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Caltrans nominee Dina Eltiwanze wins Rules Committee backing to advance to full Senate
Summary
The Senate Rules Committee voted 5-0 to advance Dina Eltiwanze's nomination for director of the California Department of Transportation to the full Senate. Senators questioned her on trucker licensing, disadvantaged-business re-certification, climate resilience and possible road-user charges; multiple regional agencies and labor groups voiced support.
Dina Eltiwanze, Gov. Newsom's nominee to lead the California Department of Transportation, was advanced to the full California State Senate for confirmation after a 5-0 vote by the Senate Committee on Rules.
Eltiwanze used her opening remarks to cite 28 years of service at Caltrans and framed the agency's priorities as safety, equity, climate resilience and workforce development. "Transportation is the backbone of [California's] economy," she said, adding that the department must deliver a multimodal system that serves every age, ability and income level.
Much of the committee's questioning focused on operational risks and policy changes that could affect Caltrans projects. Vice Chair Grove pressed Eltiwanze about a recent state-court order that temporarily required the DMV to maintain licenses for some immigrant truck drivers and whether Caltrans could protect about $160 million in highway funds tied to trucking capacity.…
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