John,

At the recommendation of EBYD's Policy and Political Affairs Committee, the Executive Board recently voted to tentatively endorse the following pieces of legislation 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 Assembly Member Buffy Wick's Assembly Bill 455
This bill would authorize the Bay Area Toll Authority (BATA), in consultation with the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans), to designate transit-only traffic lanes on the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge. (news article)

California Assembly Member David Chiu's Assembly Bill 629 ("Seamless and Resilient Bay Area Transit Act")
This bill would require greater coordination among and integration between the 27 transit agencies with jurisdictions in the Bay Area to, as the bill state, integrate all transit in the region to operate as one seamless, easy-to-use, multimodal transit system from the perspective of the user; equitably expand and improve access to high-quality, reliable and affordable public transportation; and prioritize institutional reforms that support the creation of a more seamless and resilient public transportation network. (press release)

California Assembly Member Laura Friedman's Assembly Bill 1147
This bill would require each Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) to submit a 2035 target action plan by July 1, 2023 to identify barriers in meeting regional greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions reduction targets and establish the Sustainable Communities Strategy (SCS) Block Grant Program. (news article)

California Assembly Member Laura Friedman's Assembly Bill 1401
This bill would prohibit local governments from enforcing minimum automobile parking requirements for developments located close to public transit. (fact sheet)

Bargaining contract of the unit of SEIU 1021 representing legislative assistants for the City of Berkeley
This contract fights for fair pay, overtime compensation, part-time employee protections, and rejection of contracting-out union work. (Twitter account)

Members have seven days 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.

If you have any questions, please contact Policy Director Ruben Hernandez Story at [email protected].

All the best,

Bret Hendry
Communications Director
East Bay Young Democrats