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Rocky Rushing

CALmatters Commentary: Californians could breathe easier if legislators pass this bill

July 16, 2019July 1, 2019 by Rocky Rushing

NOTE: This commentary originally appeared on CALmatter’s website. Since 1984, Californians have been pulling their older cars and pickups into smog-check stations and pulling out their wallets to pay for … Read more

San Francisco must use ride tax to promote electric Uber, Lyft cars

April 21, 2025March 27, 2019 by Rocky Rushing

San Francisco Mayor London Breed and the Board of Supervisors have before them what either could be a trifecta in clean-transportation policy or a flubbed opportunity that could haunt the … Read more

If You Want Clean Air and Clean Transportation Options Vote No on Proposition 6

October 16, 2018 by Rocky Rushing

By Rocky Rushing Proposition 6 on California’s November ballot is a politically motivated and opportunistic attempt to repeal provisions of Senate Bill 1 of 2017 to repair California’s crumbling transportation … Read more

While the Lobbyists Crowd the Legislature with Bills to Benefit Their Clients, Some Measures Aimed at Public Benefits Rather than Corporate Profits Survive

September 7, 2018 by Rocky Rushing

Photo Credit: The Nation By Rocky Rushing There are 120 elected members of the California Legislature. They are in session nine months out of the year, deciding the fate of … Read more

As California’s High Speed Rail Project Barrels Down the Tracks of Uncertainty, Could the Money Be Put to Better Use?

August 17, 2018 by Rocky Rushing

The on-going story of California’s ambitious and controversial high-speed rail project is a tale of two trains. To hear High Speed Rail Authority’s Chief Executive Officer Brian Kelly tell it, … Read more

Anger and Hope for the Future Fuels Clean-Air Hero Genevieve Gale

February 28, 2019August 3, 2018 by Rocky Rushing

By Rocky Rushing Clean-air advocate Genevieve Gale gives no hint to what hides just beneath her pleasant smile and disposition when she talks about her work as policy associate for … Read more

Will Uber and Lyft be part of climate change solution, or part of the problem?

July 26, 2018 by Rocky Rushing

(AP Photo/Richard Vogel, File) Richard Vogel AP By Rocky Rushing This opinion piece first appeared in the Sacramento Bee California’s greenhouse gas pollution is below 1990 levels four years before … Read more

I’ve Been Bit by the Love Bug – For My Bike

July 25, 2018July 25, 2018 by Rocky Rushing

By Rocky Rushing “Nothing compares to the simple pleasure of riding a bike. “ President John F. Kennedy I love my bike. It’s a late-blooming love and a bit surprising. … Read more

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