The Southwest California Legislative Council discussed several bills at their July 27th meeting. For AB 718, they voted to oppose the bill which would prohibit local governments from penalizing people for sleeping in legally parked vehicles. For AB 1520, they voted to oppose the bill which would clarify that public disclosure exemptions for utility customer information do not apply to commercial, industrial, and institutional customers. They also heard legislative updates from various state representatives and local organizations. The meeting concluded with announcements from local chambers of commerce.
The Southwest California Legislative Council met on July 22nd. They reviewed and took action on 10 bills. They opposed bills that would ban certain rodent poisons, impose statewide rent caps, and require warning labels on sugar-sweetened beverages. They supported bills clarifying loyalty programs under new privacy laws and increasing funding for transportation research. The group received legislative updates and heard from Assemblymember Marie Waldron about the state budget and housing issues.
The document is a meeting agenda for the Southwest California Legislative Council on March 15, 2021. The agenda includes a call to order, roll call, chair report, approval of minutes, and consideration of 14 legislative items. The council will also receive announcements and adjourn, with the next meeting scheduled for April 19, 2021. The document provides details on the agenda items to be discussed at the upcoming meeting of the Southwest California Legislative Council.
The document provides details of a Southwest California Legislative Council meeting agenda and minutes. The agenda lists legislative items to be discussed, including bills related to taxation, healthcare, the environment, and other topics. During the meeting, council members discussed and took positions on the legislative items, with most bills receiving an "oppose" position.
A wrap-up of our 2021 legislative session with special guests California state Senator Melissa Melendez and U.S. Chamber Western Region V.P. Jennings Immel
The Southwest California Legislative Council meeting agenda for September 16, 2019 will include:
1. A report on bills considered by the Council including their positions and current status
2. A guest speaker, Congressman Ken Calvert
3. Lunch will be provided by Stadium Pizza
4. Speaker and chamber announcements
The meeting will be held at the Realtor House in Murrieta and presided over by Chair Greg Morrison.
Item # 1b - August 24th City Council Meeting Minutesahcitycouncil
The August 24, 2020 City Council meeting of Alamo Heights discussed:
1) Approving the minutes from the previous meeting and the renewal of contracts with the emergency medical services director and the neighboring cities for emergency services.
2) Amending parking restrictions on Patterson Avenue based on a resident's request, with proposed changes to increase the two-hour parking section and reduce the no parking section.
3) Announcements about upcoming budget, tax rate, and bond election meetings. No citizens signed up to speak.
The meeting agenda discusses strategic initiatives and legislative items to be addressed. The agenda includes a chair report, approval of previous meeting minutes, and nine legislative items to be discussed. A guest speaker will provide an update on California's drought conditions. Various chamber of commerce representatives will provide announcements. The next meeting is scheduled for May 22, 2017.
The Southwest California Legislative Council met on March 18, 2013. The Council discussed and took action on several legislative items:
1) The Council voted to SUPPORT AB 756, which would streamline lawsuits against public works projects by having them heard directly by the Court of Appeals within 175 days.
2) The Council voted to SUPPORT AB 1095, which would modify existing regulations on junk dealers and recyclers related to nonferrous metals.
3) Regional legislators, staff, and stakeholders provided updates on issues including the Bay Delta Conservation Plan, Ontario Airport control, and various local government activities.
The next Council meeting will be on May 20, 2013.
The Southwest California Legislative Council met on July 22nd. They reviewed and took action on 10 bills. They opposed bills that would ban certain rodent poisons, impose statewide rent caps, and require warning labels on sugar-sweetened beverages. They supported bills clarifying loyalty programs under new privacy laws and increasing funding for transportation research. The group received legislative updates and heard from Assemblymember Marie Waldron about the state budget and housing issues.
The document is a meeting agenda for the Southwest California Legislative Council on March 15, 2021. The agenda includes a call to order, roll call, chair report, approval of minutes, and consideration of 14 legislative items. The council will also receive announcements and adjourn, with the next meeting scheduled for April 19, 2021. The document provides details on the agenda items to be discussed at the upcoming meeting of the Southwest California Legislative Council.
The document provides details of a Southwest California Legislative Council meeting agenda and minutes. The agenda lists legislative items to be discussed, including bills related to taxation, healthcare, the environment, and other topics. During the meeting, council members discussed and took positions on the legislative items, with most bills receiving an "oppose" position.
A wrap-up of our 2021 legislative session with special guests California state Senator Melissa Melendez and U.S. Chamber Western Region V.P. Jennings Immel
The Southwest California Legislative Council meeting agenda for September 16, 2019 will include:
1. A report on bills considered by the Council including their positions and current status
2. A guest speaker, Congressman Ken Calvert
3. Lunch will be provided by Stadium Pizza
4. Speaker and chamber announcements
The meeting will be held at the Realtor House in Murrieta and presided over by Chair Greg Morrison.
Item # 1b - August 24th City Council Meeting Minutesahcitycouncil
The August 24, 2020 City Council meeting of Alamo Heights discussed:
1) Approving the minutes from the previous meeting and the renewal of contracts with the emergency medical services director and the neighboring cities for emergency services.
2) Amending parking restrictions on Patterson Avenue based on a resident's request, with proposed changes to increase the two-hour parking section and reduce the no parking section.
3) Announcements about upcoming budget, tax rate, and bond election meetings. No citizens signed up to speak.
The meeting agenda discusses strategic initiatives and legislative items to be addressed. The agenda includes a chair report, approval of previous meeting minutes, and nine legislative items to be discussed. A guest speaker will provide an update on California's drought conditions. Various chamber of commerce representatives will provide announcements. The next meeting is scheduled for May 22, 2017.
The Southwest California Legislative Council met on March 18, 2013. The Council discussed and took action on several legislative items:
1) The Council voted to SUPPORT AB 756, which would streamline lawsuits against public works projects by having them heard directly by the Court of Appeals within 175 days.
2) The Council voted to SUPPORT AB 1095, which would modify existing regulations on junk dealers and recyclers related to nonferrous metals.
3) Regional legislators, staff, and stakeholders provided updates on issues including the Bay Delta Conservation Plan, Ontario Airport control, and various local government activities.
The next Council meeting will be on May 20, 2013.
A description of the office and constituency of the 13th Congressional district of Ohio as well as information about the Congresswoman and the services provided by her office.
Meeting agenda for the Southwest California Legislative Council with guest speakers Peter Aldana, Riverside County Assessor/ Clerk/Recorder and Russell Lowery, with an update on a measure to bring back city RDA funds.
The 2012 California Homeowner Bill of Rights aims to bring fairness to the state's foreclosure process through significant mortgage and foreclosure reforms. It establishes a dual track foreclosure ban and single point of contact for borrowers, and allows for enforcement of material violations. The bill is part of California Attorney General Kamala Harris' response to the state's foreclosure crisis and follows a bank settlement that provided $18 billion in relief for California borrowers. Accompanying legislation addresses blight prevention, tenant protections, strengthening law enforcement against fraud, and allowing special grand juries for complex financial crimes.
The Southwest California Legislative Council met on June 17, 2019. The meeting agenda included discussing 14 pieces of legislation and hearing from a speaker on homelessness outreach efforts in Temecula. Key bills discussed were AB 23 to establish a Deputy Director of Business and Workforce Coordination to help align workforce training with industry needs (SUPPORTED), AB 520 to lower the threshold to trigger prevailing wage requirements on projects receiving public subsidies (OPPOSED), and SB 621 to streamline environmental review for affordable housing projects (SUPPORTED). The Council also received an update on homelessness outreach efforts in Temecula.
Agenda for July 15 Southwest California Legislative Council meeting discussing AB 1333 (Hernandez), AB 1383, SB 633 (Pavley) and Proposition 90 for Riverside County. Assemblymember Marie Waldron will provide a Sacramento update.
The document summarizes the key estate planning impacts of the 2010 Tax Relief Act. It discusses the $5 million estate tax exemption for 2010 deaths, the ability to elect no estate tax for 2010, and implications of carrying over the decedent's basis instead of a step up. It also outlines gift and GST tax changes, the reunified $5 million exemption starting in 2011, and planning strategies in light of the new laws.
As the Sacramento legislature continues to introduce bills, the SWCLC will endeavor to keep you informed of some of the worst, (and best if we see any) impacting our lives and businesses.
The meeting agenda summarizes a meeting to take place on November 24, 2014 at the Realtor House in Murrieta, CA. The meeting will be presided over by Alex Braicovich and will discuss 2014 strategic initiatives related to budget/tax reform, job creation, healthcare, and infrastructure/environment. The agenda includes items such as approving previous meeting minutes, discussing 2015 strategic initiatives and policy platform, and presentations from various chambers of commerce.
The Southwest California Legislative Council meeting agenda covered several propositions and legislative items to be voted on. The meeting was held on September 17, 2018 at Realtor House in Murrieta and was presided over by Chair Greg Morrison. The agenda included reports on 10 California ballot propositions to be voted on in November and legislative items covering topics such as housing, homelessness prevention, water infrastructure, and independent contractor guidelines.
The document discusses the economic impact of Fort Stewart and Hunter Army Airfield in southeast Georgia. It notes that the installation has an annual payroll of $1.5 billion and expenditures of $685 million, totaling an economic impact of $5.6 billion per year. It warns of potential budget cuts from sequestration and BRAC, and notes that the Army plans to reduce forces by eliminating 10 brigade combat teams. While Congress has opposed BRAC, the possibility of a 2017 BRAC round is being reconsidered. The document advises stakeholders to make a unified, proactive case in Washington to minimize potential cuts to the installation.
The Southwest California Legislative Council provides a vote record and analysis of California legislators' floor votes on priority bills for the SWCLC in 2012. Key points:
- 29 of 85 bills the SWCLC took positions on made it to the Governor's desk for a vote.
- Local legislators Emmerson, Anderson, Jeffries and Nestande mostly agreed with SWCLC positions but disagreed on some healthcare bills.
- While no legislator agreed 100% with SWCLC this year, their disagreements were often understandable from a humanitarian perspective.
- Senators Emmerson and Anderson and Assemblymembers Jeffries and Nestande scored 100% on key business votes according to other organizations.
Mayor, other leaders brace for conflict over police-fire pensionDavid Hunt
The mayor of Jacksonville and other city leaders are preparing for conflict with police and firefighter unions over reforms to their pension plans. The pension plans are underfunded by $1.2 billion and are projected to cost the city $110 million next year, or 10% of the general fund budget. The mayor wants to reduce pension benefits to address the growing costs, but the unions strongly oppose any cuts to benefits and say the city is responsible for properly funding the plans. Negotiations over changes are expected to be difficult with the unions having political influence through campaign support of candidates who back their positions.
This document summarizes the 2011 legislative session in Arizona from the perspective of the Arizona League of Conservation Voters. It finds that the session was a disappointment as many bills attacked federal environmental protections and shifted funding away from state parks. The legislature pursued an ideological agenda that ignored tourism's importance to the economy. While some harmful bills passed, others were blocked. Redistricting this year provides an opportunity to elect a more conservation-minded legislature.
Estate and Gift Tax Laws: New Rules - Dec. 2011RobertWBaird
The document summarizes new rules for estate and gift taxes under legislation passed in December 2010. It outlines increases to the estate and gift tax exemption amounts to $5 million per person and $10 million per married couple. The top tax rate was lowered to 35%. Executors can elect to apply the new rules retroactively for those who died in 2010. Other changes include reunifying the estate and gift tax systems, and allowing portability of unused exemptions between spouses. However, the changes only apply through 2012 unless extended by Congress.
The letter summarizes three bills before the Florida state legislature - HB 773, HB 17/SB 432, and HB 521/SB 574 - that would limit the home rule authority of local governments and preempt their ability to regulate short-term rentals, community redevelopment agencies, and tree trimming. It urges residents of Winter Park to contact their state senators and representatives to oppose the bills and any legislation that preempts local control over issues important to community standards and quality of life. The letter is signed by the city manager on behalf of the city commission.
The document summarizes a meeting of the Residents Voice group that covered several topics: 1) an upcoming recall election of United board members, 2) an "altercation" between Residents Voice members, and 3) management agreements between the boards and PCM. It also provides background on a guest speaker, Ron Beldner, who criticized a group for only sharing information with oversight agencies that have shown no interest, rather than taking legal action. The document concludes by noting management agreements between GRF and PCM will be discussed, including one from 2007 that includes an incentive plan, and one from 2001 that does not mention any incentive plan.
We look forward to using this document to support what appears to be a PATTERN-OF-CORRUPTION engaged in by the KLAN'S Law Firm Baker Donelson Bearman Caldwell & Berkowitz and Clients as Siemens Corporation SCAMMING HEAVILY POPULATED Black/African-American Cities out of monies. In this CRIMINAL SCANDAL a Foreign Company is being used that has a WELL-ESTABLISHED Track Record of providing BRIBES, etc. for purposes of STEALING MONIES from their VICTIMS. In cities as Jackson, Mississippi, it appears from reports that there is a BIGGER picture for such SCAMS targeting HEAVILY POPULATED Black/African-American cities = OBJECT BEING to STEAL THE LAND/PROPERTY from Citizens/Residents through such FRAUDULENT and CRIMINAL ACTS. These methods may also be seen as EMBEZZLEMENT, FRAUD and other criminal acts by Law Firms as Baker Donelson Bearman Caldwell & Berkowitz. At least the EVIDENCE supports ANOTHER Criminal Scam being carried out by WHITE SUPREMACISTS Groups ABUSING their positions to target Black/African-American Communities/Citizens!
The document provides an overview of the impact and challenges faced by Prairie State Legal Services in 2009. It summarizes that while the demand for legal aid increased due to economic hardship, funding for legal aid decreased due to reductions in IOLTA and state funding. Prairie State responded by focusing resources on bankruptcy, consumer law, and foreclosure cases. It also highlights the successful partnership with the University of Illinois College of Law's fellowship program that provided additional staffing capacity. Finally, it notes that the Will County Legal Assistance Program merged with Prairie State in 2009 to jointly provide services across 36 counties in northern and central Illinois.
Hardwiring Infuence-NYS Cable Common Causecommoncauseny
The document summarizes campaign contributions and lobbying expenditures by major cable companies in New York state. It finds that Cablevision, Time Warner Cable, and Verizon have spent millions on political donations and lobbying. This spending is argued to influence policy decisions around cable franchising and regulation that favor the industry over consumers.
The meeting agenda summarizes an upcoming meeting of the Southwest California Legislative Council on March 18, 2019. The agenda includes a call to order, roll call, chair report, approval of minutes, a 2019 legislative report, and a featured speaker on healthcare. Eleven bills will be discussed, including bills on local government finance, an oil and gas severance tax, a renters' credit, and wine growers tasting rooms. The meeting will conclude with speaker and chamber announcements and an adjournment notice for the next meeting on April 15, 2019.
The Southwest California Legislative Council meeting agenda included:
1. Approval of previous meeting minutes and a legislative report with votes on various bills
2. A presentation from the City of Murrieta on the Murrieta Creek Flood Control Project, which has faced funding shortfalls
3. Updates from various legislators, staff, and stakeholders on state and local issues
The Council thanks its partner organizations for their support in addressing regional priorities.
A description of the office and constituency of the 13th Congressional district of Ohio as well as information about the Congresswoman and the services provided by her office.
Meeting agenda for the Southwest California Legislative Council with guest speakers Peter Aldana, Riverside County Assessor/ Clerk/Recorder and Russell Lowery, with an update on a measure to bring back city RDA funds.
The 2012 California Homeowner Bill of Rights aims to bring fairness to the state's foreclosure process through significant mortgage and foreclosure reforms. It establishes a dual track foreclosure ban and single point of contact for borrowers, and allows for enforcement of material violations. The bill is part of California Attorney General Kamala Harris' response to the state's foreclosure crisis and follows a bank settlement that provided $18 billion in relief for California borrowers. Accompanying legislation addresses blight prevention, tenant protections, strengthening law enforcement against fraud, and allowing special grand juries for complex financial crimes.
The Southwest California Legislative Council met on June 17, 2019. The meeting agenda included discussing 14 pieces of legislation and hearing from a speaker on homelessness outreach efforts in Temecula. Key bills discussed were AB 23 to establish a Deputy Director of Business and Workforce Coordination to help align workforce training with industry needs (SUPPORTED), AB 520 to lower the threshold to trigger prevailing wage requirements on projects receiving public subsidies (OPPOSED), and SB 621 to streamline environmental review for affordable housing projects (SUPPORTED). The Council also received an update on homelessness outreach efforts in Temecula.
Agenda for July 15 Southwest California Legislative Council meeting discussing AB 1333 (Hernandez), AB 1383, SB 633 (Pavley) and Proposition 90 for Riverside County. Assemblymember Marie Waldron will provide a Sacramento update.
The document summarizes the key estate planning impacts of the 2010 Tax Relief Act. It discusses the $5 million estate tax exemption for 2010 deaths, the ability to elect no estate tax for 2010, and implications of carrying over the decedent's basis instead of a step up. It also outlines gift and GST tax changes, the reunified $5 million exemption starting in 2011, and planning strategies in light of the new laws.
As the Sacramento legislature continues to introduce bills, the SWCLC will endeavor to keep you informed of some of the worst, (and best if we see any) impacting our lives and businesses.
The meeting agenda summarizes a meeting to take place on November 24, 2014 at the Realtor House in Murrieta, CA. The meeting will be presided over by Alex Braicovich and will discuss 2014 strategic initiatives related to budget/tax reform, job creation, healthcare, and infrastructure/environment. The agenda includes items such as approving previous meeting minutes, discussing 2015 strategic initiatives and policy platform, and presentations from various chambers of commerce.
The Southwest California Legislative Council meeting agenda covered several propositions and legislative items to be voted on. The meeting was held on September 17, 2018 at Realtor House in Murrieta and was presided over by Chair Greg Morrison. The agenda included reports on 10 California ballot propositions to be voted on in November and legislative items covering topics such as housing, homelessness prevention, water infrastructure, and independent contractor guidelines.
The document discusses the economic impact of Fort Stewart and Hunter Army Airfield in southeast Georgia. It notes that the installation has an annual payroll of $1.5 billion and expenditures of $685 million, totaling an economic impact of $5.6 billion per year. It warns of potential budget cuts from sequestration and BRAC, and notes that the Army plans to reduce forces by eliminating 10 brigade combat teams. While Congress has opposed BRAC, the possibility of a 2017 BRAC round is being reconsidered. The document advises stakeholders to make a unified, proactive case in Washington to minimize potential cuts to the installation.
The Southwest California Legislative Council provides a vote record and analysis of California legislators' floor votes on priority bills for the SWCLC in 2012. Key points:
- 29 of 85 bills the SWCLC took positions on made it to the Governor's desk for a vote.
- Local legislators Emmerson, Anderson, Jeffries and Nestande mostly agreed with SWCLC positions but disagreed on some healthcare bills.
- While no legislator agreed 100% with SWCLC this year, their disagreements were often understandable from a humanitarian perspective.
- Senators Emmerson and Anderson and Assemblymembers Jeffries and Nestande scored 100% on key business votes according to other organizations.
Mayor, other leaders brace for conflict over police-fire pensionDavid Hunt
The mayor of Jacksonville and other city leaders are preparing for conflict with police and firefighter unions over reforms to their pension plans. The pension plans are underfunded by $1.2 billion and are projected to cost the city $110 million next year, or 10% of the general fund budget. The mayor wants to reduce pension benefits to address the growing costs, but the unions strongly oppose any cuts to benefits and say the city is responsible for properly funding the plans. Negotiations over changes are expected to be difficult with the unions having political influence through campaign support of candidates who back their positions.
This document summarizes the 2011 legislative session in Arizona from the perspective of the Arizona League of Conservation Voters. It finds that the session was a disappointment as many bills attacked federal environmental protections and shifted funding away from state parks. The legislature pursued an ideological agenda that ignored tourism's importance to the economy. While some harmful bills passed, others were blocked. Redistricting this year provides an opportunity to elect a more conservation-minded legislature.
Estate and Gift Tax Laws: New Rules - Dec. 2011RobertWBaird
The document summarizes new rules for estate and gift taxes under legislation passed in December 2010. It outlines increases to the estate and gift tax exemption amounts to $5 million per person and $10 million per married couple. The top tax rate was lowered to 35%. Executors can elect to apply the new rules retroactively for those who died in 2010. Other changes include reunifying the estate and gift tax systems, and allowing portability of unused exemptions between spouses. However, the changes only apply through 2012 unless extended by Congress.
The letter summarizes three bills before the Florida state legislature - HB 773, HB 17/SB 432, and HB 521/SB 574 - that would limit the home rule authority of local governments and preempt their ability to regulate short-term rentals, community redevelopment agencies, and tree trimming. It urges residents of Winter Park to contact their state senators and representatives to oppose the bills and any legislation that preempts local control over issues important to community standards and quality of life. The letter is signed by the city manager on behalf of the city commission.
The document summarizes a meeting of the Residents Voice group that covered several topics: 1) an upcoming recall election of United board members, 2) an "altercation" between Residents Voice members, and 3) management agreements between the boards and PCM. It also provides background on a guest speaker, Ron Beldner, who criticized a group for only sharing information with oversight agencies that have shown no interest, rather than taking legal action. The document concludes by noting management agreements between GRF and PCM will be discussed, including one from 2007 that includes an incentive plan, and one from 2001 that does not mention any incentive plan.
We look forward to using this document to support what appears to be a PATTERN-OF-CORRUPTION engaged in by the KLAN'S Law Firm Baker Donelson Bearman Caldwell & Berkowitz and Clients as Siemens Corporation SCAMMING HEAVILY POPULATED Black/African-American Cities out of monies. In this CRIMINAL SCANDAL a Foreign Company is being used that has a WELL-ESTABLISHED Track Record of providing BRIBES, etc. for purposes of STEALING MONIES from their VICTIMS. In cities as Jackson, Mississippi, it appears from reports that there is a BIGGER picture for such SCAMS targeting HEAVILY POPULATED Black/African-American cities = OBJECT BEING to STEAL THE LAND/PROPERTY from Citizens/Residents through such FRAUDULENT and CRIMINAL ACTS. These methods may also be seen as EMBEZZLEMENT, FRAUD and other criminal acts by Law Firms as Baker Donelson Bearman Caldwell & Berkowitz. At least the EVIDENCE supports ANOTHER Criminal Scam being carried out by WHITE SUPREMACISTS Groups ABUSING their positions to target Black/African-American Communities/Citizens!
The document provides an overview of the impact and challenges faced by Prairie State Legal Services in 2009. It summarizes that while the demand for legal aid increased due to economic hardship, funding for legal aid decreased due to reductions in IOLTA and state funding. Prairie State responded by focusing resources on bankruptcy, consumer law, and foreclosure cases. It also highlights the successful partnership with the University of Illinois College of Law's fellowship program that provided additional staffing capacity. Finally, it notes that the Will County Legal Assistance Program merged with Prairie State in 2009 to jointly provide services across 36 counties in northern and central Illinois.
Hardwiring Infuence-NYS Cable Common Causecommoncauseny
The document summarizes campaign contributions and lobbying expenditures by major cable companies in New York state. It finds that Cablevision, Time Warner Cable, and Verizon have spent millions on political donations and lobbying. This spending is argued to influence policy decisions around cable franchising and regulation that favor the industry over consumers.
The meeting agenda summarizes an upcoming meeting of the Southwest California Legislative Council on March 18, 2019. The agenda includes a call to order, roll call, chair report, approval of minutes, a 2019 legislative report, and a featured speaker on healthcare. Eleven bills will be discussed, including bills on local government finance, an oil and gas severance tax, a renters' credit, and wine growers tasting rooms. The meeting will conclude with speaker and chamber announcements and an adjournment notice for the next meeting on April 15, 2019.
The Southwest California Legislative Council meeting agenda included:
1. Approval of previous meeting minutes and a legislative report with votes on various bills
2. A presentation from the City of Murrieta on the Murrieta Creek Flood Control Project, which has faced funding shortfalls
3. Updates from various legislators, staff, and stakeholders on state and local issues
The Council thanks its partner organizations for their support in addressing regional priorities.
The Southwest California Legislative Council discussed SB 1139, which would require utilities to procure 500 megawatts of electricity from new geothermal power plants by 2024. The Council voted to oppose the bill, as it would increase energy costs by mandating the procurement of geothermal energy without addressing cost limits. While geothermal is a renewable resource, the bill could drive up costs for ratepayers without properly considering cost containment.
The Southwest California Legislative Council provides advocacy for businesses in Southwest Riverside County. It was formed in 2005 as a coalition of four local chambers of commerce. The Council monitors thousands of bills introduced in the California legislature each year and takes positions to support legislation that benefits businesses and oppose legislation that harms businesses. It publishes annual vote records analyzing how local legislators voted on the Council's priority bills. The document provides details on the Council's 2021 strategic initiatives, bills it is tracking this year, and its 2020 vote record analysis.
The Southwest California Legislative Council meeting agenda summarizes the following:
1. The meeting will be held on Monday, May 22, 2017 at the Realtor House in Murrieta. The chair is Don Murray.
2. The agenda includes discussions on strategic initiatives, approval of previous meeting minutes, and legislative reports.
3. A guest speaker, Cherise Manning from the Temecula Valley Convention & Visitors Bureau, will present. There will also be speaker and chamber announcements before adjourning and announcing the next meeting on June 19, 2017.
This bill proposes to prohibit business entities from making direct contributions to political campaigns and create a public financing system to fund elections instead. It argues this is needed to reduce corporate influence over politicians and ensure elected officials represent constituents rather than corporate interests. However, others argue direct contributions are already strictly limited by law and this bill does not address the largest campaign contributors like unions and tribes, only targeting corporations. It may also violate the Citizens United ruling that prohibits restricting independent political expenditures by corporations and unions.
The Southwest California Legislative Council is an advocacy coalition comprised of representative members of the Temecula Valley, Murrieta, Wildomar, Menifee Valley, Lake Elsinore Valley and Perris Valley Chambers of Commerce representing more than 3,500 employers dedicated to promoting job growth, economic expansion, and preserving the overall global competitiveness of California.
This bill would require the California Department of Consumer Affairs to review all occupational licensing requirements by 2033 and identify unnecessary requirements. It would delete some specific licensing requirements, such as for tree pruning contractors, shampooing hair, applying makeup, and nail care. The goal is to reduce overly burdensome licensing that restricts job opportunities and increases costs for consumers.
The 2014 Utah Legislature: What Happened in 2014 and How to Protect Your Inte...Parsons Behle & Latimer
This document summarizes Mike Bailey's presentation to the Real Estate Mastermind Group about the 2014 Utah Legislature session and how real estate professionals can protect their interests in 2015. Some key points from the 2014 session include air quality being a major issue, the passage of the "Count My Vote" bill, and health care related bills around autism and cannabis oil. Bailey provides statistics on bill introduction and passage. He outlines issues that may arise in 2015 like title insurance and water rights. The presentation emphasizes relationship building and working with groups like trade associations to influence legislation. Bailey explains how his firm assists clients in navigating the legislative process.
Legislation affecting Wisconsin's EnvironmentShahla Werner
The document summarizes environmental policy changes and attacks in Wisconsin between 2010-2013. It describes how the 2010 elections brought Republican majorities to power who rolled back conservation initiatives. Legislation passed during this period weakened clean water and air regulations, limited public input, and reduced funding for renewable energy, recycling and transit programs. However, some proposed bills like one expanding metallic sulfide mining were defeated. The document calls for continued advocacy and education efforts to promote clean energy development and oppose further rollbacks of environmental protections in Wisconsin.
The SWCLC will continue to advocate on behalf of our local business community. The legislature has not shut down and our small business community is under more threat today from multiple sources. Our meeting today has been cancelled but we had a pretty full agenda and Anne Mayer, Executive Director of RCTC was our guest speaker. See you next month.
Presented in Salt Lake City, this lecture offered participants an overview of the legislation and appropriations that were passed during the General Session of the 2012 Utah Legislature.
This document summarizes the minutes of the March 15, 2012 meeting of the Morris County Planning Board. Key items discussed include:
- The Director's Report and funds received for February 2012 were accepted.
- Upcoming state and county planning association meetings were announced.
- The draft sewer service area map for the County's Wastewater Management Plan was approved for submission to the state.
- Five development applications were reviewed and two were discussed in detail.
- Recent state legislation impacting planning and affordable housing was discussed.
- Two municipal master plan amendments and several land use ordinances were reported on.
- Liaison reports were provided for various watershed and open space organizations.
The minutes summarize a meeting of the Morris County Planning Board on May 16, 2013. They begin with roll call and then describe a presentation given on Morris Habitat for Humanity by Blair Bravo and Phil Van Kirk. The presentation discussed the declining supply and increasing demand for affordable housing in Morris County. It described the work of Morris Habitat for Humanity in building and rehabilitating affordable homes. The minutes then discuss approval of previous meeting minutes, the Director's report, funds received, and future meetings. Committee reports covered topics including the wastewater management plan, watershed activities, developments under review, and recent legislation and master plans.
The Boulder Tomorrow Board opposes Boulder Ballot Questions 300 & 301. Question 300 would allow a mere 10% of registered voters in a neighborhood to force a vote on any City Council-approved land use regulations, effectively stopping changes. This would create 60+ effective HOAs that could stifle the city's evolution. Question 301 requires new development to offset costs of additional services, but over 200 fees are already in place and new development paid $70M in 2014. The vague language would lead to lawsuits and exorbitant new fees that could stop all building.
The document discusses the history and process of incorporating the proposed City of Sandy Oaks in Texas. It started in 2011 with exploring incorporation and getting an election approved. In 2012, they contacted local officials for assistance. If approved in the May 2014 election, it would establish a new statutory Type B city with less than 5,000 residents and an alderman form of government. The city would provide typical municipal services and have taxing authority.
This document provides the agenda and minutes for a meeting of the Southwest California Legislative Council. The agenda includes a chair report, approval of previous meeting minutes, presentations from guest speakers on topics like the French Valley Airport tower and redistricting, and reviews of several proposed bills. Key items discussed in the minutes include a presentation from the District Attorney on prosecuting fentanyl drug dealers and legislation around bail reform and limiting the use of gang enhancements. The council took positions supporting or opposing various bills.
The summary is:
1) Lawyers for the Maui County Water Supply Director Dave Taylor have demanded that Mayor Alan Arakawa allow Taylor to return to work or face legal action, claiming the mayor's actions violated the county charter.
2) The Maui County Council had previously voted unanimously not to approve Taylor's termination, but the mayor removed him from his position anyway and placed him on administrative leave.
3) Taylor's lawyers allege the mayor's actions were an attempt to circumvent the council's decision and have caused Taylor professional and reputational harm.
Similar to Southwest California Legislative Council July 2015 Agenda (20)
This bill places a statewide general obligation bond measure on the 2022 ballot to fund kindergarten through community college facilities. If approved by voters, it would provide $12 billion for new construction, modernization, career technical education, and charter school facilities. It establishes new programs, modifies matching requirements, expands costs covered by state funds, and increases the maximum bonding capacity for districts to qualify as financially hardships. The Southwest California Legislative Council recommends supporting this bill.
The document summarizes demographic and housing market statistics for the Murrieta/Temecula region. It states that 70% of residents are young families or professionals, 40% have an associate degree or higher, and incomes are higher than county and state averages. Year-to-date single family home sales and median prices are up 11% and 15% respectively compared to the previous year. It also notes various challenges on the horizon such as the end of eviction moratoriums and forbearance programs and the potential impacts on inventory, foreclosures, and rental availability.
The Southwest California Legislative Council voted to OPPOSE ACA 1, a proposed amendment to the California Constitution that would lower the voter threshold for local governments to finance affordable housing, public facilities, and infrastructure projects from two-thirds to 55%. The resolution would amend various sections of the state Constitution relating to local finance.
The housing market in Southwest California had a strong year in 2020 despite the pandemic shutdown. Sales volume was the highest since 2010 with over 11,000 homes sold. Median and average home prices reached new peaks, with 259 homes selling for over $1 million, up from 174 in 2019. However, inventory remains very low with only 598 homes currently for sale, the lowest level since 2012. The low inventory coupled with continued high demand is expected to sustain price appreciation in 2021, though new policies and economic impacts from the pandemic could influence the market.
The document provides an overview of housing market trends in Wildomar, California and the surrounding region. It discusses Wildomar demographics and economic data, and notes that 80% of Wildomar residents are homeowners. Housing sales data for Wildomar and nearby cities is presented, showing increases in median home prices between 7-15% from 2019 to 2020. The forecast predicts home sales will decline in 2020 but rebound in 2021, while prices continue a slow rise. The impacts of COVID-19 on remote working and its potential effects on the housing market are also summarized.
The meeting agenda summarizes an upcoming Southwest California Legislative Council meeting to be held on September 21, 2020 at the Realtor House in Murrieta. The agenda includes a chair report, approval of previous meeting minutes, a 2020 legislative report, and a guest speaker - Senator Melissa Melendez. The council will discuss 2020 strategic initiatives and legislative items including ballot propositions, the 2020 legislative session progress to date, and announcements from speakers and chambers.
The document provides an overview of demographic, housing market, and economic trends in Lake Elsinore, California. It notes that Lake Elsinore has experienced population growth and shifts towards younger residents in recent years. Housing demand has remained strong, with home sales down slightly in 2020 but prices continuing to rise. The forecast predicts a bounce back in home sales in 2021 while prices continue a slow climb. Remote work is changing housing preferences, with more demand for homes further from urban centers that allow larger spaces for both living and working. Retail and office spaces struggling due to COVID-19 may be converted to residential units. The document also briefly discusses state policies from the 2020 legislative session.
A comprehensive summary of the housing market in Southwest California where we're enjoying the strongest Seller's market in years in July. Sales posted their 2nd highest month in the past decade, up 17% over June and up 11% over last July. Median prices continued to climb as well, advancing 6% year-to-date. We are now measuring inventory of homes for sale in weeks, not months.
Need help figuring out what to do with the 12 propositions you'll face on your November ballot? Every year the Southwest California legislative Council assigns our members a measure to research and present. The Council debates the issue based on what impact it will have on our business community and recommends a position. As always, we encourage voters to do their own research and to that end we have a much more extensive document available with all the arguments pro and con, what your vote means, and follow the money.
Every year the Southwest California Legislative Council evaluates statewide ballot propositions to determine which might fall within the purview of our strategic initiatives and impact our business members. Council members select a proposition to research and deliver a presentation to the group followed by discussion and a vote to recommend a YES vote, a NO vote, or NO POSITION. Here are the group's recommendation on the 12 measures you'll see on our November ballot.
Detailed information courtesy of BallotPedia.
This bill proposes several measures to provide relief for homeowners, tenants, and consumers during the COVID-19 emergency period and 180 days after. It would prohibit lenders from initiating foreclosures or evictions during this time. It would require lenders to provide up to 180 days of forbearance on mortgage payments for borrowers experiencing financial hardship, and to extend that period if hardship continues. It would also place restrictions on lenders related to foreclosure proceedings, recording notices of default, and misleading borrowers about forbearance options. Opponents argue it imposes overly burdensome obligations on lenders and could jeopardize future credit availability.
The Southwest California Legislative Council met on May 18, 2020 to discuss several legislative items and initiatives. The meeting agenda included a chair report, approval of previous meeting minutes, and discussion of 10 legislative bills. The bills covered topics such as unemployment benefits, property assessments, worker status, community emissions reduction programs, and the California Environmental Quality Act. The council also heard from a speaker about available COVID-19 business relief programs before adjourning and announcing their next meeting on June 15.
The legislature in Sacramento is still out but that doesn't change the fact that at some point they'll be back and our business members need our advocacy more than ever. Especially critical when you hear about some of the gut-and-amend bills happening right now like AB 828, which would irreparably harm every landlord in California.
During this time of crisis does it really make sense to deprive laid off California workers of an opportunity to make a living as temporary, gig economy workers? The Wall Street Journal has praised the gig economy as being a 'rescue' for many in this time of widespread need with companies like Uber, Lyft, GrubHub, Postmates and Uber Eats providing much needed delivery options for housebound residents as well as a supplemental source of income for laid off workers. Please encourage our Governor to do the right thing and SUSPEND enforcement of this deeply flawed measure at least for the duration of this crisis.
This document provides information from the California Employment Development Department (EDD) to support both employers and employees during the COVID-19 pandemic. It discusses several California benefit programs administered by EDD that may provide financial support, including:
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- Paid Family Leave for those caring for ill family members
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A bill deleterious to every retail store or restaurant in the state. Hell bent on putting every business in the state out of business or out of the state as quickly as possible. Identified as a JOB KILLER by the CalChamber.
The Southwest California Legislative Council meeting agenda summarizes several bills related to independent contractor status that will be considered for support. The meeting will take place on February 24, 2020 in Murrieta, California and will discuss the 2020 strategic initiatives and legislative priorities of budget reform, job creation, healthcare, infrastructure, and public safety. The agenda provides details on several bills that seek to carve out exemptions to California's AB 5 law governing independent contractor status for various industries and professions.
This bill proposes reducing the mortgage interest deduction allowed for homeowners from the current $1 million/$500,000 limits to $750,000/$375,000 limits and disallowing any deduction for a secondary residence. It would require additional tax revenue generated from these changes to be deposited into a new Housing and Homeless Response Fund administered by the Homeless Coordinating and Financing Council to fund programs to end homelessness. The Southwest California Legislative Council recommends opposing this bill as it would increase taxes on homeowners.
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Southwest California Legislative Council July 2015 Agenda
1. MEETING AGENDA
Monday July 27, 2015
Mt. San Jacinto College Campus, Room 805
Presiding: Alex Braicovich, Chair
2015 Strategic Initiatives
Budget & Tax Reform / Job Creation and Retention / Healthcare / Infrastructure & The Environment
Call to Order, Roll Call & Introductions: 12:00 p.m.
Chair Report
Agenda Items
1. Approval of June 2015 Meeting Minutes Action
2. Legislative Report #7 Action
1. AB 718 (Chu) Local government: powers.
2. AB 1520 (Committee on Judiciary) Public Records.
3. AB 12 (Cooley) State government: administrative regulations: review.
4. AB 172 (Rodriguez) Emergency departments: assaults and batteries.
5. AB 807 (M Stone) Real estate transfer fees: recorded documents.
6. AB 349 (Gonzalez) Common interest developments: property use and maintenance.
3. Guest speaker: Assembly Member Melissa Melendez
4. Legislator, Staff and Stakeholder Updates Information
Federal: Senators Feinstein & Boxer. Representatives Calvert & Hunter
State: Governor Brown, Senators Stone & Morrell, Assembly Members Melendez, Waldron, Jones & Medina
Local: County, Cities, Utilities, EDC, Healthcare, League of Cities
5. Chamber & Council Member Announcements Information
Adjourn – Next meeting August 17, 2015.
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The Southwest California Legislative Council Thanks Our Partners:
Southwest Riverside Country
Association of Realtors
Southern California Edison
Metropolitan Water District of
Southern California
Elsinore Valley Municipal Water
District
The Gas Company
Abbott Vascular
Commerce Bank of Temecula Valley
Loma Linda University Medical
Center
Southwest Healthcare Systems
Wal-Mart
EDC of Southwest California
CR&R Waste Services
The Murrieta Temecula Group
Temecula Valley Chamber of
Commerce
Murrieta Chamber of Commerce
Lake Elsinore Valley Chamber of
Commerce
Wildomar Chamber of Commerce
Menifee Valley Chamber of
Commerce
Perris Valley Chamber of
Commerce
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Menifee Valley Chamber of Commerce
Murrieta Chamber of Commerce
Temecula Valley Chamber of Commerce
Lake Elsinore Chamber of Commerce
Wildomar Chamber of Commerce
Perris Valley Chamber of Commerce
Meeting Minutes
Monday, June 22, 2015
Legislative Consultant: Gene Wunderlich
2015 Chair: Alex Braicovich, Chair
Directors Attendance:
Alex Braicovich, CR&R, Inc.
Ali Mazarei, Perris Chamber of Commerce
Andy Morris, EVMWD
Brad Neet, Southwest Healthcare Systems
Dennis Frank, D.R. Frank & Associates
Gary Thornhill, City of Hemet
Gene Wunderlich
Joan Sparkman, SWHS
Judy Guglielmana, Town & Country Real Estate
Matt Buck, California Apartment Association
Pietro Canestrelli, Reid & Hellyer APC
Steve Amante, Amante & Associates
Vicki Carpenter, Coldwell Banker
Directors Absent:
Don Murray, Commerce Bank of Temecula
Glen Daigle, Oakgrove Equities
Greg Morrison, EVMWD
Jason Hope, JD Promotions
Shaura Olsen, Wal-Mart
Tony LoPiccolo, LoPiccolo Consultants
Guests:
Brenda Dennstedt, Rep Ken Calvert & WMWD
Brian Ambrose, City of Murrieta
Clint Lorimore, BIA
Danielle Coats, Eastern Municipal Water District
Darlene Wetton, Temecula Valley Hospital
Debbie Kosum, Realty One Group
Doug McAllister, McAllister Storage
Erin Sasse, League of Cities
Gregory Foster, Diane Harkey BOE
Jennings Immel, U.S Chamber
John Kelliher, Visit Temecula Valley
Karen Nolan, LCL Realty & Property Mgmt
Kassen Klein, Murrieta Cemetery
Maryann Edwards, Senator Jeff Stone
Meggan Valencia, Rancho California Water
District
Michael Garrison, Assembly member Melissa
Melendez
Nathan Miller, BIA
Peter Chlebek, Solar Broker
Randi Johl-Olsen, City of Temecula
Rebecca Shear'Ree, Shear'Ree Realty Group
Roger Schultz, Mt. San Jacinto College
Roger Ziemer, Rancho California Water District
Tammy Marine, Habitat for Humanity/TVCC
Tom Stinson, Assembly member Marie Waldron
Walter Wilson, Walter Wilson Realty
Kim Kelliher, Temecula Valley Chamber of
Commerce
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Staff:
Alice Sullivan – Temecula Valley Chamber of Commerce
Cindy Espinoza, Perris Valley Chamber of Commerce
Kimberly Niebla, Menifee Valley Chamber of Commerce
Laura Turnbow – Temecula Valley Chamber of Commerce
Meeting called to order at: 12:12 by Chair Alex Braicovich
1. Approval of Minutes Action
Motion was made to approve the minutes with the above changes. Motion was seconded and carried by a
unanimous vote.
2. Legislative Items Action
1. SB-248 (Pavley) Oil and Gas
Motion was made to OPPOSE: SB-248. Motion was seconded and carried.
2. SB-226 (Pavley) Sustainable Groundwater Management Act: Groundwater Rights
Motion was made to OPPOSE: SB-226. Motion was seconded and carried.
3. AB-1390 (Alejo) Groundwater Adjudication
Motion was made to SUPPORT: AB-1390. Motion was seconded and carried.
4. AB-645 (Williams) Electricity: California renewable portfolio standard
Motion was made to OPPOSE: AB-645. Motion was seconded and carried.
5. AB-1266 (Gonzalez) Electrical and Gas Corporations.
Motion was made to OPPOSE: AB-1266. Motion was seconded and carried.
6. AB-883 (Low) Employment: Public employee status.
Motion was made to OPPOSE: AB-883. Motion was seconded and carried.
7. SB-358 (Jackson) Conditions of Employment: Gender wage differential
Motion was made to SUPPORT: SB-358. Motion was seconded and carried.
8. AB-339 (Gordon) Health Care coverage: outpatient prescription drugs
Motion was made to OPPOSE: AB-339. Motion was seconded and carried.
3. Guest Speaker: Jennings Immel, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, Western Region Manager Information
Report on TPA (Trade Promotion Authority) and its legislative status. TPA passed in House, waiting for Senate
approval. TPP (Trans-Pacific Partnership) and TTIP (Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership) need TPA to
pass. Also reported on Highway trust fund, tax reform, healthcare rulings, and EPA's extreme regulations.
4. Legislator, Staff and Stakeholder Updates Information
Representative Ken Calvert
Reported by Brenda Dennstedt: Report on Congressman's upcoming events.
Senator Jeff Stone
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Reported by Maryann Edwards: Report on legislative updates; SB 149-Right to try, SB 417- Early Counting of
Ballots for large Counties, SB 495-Capital Gains Tax on Real Estate, SB 590 Intern Hours for Pharmacists, SB 638-
Funding & Reform for Developmental Centers, SB 666- Felons on Prison Grounds, SB 690-Updating Stalking
Provisions, SB 737- Increased Fines for Texting while Driving
Senator Mike Morrell
Reported by Nick Calero: Senator is working on a bill to increase transparency, considered a landmark bill.
Assemblywoman Melissa Melendez
Reported by Michael Garrison: Report on legislative updates and bills to keep an eye on; AB 150-Gun Theft, AB
218-State Highway 74 Relinquishment, AB 225-False Petitions for Gun Violence Restraining Orders, AB 289
Whistleblower Protection-Legislative Employees, AB 333- Continual Education Credit for AED Training, AB 545-
Domestic Violence, AB 585-Drought Friendly Landscaping- State income Tax Credit, AB 950-Firearm Transfers, HR
14-Bill Introduction Limit, AB 278-District Based municipal elections, AB 2-Community revitalization authority, SB
277 Public health: Vaccinations.
Assembly Member Marie Waldron
Reported by Tom Stinson: Report on legislative updates. Budget has passed. Reaction to passage of SB 88
City of Murrieta
Reported by Brian Ambrose: Report on legislative focus.
City of Eastvale
Report by Clint Lorimore: Report on budget trailer bill
City of Temecula
Report on legislative focus; Keep an eye on AB 718 and budget proposal.
Water District
Report; Controlling sprawl should not be water districts responsibility.
4. Chamber and Council Member Announcements Information
Temecula Valley Chamber of Commerce
Report by Laura Turnbow on upcoming events.
Murrieta Valley Chamber of Commerce
Report by Andy Morris on upcoming events
Menifee Valley Chamber of Commerce
Report by Vicki Carpenter on upcoming events.
Perris Valley Chamber of Commerce
Report by Ali Mazarei on upcoming events.
6. Today's Lunch Sponsor
Lunch provided by Sun Pro Solar.
Adjournment – Next Meeting July 27, 2015
Motion to adjourn at 1:32 p.m.
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Legislative Item #1 Action
AB 718 (Chu) Local government: powers.
Recommended action: OPPOSE
Presentation: Gene Wunderlich
Description:
This bill prohibits local governments from penalizing, by impoundment or other method, the act of sleeping in a lawfully
parked motor vehicle.
Existing law:
1) Allows a city to “make and enforce within its limits, all local, police, sanitary and other ordinances and regulations not
in conflict with general laws, known as the police power of cities.”
2) Allows local governments to regulate parking in a variety of ways, including by establishing where vehicles may park or
stop or requiring permits for parking in some areas.
This bill:
1) Prohibits any city, county, or city and county—including charter cities and counties—from prohibiting or otherwise
penalizing the act of sleeping or resting in a lawfully parked vehicle.
2) Prohibits removing and impounding a vehicle for the same reason.
3) States that nothing in the bill shall be interpreted to:
a) Prohibit a law enforcement officer from arresting, citing, or otherwise penalizing an occupant of a motor vehicle for
any criminal activity or violation of the vehicle code.
b) Exempt an occupant of a motor vehicle from any state and local laws, as specified.
c) Exempt a vehicle owner from compliance with a local ordinance that restricts the use of public streets for vehicle
storage.
Background:
Purpose of the bill. Some local jurisdictions have enacted ordinances that essentially criminalize the act of being homeless,
by penalizing individuals for activities that they have no choice but to perform. However, for many individuals
experiencing homelessness, sleeping or living in a vehicle is often the only option for shelter in the absence of adequate
shelter beds across the state. Citing these individuals because they sleep in their car can subject them to fines they may not
be able to afford to pay. As a result, they run the risk of arrest or vehicle seizure, which worsens their situation and
exacerbates mental health problems, ensuring that more people remain homeless longer. AB 718 protects some of
California’s most vulnerable citizens by preventing local jurisdictions from enacting or enforcing these policies and sends
a clear message that these types of policies must be prohibited.
Unreasonable restriction on police power. The police power is a fundamental power of local governments. Local
ordinances arise and are adopted by communities to address specific issues affecting health, safety, and broader public
welfare. At the same time, local governments are sensitive to the challenges that the homeless face and the measures that
are needed to provide them with assistance. These issues are debated in the chambers of local governments across the state,
and the policies that result reflect elected officials’ best judgments of how to balance the needs of all of their constituents.
AB 718 will severely constrain local governments from making and enforcing laws that elected officials consider
necessary to preserve the welfare of their citizens. Furthermore, this bill may make it harder for local agencies to enforce
other laws that preserve public safety. For example, would this bill prevent a police officer from approaching a vehicle to
investigate potential criminal activity? Finally, some people who are not homeless may take advantage of AB 718 to camp
on public streets, with potential negative impacts on public safety, traffic, and local businesses.
SUPPORT: (Verified 7/14/15)
Housing California (source)
Abode Services
Affordable Homeless Housing Alternatives, Humboldt
County
American Civil Liberties Union of California
Caduceus Justice
California Catholic Conference
California Labor Federation
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Coalition of California Welfare Rights Organization
Corporation for Supportive Housing
County Welfare Directors Association of California
East Bay Community Law Center
Ella Baker Center for Human Rights
Homeless Lives Matter – Berkeley
Kings/Tulare Homeless Alliance
LA Human Right to Housing Collective
Law Foundation of Silicon Valley
Los Angeles Anti-Eviction Campaign
Los Angeles Community Action Network
National Association for the Education of Homeless Children
and Youth
River City Food Bank
Sacramento Homeless Organizing Committee
Sacramento Regional Coalition to End Homelessness
San Diego Housing Federation
San Francisco Coalition on Homelessness
Share the Bulb
St. Anthony Foundation
St. Mary’s Center
Venice Community Housing Corporation
WellSpace Health
Western Center on Law and Poverty
Western Regional Advocacy Project
OPPOSITION: (Verified 7/14/15)
American Planning Association, California Chapter
California Association of Code Enforcement Officers
California Business Properties Association
California College and University Police Chiefs Association
California Law Enforcement Association of Records
Supervisors
California Police Chiefs Association
Central City Association
City of Calimesa
City of Colton
City of Encinitas
City of Fortuna
City of Glendale
City of Hesperia
City of Highland
City of Los Angeles
City of Montclair
City of Ontario
City of Palm Desert
City of Palos Verdes Estates
City of Rocklin
International Council of Shopping Centers
League of California Cities
Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce
Marin County Council of Mayors and Council Members
Venice Stakeholders Association
Status: Active - Senate floor
Assembly floor votes: YES : Jones, Linder, Melendez, Medina NO: Waldron
Legislative Item #2 Action
AB 1520 (Committee on Judiciary) Public Records.
Recommended action: OPPOSE
Presentation: Gene Wunderlich
Description:
This bill, under the California Public Records Act, would clarify the exemption from public disclosure for specified
personal information of residential utility customers.
This bill would clarify that the public disclosure exemption for the name, credit history, utility usage data, home address,
and telephone number of utility customers of local agencies applies to residential customers.
This bill would provide legislative findings and declarations that this bill furthers the purposes of the California
Constitution as it relates to the right of public access to the meetings of local public bodies or the writings of local public
officials and local agencies, it is in the public’s interest to know the usage rates of industrial, institutional, and commercial
water and energy users, and, unlike residential utility users, the privacy interests of industrial, institutional, and commercial
users are not sufficient to justify granting an exemption from the public disclosure requirements, in this context.
Background
The four year drought in California has, among other things, led to calls for water conservation reductions, especially for
urban users. Efforts by newspapers and others to determine the largest water users within a district or city, in order to
determine whether they were meeting conservation goals, have been stymied by Government Code Section 6254.16.
However, when Government Code Section 6254.16 was added to the [California Public Records Act (CPRA)] in 1997, it
was primarily concerned about the privacy rights of individual, residential users. Commercial, industrial, and institutional
users do not have the same privacy concerns. AB 1520 would continue to protect the legitimate privacy interests of
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residential users while serving the public’s interest in determining whether the largest users are meeting conservation
goals. Although the drought is the primary impetus for this bill, it should be noted that this bill would apply to all utilities,
not just water.
Pro:
The First Amendment Coalition, in support, argues that “the public is entitled to know – indeed, the public has a need to
know – water usage data of commercial and other institutional users.
Con:
The opposition, a coalition of business groups, asserts that this bill “inappropriately makes industrial, institutional, and
commercial water and energy use public information. It is an attempt to shame business under the guise of ensuring that
large users are meeting conservation goals.” Further, the opposition argues that current utility usage information privacy
protections serve an important purpose and protect commercial users from their competitors gaining information and
knowledge regarding energy and water usage, which could be used by competitors to determine production capacity and
other production information. The opposition argues that this usage information serves no public purpose other than to
exploit business operations and to shame businesses who may be considered unfavorable to some and provide an avenue
for protest.
In response, the author states that the coalition’s argument that the usage data would be improperly used by competitors is
essentially a trade secret argument, for which there is already an exemption from disclosure under the CPRA. With respect
to the coalition’s arguments, the author also writes: “They claim that this would create an ‘uneven playing field’ because
investor-owned utilities (IOU) like PG&E are not ‘exempted’ from [C]PRA request. . . . Actually, IOUs are not ‘exempted’
from the [C]PRA; as a private enterprise they are not covered by [C]PRA at all, so there is no need for an exemption.
[C]PRA only covers government entities. Also, IOUs are regulated by the PUC, and PUC records are subject to [C]PRA.”
As for the coalition’s assertion that this bill would be an effort to shame businesses, the author states that “this is partly
true. But it is also a way for people, the press, and policy-makers to get a handle on who the major users are, so as to
encourage and/or make policies accordingly.”
Support (As of 5/19/15)
California Newspaper Publishers Association;
Californians Aware;
California Coastal Protection Network;
California League of Conservation Voters;
Clean Water Action;
Community Water Center;
Environmental Justice Coalition for Water;
Environmental Working Group;
First Amendment Coalition;
Natural Resources Defense Council;
Sierra Club California;
TreePeople
Opposition:
African American Farmers of California;
Agricultural Council of California;
American Pistachio Growers;
American Planning Association;
Association of California Egg Farmers;
Automotive Specialty Products Alliance;
Building Owners and Managers Association of California;
California Association of Nurseries and Garden Centers;
California Business Properties Association;
California Chamber of Commerce;
California Citrus Mutual;
California Construction and Industrial Materials Association;
California Cotton Ginners Association;
California Cotton Growers Association;
California Farm Bureau Federation;
California Fresh Fruit Association;
California Grain and Feed Association;
California League of Food Processors;
California Manufacturers and Technology Association;
California Municipal Utilities Association;
California Paint Council;
California Restaurant Association;
California Seed Association;
California Tomato Growers Association;
California Warehouse Association;
Consumer Specialty Products Association;
Grocery Manufacturers of America;
Independent Energy Producers;
International Council of Shopping Centers;
NAIOP – Commercial Real Estate Development
Association;
National Federation of Independent Business;
National Hmong American Farmers;
Nisei Farmers League;
Pacific Coast Rendering Association;
Sacramento Municipal Utility District;
Western Plant Health Association;
Wine Institute
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Status: Active to Senate.
Assembly floor votes: YES: Medina, Waldron NO: Jones NVR: Linder, Melendez
Legislative Item #3 Action
AB 12 (Cooley) State government: administrative regulations: review.
Recommended action: SUPPORT
Presentation: Gene Wunderlich
Summary:
This bill requires each state agency, on or before January 1, 2018, to review, adopt, amend or repeal any
applicable regulations that are duplicative, overlapping, inconsistent, or out of date and revise those identified
regulations, as specified.
Existing law:
1) Provides a process, known as the Administrative Procedure Act (APA), for the adoption, amendment, or repeal of
regulations by state agencies charged with the implementation of statutes, and for legal review of those regulatory actions
by the Office of Administrative Law (OAL). (Government Code Section 11340 et seq.)
2) Directs OAL, at the request of any standing, select, or joint committee of the Legislature, to initiate a priority review of
any regulation that the committee believes does not meet the standards of (a) necessity, (b) authority, (c) clarity, (d)
reference, and (e) nonduplication. (Government Code Section 11349.7)
3) Specifies that if OAL is notified of, or on its own becomes aware of, an existing regulation for which the statutory
authority has been repealed or becomes ineffective, then the OAL shall order the agency to show cause why the
regulation should not be repealed, and shall notify the Legislature in writing of this order. (Government Code Section
11349.8)
4) Authorizes an agency that is considering adopting, amending, or repealing a regulation to consult with interested
persons before initiating any regulatory action. (Government Code Section 11346)
This bill:
1) Requires state agencies, on or before January 1, 2018, to adopt, amend or repeal, using procedures provided in current
law, those regulations identified as duplicative, overlapping, inconsistent or out of date.
2) Requires state agencies to hold at least one public hearing, notice that hearing on the Internet and accept public
comment on proposed revisions.
3) Requires state agencies to notify the appropriate policy and fiscal committees of the Legislature of the proposed
revisions to regulations, and then to report to the Governor and the Legislature the number and content of the regulations
identified as duplicative, overlapping, inconsistent, or out of date and actions to address those regulations.
4) Requires specified agencies to identify any existing regulations of a department, board, or other unit within that agency
that may be duplicative, overlapping or inconsistent with regulations of other departments, boards or units within that
agency.
5) Contains various legislative findings that the APA does not require agencies to individually review their regulations to
identify overlapping, inconsistent, duplicative, or out-of-date regulations that may exist. Also, finds and declares that it is
important that state agencies systematically undertake to identify, publicly review, and eliminate overlapping,
inconsistent, duplicative, or out-of date regulations, both to ensure they more efficiently implement and enforce laws and
to reduce unnecessary and outdated rules and regulations.
6) Contains a January 1, 2019 sunset provision.
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Background:
The author’s office notes that “numerous economists and business leaders agree that one of the greatest obstacles to
California job growth is the 'thicket' of government regulations that constrain business owners." Under current law, any
state agency may review, adopt, amend or repeal any regulation within its statutory authority at any time. The OAL
reports that as of December 26, 2014, the number of regulations adopted totaled 67,176. Of those, state agencies had
repealed 14,319, or approximately 21%. With 52,857 regulations still active, the author believes more needs to be done.
This bill requires state agencies to review their regulatory framework within a two-year timeframe. The author’s office
cites an October 2011 report published by the Milton Marks Little Hoover Commission on California State Government
Organization and Economy (Little Hoover Commission) titled, Better Regulation: Improving California's Rulemaking
Process which contained several recommendations for improving the state's rulemaking process, including the state
establishing a lookback mechanism to determine if regulations are effective and still needed.
According to the author’s office, this bill is intended to implement the "look-back mechanism" approach by establishing a
two-year window within which agencies, and the departments, boards and other units within them, must review all
regulations that pertain to the mission and programs under their statutory authority. Upon completion of this review, the
identified regulations that are deemed to be duplicative, overlapping, inconsistent or out of date may be repealed using the
existing processes already provided in the APA.
This bill also provides for public hearings and comments and requires that regulatory changes be reported to the
Legislature and the Governor.
Arguments in Support
Proponents state that “AB 12 simply directs agencies to look at their regulations and ask the basic questions of necessity,
contradiction and complication. We believe that the answers to these regulations will provide greater balance to the laws
and regulations and open the door for modernization as the California economy changes with the advent of new industries
and technologies.” Proponents also contend that reducing regulatory overlaps, contradictions, and complications would
diminish the cost of compliance for California businesses without lowering environmental, health, and safety standards.
Supporting:
American Federation of State, County and Municipal
Employees
Associated Builders and Contractors of California
Building Owners and Managers Association of California
California Asian Pacific Chamber of Commerce
California Association of Bed & Breakfast Inns
California Building Industry Association
California Business Properties Association
California Business Roundtable
California Chamber of Commerce
California Construction and Industrial Materials Association
California Grocers Association
California Hotel & Lodging Association
California League of Food Processors
California Manufacturers & Technology Association
California Retailers Association
California Taxpayers Association
Commercial Real Estate Development Association
Consumer Specialty Products Association
Family Business Association
Industrial Environmental Association
International Council of Shopping Centers
National Federation of Independent Business/California
Small Business
USANA Health Services, Inc.
Western States Petroleum Association
OPPOSITION:
None on record
Status: Active - To Senate
Assembly Votes: Yes: Jones, Linder, Medina, Melendez, Waldron
Legislative Item #4 Action
AB 172 (Rodriguez) Emergency departments: assaults and batteries.
Recommended action: SUPPORT
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Presentation: Gene Wunderlich
Summary:
The purpose of this legislation it to increase the penalties for assault and battery committed against a physician, nurse, or
other health care worker engaged in performing services within the emergency department, if the person committing the
offense knows or reasonably should know that the victim is a physician, nurse, or other health care worker engaged in
performing services within the emergency department, as specified.
Background:
Under current law, an assault or battery against a physician or nurse rendering emergency medical care outside of a
hospital, clinic or health care facility is a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of up to $2,000, or a one year in county jail,
or both. However, if an assault or battery occurs inside the health care facility, the crime is punishable as a lower
misdemeanor with a jail time of up to six months. If a serious injury is sustained, or weapons are used, a battery is a
felony punishable by a fine up to $2,000, or a one year in county jail or both; or by a jail time of 16 months, two or three
years. AB 172 specifically, increases the penalties for an assault or battery committed against a healthcare worker
providing emergency services inside the emergency department equal to the punishment for an assault or battery
committed outside a hospital, clinic, or other health care facility. Also, AB 172 allows a health facility that maintains and
operates an emergency department to post a notice in the emergency room stating that an assault and battery against
hospital staff is a crime and may result in a felony conviction.
Arguments in Support:
According the California Hospital Association, who is in support of the legislation: As a community resource,
hospitals have an obligation to treat all members of the community, including gang members, behavioral
health patients, substance abusers and victims of domestic violence. Unfortunately, these situations may
increase the chance of violence, particularly in the emergency department.
Hospitals are very concerned about creating a safe environment for patients, employees and visitors and this
take a variety of steps to balance the creation of a healing environment AB 172 (Rodriguez ) Page 5 of 5 with a
safe workplace. This includes use of screening techniques, alarms and security staff. Hospitals welcome yet
another tool towards this effort
Arguments in Opposition:
Legal Services for Prisoners with Children, opposes the legislation, stating: The stated goal of this bill is to try and ensure
the safety of health care workers. Unfortunately, this bill is misguided and would not produce the intended results. The
vast majority of assaults on health care workers are caused by individuals who are severely mentally ill, suffering from
dementia, or undergoing significant psychological stress. Such individuals are not likely to be deterred by the threat of an
increased penalty. Moreover, sending mentally ill individuals to jails is no substitute for treatment. Cycling mentally ill
people in and out of jail would not prevent the assaults that AB 172 seeks to address.
Support
California Correctional Supervisors Organization
California Hospital Association
California State Sheriffs' Association
Emergency Nurses Association
Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors
Opposition
California Public Defenders Association
Legal Services for Prisoners with Children
Status: Active - To Senate Committee on Appropriations
Assembly Vote: Yes: Jones, Linder, Medina, Melendez, Waldron
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Legislative Item #5 Action
AB 807 (M Stone) Real estate transfer fees: recorded documents.
Recommended action: SUPPORT
Presentation: Gene Wunderlich
Summary:
This bill makes declaratory and clarifying changes to existing law pertaining to the disclosure of real estate transfer fees,
including, among other things, providing that transfer fees due at times other than upon the transfer or sale of a property
are subject to disclosure under existing law.
Background:
Under existing law, various fees may be included in the price of a residential real estate transfer. Those fees, such as
transfer taxes and homeowner association processing fees, are generally expected when purchasing homes within
California. In recent years, a new type of transfer fee has appeared within California. Deemed a “private real estate
transfer fee,” the fee amounts to a percentage of the sale price of a home, and is generally paid to a third party not
involved in the transaction.
According to a recent news story: A private transfer fee, sometimes called a “property transfer fee,” occurs when the
builder adds a covenant to the deed of each new home. Sometimes the recipient of the fee is a charity or government
agency, which provides housing for low-income families. But sometimes builders themselves pocket the money as pure
profit. In Placer County . . . one builder agreed to impose the fee, effective for 20 years, as part of a deal to placate two
environmental groups, the Sierra Club and the Audubon Society. In some cases, though, the covenant runs with the deed
for 99 years, meaning that each time the house changes hands, subsequent buyers must also pay the fee. And because the
charge is a covenanted mandate, it is difficult to reverse once in place . . . Moreover, most buyers often don’t realize they
are paying the fee. The builder or seller (if a subsequent seller even knows of it) doesn’t tell them about it, and because
they pay so little attention to the closing statement, it escapes their view altogether.
But even if they do question the charge, there isn’t anything they can do about it short of backing out of the deal.
(HeraldTribune, Some States Ban Private Transfer Fees (July 4, 2010) [as of May 29, 2015].) In 2007, the Legislature
passed AB 980 (Calderon, Chapter 689, Statutes of 2007), which requires any person or entity that imposes, or has
imposed, a transfer fee on real property to document and record the fee in the property’s records held by the county
recorder prior to collecting the fee. AB 980 also imposed a duty on sellers of residential property to provide a disclosure
statement notifying buyers about the transfer fee, as well as the amount, recipients, purpose, and expiration (if any) of the
fee. This bill makes several clarifying changes to the requirements enacted by AB 980, including clarifying that transfer
fee disclosures must be made whenever the obligation to pay such a fee arises “as a result of” the transfer of real property.
Arguments in Support:
This bill seeks to ensure that all private transfer fees [PTFs] on real property are recorded with the county and disclosed to
prospective purchasers in a transparent manner, consistent with the intent of existing law, AB 980 (Stats. 2007). To
further the intent of this current law, this bill clarifies the following:
(1) the definition of PTF to capture any fee that must be paid “as the result of” the transfer of the property;
(2) the method of calculating the PTF if the fee is neither a flat fee, nor a percentage of the sales price; and
(3) required disclosures about the PTF must appear in a single document and cannot be incorporated by reference
into other documents.
AB 807 is needed to ensure continued notification and disclosure of PTFs to homebuyers because some PTFs are now
being structured very differently than previously seen since AB 980 became law in 2007. For example, these new types of
PTFs may be structured so that they are not necessarily based on the sale price of the home or paid immediately upon
transfer of the home, as was contemplated by AB 980. As a result, prospective homebuyers may not be made aware of
such fees, contrary to the intent of existing law, if these new types of PTFs are ever determined by the courts to fall
outside the current statute requiring recordation and disclosure. Recent court cases have documented various efforts to
structure PTFs to avoid the recordation requirements of AB 980; therefore, elements of the current statute should be
clarified to further the Legislature’s intent to protect homebuyers. Prior Legislation SB 670 (Correa, 2007) would have
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restricted the use of private transfer fees recorded against real property by, among other things, directing that transfer fee
funds go to a non-profit entity to fund facilities or services that provide a public benefit to the real property subject to the
fee. The bill died in the Senate Transportation and Housing Committee.
Support: (Verified 6/9/15)
California Association of Realtors (source)
Community Associations Institute
Opposition: (Verified 6/9/15)
None received
Status: Active Bill - In Floor Process
Assembly votes: Yes: Medina, Jones. Linder, Melendez, Waldron
Legislative Item #6 Action
AB 349 (Gonzalez) Common interest developments: property use and maintenance.
Recommended action: SUPPORT
Presentation: Gene Wunderlich
Summary:
There are over 50,220 CIDs in the state that comprise over 4.8 million housing units, or approximately one quarter of the
state's housing stock. This bill would render void and unenforceable any provision of the governing documents or
architectural or landscaping guidelines or policies of an HOA that prohibits, or includes conditions that have the effect of
prohibiting, the use of artificial turf or any other synthetic surface that resembles grass. This bill would provide that the
owner of a separate interest upon which water-efficient landscaping measures have been installed in response to a
declaration of a state of emergency shall not be required by an HOA to reverse or remove the water-efficient landscaping
measures upon the conclusion of the state of emergency.
Purpose of bill:
According to the author: California is suffering from a prolonged and unprecedented drought. The Governor is
mandating a 25% statewide reduction in water use. The State Water Resources Control Board has adopted
emergency mandatory water use restriction regulations, which identify very specific per capita daily water use
targets for every community in California, ranging up to a mandated 36% reduction for many communities in
the state.
When AB 2104 was legislated in 2014 to clarify that a homeowners’ association’s governing documents
cannot prohibit a homeowner from installing low water-using plants or complying with local water savings
ordinances, California was also in a drought. Today, as our state attempts to advance the water use efficiency
ethic and the tools available to reduce per capita water use, it’s appropriate to focus on outdoor irrigation,
which can account for 50% or more of a home’s total water consumption. AB 349 would make the governing
documents of a common interest development void and unenforceable if they prohibit the use, or include
conditions that effectively prohibit the use, of artificial turf or any other synthetic surface that resembles grass.
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Arguments in Support:
Governing documents of a Homeowners Association (HOA) regulate the rules and procedures of the community by
which owners agree to abide. In 2014, AB 2104 (Gonzalez), clarified that neither provisions in governing documents or
board decisions can prohibit homeowners from replacing existing landscaping with low-water use plants. AB 349
expands upon AB 2104 by protecting homeowners who replace existing landscaping with low-water use landscapes (e.g.,
synthetic turf).
Residents of HOAs in common interest developments should be permitted to undertake landscape modifications that
foster more efficient water usage without risking a monetary fine by the HOA.
Arguments in Opposition:
The Educational Community for Homeowners (ECHO), in opposition, raises several concerns with this bill. They state:
Among ECHO’s many concerns with AB 349 is the urgency language that states “While in the middle of a water shortage
crisis, homeowner associations are not allowing homeowners to make voluntary sacrifices and are still forcing them to
maintain grass lawns, and fining them if they are out of compliance.” This statement is inaccurate. Homeowner
associations are allowing homeowners to make voluntary sacrifices and have no control over many of those sacrifices
such as collecting shower water to reuse to water potted plants—to suggest that associations control a homeowner’s
voluntary sacrifices is absurd. While there may have been some associations that have not allowed the installation of
synthetic turf, this is not the rule in all associations and given recent legislation signed by Governor Brown requiring
associations to allow the installation of low-water using plants, the statement that associations are not allowing
homeowners to make voluntary sacrifices and forcing owners to maintain grass lawns is inaccurate and inflammatory.
(Statement modified by author - re: 'forcing them to maintain grass lawns' replaced by 'prohibiting them from installing
synthetic or other turf.')
ECHO also raises environmental and public health concerns related to the installation of artificial turf, including the
“possible unknown health impacts that could be caused by synthetic turf,” and “concerns that the end of the life of
synthetic turf will be in landfills.”
Support
San Diego County Water Authority (sponsor)
Association of Water Agencies
California Association of Realtors
California Municipal Utilities Association
Desert Water Agency
Lakeside Water District
Valley Water Municipal Water District
Opposition
Educational Community for Homeowners (ECHO)
Status: Active Bill - In Floor Process
Assembly votes: Yes: Linder, Medina, Jones, Melendez, Waldron