How To Address A Letter To San Quentin

road repairs: there's fierce opposition to a deal that also gives truckers a break. governor brown making his

How To Address A Letter To San Quentin, final plea .. to secure a tax hike for road repairs. "this is a fee-- a fee for the privilege of driving on our

roads" the governor on the steps of the state capitol... trying to win over holdouts-- to his multi-billion dollar transportation proposal. kpix five's phil matier is at a truck stop in vallejo: to explain how the governor has hit

a road bump. (sot- st. sen. jerry hill/ (d) san mateo /2:31) it was a deal- it was a deal to get their support (matier vo) state senator jerry hill is no stranger to political deal making.

in this case it was a last-minute change to allow truckers up to 13 years or 800,000 miles before having to comply with the state's clean air laws - in return for supporing the governor's gas tax hike. (sot - hill/ over

letters/00:42) and that is becoming a problem for many in the environmental community. (matier vo) its the latest bump in the governor's drive to raise the gas tax and vehcicle license fees to fix up the state's aging roads and bridges - before the

lawmakers go on break tomorrow night. (sot- hill/1:21) they just wanted a little clarification language. but there is no time to amend it if we want to make tomorrow's deadline. (matier vo/ brown exting the meeting) and that is one reason governor jerry brown

went behind closed doors with democratic lawmakers today to try and win the two thirds majority desperately needs. (sot- state assemblyman david chiu/ (d) san francisco /10:40) matier - how was the meeting? chiu- it was

constructive - there were a number of concerns expressed. ah, we're going to continue to talk about it. i'm a supporter of this bill. (sot - hill/00:51) the environmental opposition could slow it down a little. i don't think at the end of the

day it will stop it. one group who is out to stop it are the republicans. (sot- st. sen. scott wilk/ (r) antelope valley - 7:50) we are already over taxed. (sot- state sen. hill/3:05) matier - step back into the anaylist's

box- how tough is this looking? i think it's pretty tight now. a developing story out of west oakland right now...