Senator Steinberg's Weekly Radio Interview

Senator Steinberg explains some of the complexities in the state budget process

May 15, 2012 (All day)

Calling the economy and the state budget deficit “a stubborn beast,” Senate President pro Tempore Darrell Steinberg explained some of the complexities in the state budget process during his weekly interview on KFBK.  In particular, he explained how the Governor’s May Revision shows K-12 education funding will actually go up under Proposition 98 mandates while other areas face more severe cuts. “Even though education funding is going up, if the voters do not pass the revenue initiative in November, education funding will collapse pretty dramatically.

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Senate pro Tem Darrell Steinberg on resolving issues of disabled access while protecting small businesses from predatory legal actions

May 08, 2012 (All day)

Senate President pro Tempore Darrell Steinberg (D-Sacramento) discussed with KFBK his common sense approach to resolving issues of disabled access while also protecting California small businesses from predatory legal actions. A bill he’s co-authoring with Republican Senator Bob Dutton, SB 1186, would prohibit “demand for money” letters related to technical violations of disabled access regulations while also giving businesses the opportunity to resolve such technical issues before a lawsuit can be filed against them.

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Senate President pro Tem Steinberg talks about the lawsuit challenging AB 900

April 24, 2012 (All day)

Senate President pro Tempore Darrell Steinberg said the Planning and Conservation League is “not getting it” with its filing of a lawsuit challenging a change in California law (AB 900) which helps streamline the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) judicial review process for large-scale projects. Steinberg called the bill, which was signed into law last year, a great example of reducing the regulatory burden on California businesses.

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Senator Steinberg discusses putting sold-off redevelopment assets to better use

March 27, 2012 (All day)

The complicated issue of recreating viable local economic development after the demise of redevelopment agencies was the main topic of conversation during Senate President pro Tem Darrell Steinberg’s weekly interview on KFBK. Steinberg talked about his bills which would take sold-off assets of redevelopment agencies and put those dollars to better use. “If we legislate and allow local governments to keep those assets for purposes of economic development, or redevelopment, they can then continue. Those assets are worth billions of dollars by the way,” said Steinberg.

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