DMV renewal notices may be delayed
If your car registration is due to be renewed July 1 or later, you may get an extra month to pay it. But it’s all part of a effort by state Democrats to buy time to reach a budget deal and to keep...
View ArticleDMV renewal notices delayed
It’s official: If your car registration is due to be renewed July 1 or later, you’ll get an extra month to pay it. Gov. Jerry Brown signed legislation early this month approving the delay, which is a...
View ArticleGovernor vetoes bicycle bill
Gov. Jerry Brown on Friday vetoed legislation that would have required drivers to make sure they stayed at least three feet away when passing a bicyclist or slowed to no more than 15 mph when passing...
View ArticleUnlicensed drivers get break
Police will be prohibited from impounding cars of most unlicensed drivers stopped at DUI checkpoints under a bill signed Sunday by Gov. Jerry Brown. Under the bill, AB353, cosponsored by by Assemblymen...
View ArticleBrown vetoes tougher DUI checkpoint rules
Gov. Jerry Brown has vetoed a bill that would have set stricter rules for police in operating DUI checkpoints, including giving two hours notice of a checkpoint’s specific location. The bill, AB1389,...
View ArticleState Senate votes to hike cellphone fines, penalize bicyclists, too
A Palo Alto state senator again is trying to raise the fine on motorists who illegally use cellphones and, for the first time, to fine bicyclists who text or talk on a hand-held phone. The state Senate...
View ArticleSenate OKs bill with strict rules for passing bicyclists
The state Senate on Friday approved legislation that would require drivers to be at least three feet away when passing bicyclists in most cases and would allow drivers to cross solid yellow lines to...
View ArticleUse your smartphone for proof of car insurance
You can’t use your smartphone to text or hold it to make calls while driving, but you’ll be able to use it to show police your proof of insurance. Here’s an interesting report from the Associated Press...
View ArticleGovernor OKs bill allowing driverless cars
Here’s an interesting story from the Associated Press about driverless cars: MOUNTAIN VIEW (AP) — Gov. Jerry Brown signed legislation Tuesday that will pave the way for driverless cars in California....
View ArticleGovernor vetoes higher fines for cellphones while driving
Gov. Jerry Brown on Friday for the second year in a row vetoed a bill that would have raised the fine for drivers who illegally use cellphones. The bill, Senate Bill 1310 by Sen. Joe Simitian, D-Palo...
View ArticleGovernor rejects 3-foot rule for drivers when passing bicyclists
Gov. Jerry Brown on Friday rejected a legislation that would have required drivers to be at least three feet away when passing bicyclists in most cases and would have allowed drivers to cross solid...
View ArticleSanta Rosa gas price finally drops, barely
The days of record high gas prices in Santa Rosa appear to be over. Let’s hope. AAA reported Wednesday that the average price for regular in the Santa Rosa area had dropped less than a penny to $4.642...
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