Tentative Endorsements

At the recommendation of our Policy and Political Affairs Committee, the Executive Board recently voted to tentatively endorse the following piece of legislation and sign onto the following petition using the expedited process outlined in our bylaws that allows the board to do so "provided said position is consistent with this organization’s platform."

• California State Senate Bill 423 (Wiener et al. including Wicks)
  - "This bill removes the sunset of Senate Bill 35 (Wiener, 2017) and makes the law permanent, thus providing streamlined, ministerial approval of projects in cities that have not met their Regional Housing Needs Assessment (RHNA) goals or adopted a compliant housing element."
  - Bill Text | Fact Sheet | News Article 1 | News Article 2
• Survive and Thrive Petition to Save California Transit
  - "This petition supports state funding needed to bridge the 'fiscal gap' to maintain and improve transit service until ridership fully recovers."
  - Petition | Presentation | Zoom Recording (Passcode: VR*R8%Dn)

Members have 48 hours as of this notice to object to an endorsement under this process, therefore pushing the contested item(s) to the next available general membership meeting.

Rubén Hernández Story (he/him/él)
Communications Director
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