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California's Infrastructure Advocate Champions Fourth Funding Option

Will Kempton, former Caltrans chief under Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger who subsequently headed the Orange County Transportation Authority, now heads Transportation California which has proposed an initiative to tax vehicles to fund infrastructure.

December 20, 2013 - Governing

California Ballot Measure Will Propose New Fee to Fund Roads

Would you be willing to increase the annual license fee you pay on your vehicle if the funds were to go to road repair and expansion? That's the question Californians will be asked to decide if the Road Repairs Act qualifies for the Nov. 2014 ballot.

November 22, 2013 - Capitol Alert (Sacramento Bee blog)

Californians Say 'Make Gas Guzzlers Pay'

A new poll shows that many of the state's residents support new ideas for funding transportation improvements, including charging higher fees to drivers of SUVs and other fuel inefficient vehicles.

April 8, 2008 - The San Francisco Chronicle

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