout 2
• Witness Handout:  Jim Gleich, Senior Vice President Western Region — Transdev on Demand, Inc.
• To view a video of the hearing, click here.

 

2/16/16 Informational Hearing

Declining Transportation Revenues:  Transportation Project Cuts and the Updated 2016 STIP Fund Estimate

• Agenda — 2/16/16
• Background Paper — 2/16/16
• Witness Presentation:  Will Kempton, Executive Director — California Transportation Commission
• CTC Handout — Economic Impacts of Projected Transportation Investment Budget Cuts
• To view a video of the hearing, click here.

 

1/5/16 Joint Oversight Hearing

With the Senate Veterans Affairs Committee

Implementation of the Veterans Housing and Homeless Prevention (VHHP) Program

• Agenda — 1/5/16
• Background Paper — 1/5/16
• HCD/CalHFA/CalVet Handout — VHHP Program Overview
• HCD/CalHFA/CalVet Presentation — Homeless Veteran Information
• HCD/CalHFA/CalVet Handout — VHHP Services
• HCD/CalHFA/CalVet Handout — VHHP Feb. 2015 Funding Round 1 Outcomes
• HCD/CalHFA/CalVet Handout — VHHP Round 2 NOFA Preliminary Application Information
• HCD/CalHFA/CalVet Handout — VHHP Key Dates and Stakeholder Engagement Process
• Witness Testimony:  Susan Riggs, Acting Director — Department of Housing and Community Development
• Witness Testimony:  Tia Boatman-Patterson, Executive Director — California Housing Finance Agency
• Witness Testimony:  Dana Trujillo, Chief Real Estate Officer — Skid Row Housing Trust
• Witness Handout:  Sharon Rapport, Associate Director, California Policy — Corporation for Supportive Housing
• Witness Testimony:  Leon Winston, Chief Operating Officer — Swords to Plowshares
• To view a video of the hearing, click here.

 

2015

11/12/15 Informational Hearing

High Housing Costs: Ensuring All Californians Have a Place to Call Home

• Agenda — 11/12/15
• Background Paper — 11/12/15
• Witness Presentation: Glen Campora, Assistant Deputy Director — California Department of Housing and Community Development, Division of Housing Policy Development
• Witness Presentation:  Oscar Wei, Senior Economist — California Association of Realtors
• Witness Presentation:  Ray Panek, Senior Vice President, Forward Planning — KB Home
• Witness Presentation: Doug Shoemaker, President — Mercy Housing
• To view a video of the hearing, click here.

 

10/22/15 Informational Hearing

Chronic State of Homelessness:  Identifying Proven Solutions to End and Prevent Homelessness in California

• Agenda —10/22/15
• Background Paper — 10/22/15
• Witness Presentation: Sharon Rapport, Associate Director, California Policy — Corporation for Supportive Housing
• To view a video of the hearing, click here.

 

10/21/15 Conference Committee on SB 4 and AB 3 of the First Extraordinary Session of 2015

California's Transportation Funding Challenge

• Agenda — 10/21/15
• Background Report — 10/21/15
• LAO Handout: Options for Addressing the State's Transportation Needs
• LAO Handout: Overview of State Highway and Road Programs and Funding
• LAO Handout:  Overview of Proposals to Address Transportation Challenges
• Witness Presentation: Mayor Dennis Michael, President — League of California Cities
• Witness Presentation: Mark Christoffels, Chief Executive Officer — Alameda Corridor-East Construction Authority
• Article: "On the Road Again," by Kevin Pula, National Conference of State Legislatures newsletter, October/November 2015
• Handout: Jennifer Whiting, Assistant Legislative Director — League of California Cities
• To view a video of the hearing, click here.

 

10/16/15 Conference Committee on SB 4 and AB 3 of the First Extraordinary Session of 2015

California's Transportation Funding Challenge

• Agenda — 10/16/15
• Background Report — 10/16/15
• LAO Handout: Options for Addressing the State's Transportation Needs
• LAO Handout: Overview of State Highway and Road Programs and Funding
• LAO Handout:  Overview of Proposals to Address Transportation Challenges
• Article: "On the Road Again," by Kevin Pula, National Conference of State Legislatures newsletter, October/November 2015
• Handout: Governor Brown's Transportation Funding Plan
• Handout: Jennifer Whiting, Assistant Legislative Director — League of California Cities
• To view a video of the hearing, click here.

 

7/2/15 Conference Committee on SB 4 and AB 3 of the First Extraordinary Session of 2015

California's Transportation Funding Challenge

• Agenda — 7/2/15
• Background Report — 7/2/15
• Fact Sheet:  Effects of Deferred Maintenance
• Executive Summary:  Mayor Sam Liccardo — City of San Jose
• Witness Presentation:  Mayor Sam Liccardo — City of San Jose
• Witness Presentation:  Mayor Sam Liccardo — City of San Jose
• Witness Presentation:  Jessica Peters, Principal Fiscal and Policy Analyst — Legislative Analyst's Office Handout 1, Handout 2
• To view a video of the hearing, click here.

 

3/24/15 Joint Oversight Hearing

With the Senate Energy, Utilites and Communications Committee

Up Like a Rocket, Down Like a Feather: The State of California's Gasoline Market

• Agenda — 3/24/15
• Background Report — 3/24/15
• Witness Presentation: Gordon Schremp, Senior Fuels Specialist — California Energy Commission
• Witness Presentation: Jamie Court, President — Consumer Watchdog
• Witness Presentation: Jay McKeeman, Vice President — California Independent Oil Marketers Association
• Public Comment: Environmental Defense Fund Handout 1, Handout 2, Handout 3
• To view a video of the hearing, click here.

 

3/17/15 Joint Oversight Hearing

With the Senate Environmental Quality Committee

The Road to 2020 and Beyond: The Role of the Transportation Sector in Meeting California's Climate Goals

• Agenda — 3/17/15
• Background Report — 3/17/15
• Hearing Summary
• Witness Presentation: Richard Corey, Executive Officer — Air Resources Board Handout 1, Handout 2, and Testimony
• Witness Presentation: Janea A. Scott, Commissioner — California Energy Commission
• Witness Presentation and Handout: Curt Augustine, Director of Policy and Government Affairs — Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers
• Witness Presentation: Tim Carmichael, President — California Natural Gas Vehicle Coalition Handout and Testimony
• Witness Handout: Bill Magavern, Policy Director — Coalition for Clean Air
• Witness Presentation: Simon Mui, Ph.D., Senior Scientist and Director — California Vehicles and Fuels, Natural Resources Defense Council
• Public Comment: Safe Routes to School National Partnership Handout on 120 Organizations Supporting More ATP Funding
• To view a video of the hearing, click here.

 

3/13/15 Informational Hearing

Meeting Transportation Needs of the Southern California Region: Lessons Learned from Other States

• Agenda — 3/13/15
• Background Report — 3/13/15
• Witness Presentation: John Tavaglione, Supervisor — Riverside County, 2nd District
• Witness Presentation: Kevin James, President — City of Los Angeles Public Works Commission
• Witness Presentation: Martin Wachs, PhD., Distinguished Professor Emeritus — UCLA
• Witness Presentation: Hasan Ikhrata, Executive Director — Southern California Association of Governments
• Public Comment: MTC Handout on Local Street and Road Needs
• Public Comment: County of Los Angeles Department of Public Works Testimony
• To view a video of the hearing, click here.

 

2/24/15 Joint Informational Hearing

With the Senate Budget and Fiscal Review Subcommittee 2 on Resources, Environmental Protection, Energy and Transportation

Funding the Transportation Maintenance Backlog

• Agenda — 2/24/15
• Background Report — 2/24/15
• Witness Presentation: Asha Weinstein Agrawal, Associate Professor — Urban and Regional Planning, San Jose State University; Director — Mineta Transportation Institute National Transportation Finance Center
• Witness Handout: Steven Keck, Budget Director – California Department of Transportation
• Witness Handout: Will Kempton, Executive Director – California Transportation Commission
• To view a video of the hearing, click here.

 

2/18/15 Joint Informational Hearing

With the Assembly Housing Committee

An Overview of the Housing Market and the State's Housing Resources and Programs

• Agenda — 2/18/15
• Witness Biographies — 2/18/15
• Witness Presentation: Claudia Cappio, Director — Department of Housing and Community Development
• Witness Presentation: Tia Boatman Patterson, Executive Director — California Housing Finance Agency
• Witness Presentation: Mark Stivers, Executive Director — California Tax Credit Allocation Committee
• Witness Presentation: Jerée Glasser-Hendrick, Executive Director — California Debt Limit Allocation Committee
• To view a video of the hearing, click here.

 

2014

8/5/14 Informational Hearing

Bay Bridge Lessons Learned:  Receipt of Final Reports

• Agenda — 8/5/14
• Background Report — 8/5/14
• Mega-Project Management Lessons Learned Report Cover Letter (Caltrans)
• Lessons Learned Report
• Technical Review of Design and Construction of New East Span of San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge (LAO)
• Caltrans Response to LAO Panel
• The San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge:  Basic Reforms for the Future (De Wolk)
• Response to the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge:  Basic Reforms for the Future Report (Caltrans)
• Studies and Documents for The San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge:  Basic Reforms for the Future (De Wolk) footnotes: http://stran.senate.ca.gov/baybridgeinvestigativehearing
• To view a video of the hearing, click here.

 

5/13/14 Informational Hearing

SB 375:  From Vision to Implementation

• Agenda — 5/13/14
• Background Report — 5/13/14
• Witness Testimony:  Dr. Gian-Claudia Sciara, Postdoctoral Scholar — UC Davis Testimony
• Witness Presentation:  Carl Morehouse, President — Southern CA Assoc of Governments Handout and Testimony
• Witness Testimony:  Dr. Stephanie Pincetl, Professor — UCLA Testimony
• Witness Testimony:  Amanda Eaken, Deputy Director — Natural Resources Defense Council Testimony
• Witness Testimony:  Richard Lyon, Senior Vice President — California Building Industry Association Testimony
• The Summary Report from the Informational Hearing  Publication 1570-S
• To view a videoof the hearing, click here.

 

3/27/14 Informational Hearing

Toward a World-Class Passenger Rail System in California:  Evaluating High-Speed Rail's Potential for Success

• Agenda — 3/27/14
• Background Report — 3/27/14
• Witness Presentation:  Jeremy Fraysse, Fiscal and Policy Analyst — Legislative Analyst's Office Handout
• Witness Testimony:  Paul Dyson, President — Rail Passenger Association of California Handout
• Witness Testimony:  Professor William Ibbs — UC Berkeley Department of Civil Engineering Testimony
• The Summary Report from the Informational Hearing Publication 1565-S
• To view a video of the hearing, click here.

 

2/11/14 Informational Hearing

Reforming Caltrans

• Agenda — 2/11/14
• Background Report — 2/11/14
• Witness Presentation:  Joel Rogers, Director — State Smart Transportation Initiative Report
• Witness Presentation:  Elizabeth Deakin, Professor — University of California, Berkeley Handout
• Public Comment Pesentation:  Terry Parker, Board Secretary — California WALKS Statement and Handout
• To view a video of the hearing, click here.

 

1/24/14 Informational Hearing

Lessons Learned from the Development and Construction of the Bay Bridge

• Agenda — 1/24/14
• Background Report — 1/24/14
• Preliminary Report: The San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge:  Basic Reforms for the Future (Submitted to the Committee by News to the Next Power)
• Witness Presentation:  Lisa Thomas, Metallurgical and Materials Engineer — Berkeley Research Company Handout
• Witness Presentation:  Steve Heminger, Chair — Toll Bridge Program Oversight Committee Handout
• To view a video of the hearing, click here.

 

2013

11/13/13 Informational Hearing

How to Save the State Billions:  Improving Megaproject Outcomes

• Agenda — 11/13/13
• Background Report — 11/13/13
• To view a video of the hearing, click here.

 

5/14/13 Informational Hearing

Caltrans:  The State Auditor's Recent Investigation and a Bay Bridge Update

• Agenda — 5/14/13
• Background Report — 5/14/13
• Click to view a video of the hearing: part 1, part 2

 

2/26/13 Joint Informational Hearing

California High-Speed Rail Project: How Should the State Safeguard the Public's Interest?

Senate Transportation and Housing Committee and Senate Budget and Fiscal Review Subcommittee No. 2 on Resources, Environmental Protection, Energy and Transportation

• Agenda — 2/26/13
• Background Paper — 2/26/13
• Click to view a video of the hearing: part 1, part 2

 

3/19/13 Informational Hearing

AB 32 Implementation:  Light Duty Vehicles and Their Fuels

• Agenda — 3/19/13
• Background Report —  3/19/13 (Revised)
• Witness Presentation:  Alberto Ayala and Richard Corey — California Air Resources Board Presentation
• Witness Presentation:  Blake Simmons — Sandia National Laboratories and the Joint BioEnergy InstitutePresentation
• Witness Presentation:  Catherine Dunwoody — California Fuel Cell Partnership Handout No. 1, Handout No. 2,Handout No. 3, Handout No. 4
• Witness Presentation:  Bob Epstein — Environmental Entrepreneurs Testimony
• Witness Presentation:  Catherine Reheis-Boyd — Western States Petroleum Association Handout No. 1, Handout No. 2, Handout No. 3
• Witness Presentation: Eileen Wenger Tutt — California Electric Vehicle Coalition Handout No. 1, Handout No. 2
• Witness Presentation:  Adrienne Alvord — Union of Concerned Scientists Handout No. 1, Handout No. 2
• Witness Presentation:  Simon Mui — National Resources Defense Council Handout No. 1, Handout No. 2
• Public Comment:  Neville Fernandes — Neste Oil Testimony
• Public Comment:  Joan Ogden, Ph.D. — University of California, Davis Testimony