It's not just state government that faces big bills for road repairs -- California cities and counties say they need tens of billions of dollars, and they want a cut of whatever new revenue is generated for maintenance work.
Along with labor and business allies, on Monday morning cities and counties outlined a plan to use higher taxes and fees to generate $60 billion in revenue over the next decade. The money would be split between state and local governments.
“I don’t think the people of California would be satisfied with a gleaming, beautiful state highway system, with broken [local] streets and roads that they can’t live with," said Matt Cate, executive director of the California State Assn.