Public Safety
The Public Safety Policy Committee reviews issues related to law enforcement, fire and life safety policies, including emergency communications, and emergency services, including ambulance and disaster preparedness.
Learn how Cal Cities Policy Committees work!
View the 2027 Policy Committee Schedule.
Policy Committee
2026 Vice Chair - Mark Kairis, Mayor, Hanford
The committee's membership is comprised of representatives from each of the Cal Cities professional departments, regional divisions, and caucuses, and appointments by the Cal Cities president.
The Public Safety Policy Committee will meet in 2026 on the following dates and times:
- Friday, January 23, 10:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m.
Hyatt Regency Sacramento
Agenda | Highlights
- Friday, March 27, 10:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m.
Hilton Orange County/Costa Mesa
Agenda | Highlights
- Friday, June 5, 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
Virtual
Agenda | Highlights
- Thursday, January 23
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- Thursday, March 27
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- Thursday, June 12
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Current Action in the Legislature
Resources for Cities
by Public Safety Issue
- Audit request for the loitering-for-prostitution offense
- City Sample Letter- 2026 Prop 36 Funding Request
- Support Request for $400 Million in Funding for Recovery Support Services and Substance Use Treatment
- Proposition 36 Implementation Funding Request (2025)
- Request for Budget Hearing on Proposition 36 Implementation and Funding (2026)
- Legislative Analyst Office- Proposition 36 Analysis
- Senate Committee on Public Safety- Prop 36 Informational Hearing
- The Current Status of Proposition 36 Implementation
- Cal Cities Analysis of Proposition 36
- Secretary of State, Official Voter Information Guide- Prop 36 Language
- Cal Cities Cannabis resource page
- Western City –What Cities Should Know About Proposition 64, the Adult Use of Marijuana Act
- Bureau of Cannabis Control (BCC)
- BCC Statewide Public Information Program “Get #weedwise”
- California Cannabis Portal for Commercial Cannabis
- California Department of Public Health “Let’s Talk Cannabis”
- California Department of Public Health, Manufactured Cannabis Safety Branch
- Governor's Office of Planning and Research CEQA Clearinghouse
- CEQA Exemptions for Disaster Recovery Efforts
- Tips on Land Use Decisions - CEQA Overview (ILG)
- Evaluating Greenhouse Gas Emissions as Part of CEQA Process: A Local Official’s Guide (ILG)
- Western City – Preparing for the Drone Age in your City: Potential Benefits and Issues
- Unmanned Aircraft System (Drones) in California State Parks
- No Drone Zone California State Parks
- Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Integration Pilot Program
- FAA Unmanned Aircraft Systems
- FAA Drone Public Safety Resources
- DHCS Opioid Response
- Governor’s Master Plan on Opioid Crisis
- California Overdose Surveillance Dashboard
- 2023 State Master Plan
- Naloxone Distribution Fund
- DHCS Allocation Opioid Settlement Funds
- National League of Cities Aligning City, County, and State Resources to Address the Opioid Epidemic
- Cities received funds from these settlements in March and August of 2023:
- Department of Insurance Resources
- Cal Cities Fire Insurance Newsletter Articles
- Assembly and Senate Insurance Committees Informational Hearings
- May 15th Assembly Insurance Informational Hearing
- March 13th Assembly Insurance Informational Hearing
- January 24th Senate Insurance Informational Hearing
- CSAC, RCRC, and Cal Cities Catastrophe Modeling Aug. 16 Comment Letter
- CSAC, RCRC, and Cal Cities Catastrophe Modeling June 25 Comment Letter
- Capitol Track report on fire insurance bills
- Little Hoover Commission Homeowners’ Insurance Market Study
- Governor Newsom Administration Proposed Legislation Draft
- Understanding California's Fire Insurance Crisis Dec. 18, 2023 PowerPoint
Cal Cities Advocate articles:
- Lawmakers discuss retail theft at City Leaders Summit
- Who will blink first over Prop. 47?
- Retail theft back to square one
- Lawmakers send retail theft bills to the Governor
- Cal Cities commends policymakers for responding to cities' calls for retail theft legislation
- Retail theft bills steal the spotlight during public safety hearing
- Which of the retail theft bills do city leaders need to know about?
- Governor outlines plan to curb retail theft
Cal Cities letters on major issue areas:
- AB 1779 (Irwin) Theft: Jurisdiction support letter to the Governor
- AB 1802 (Jones-Sawyer) Crimes: Organized Theft support letter to the Governor
- AB 1972 (Alanis) Regional Property Crimes Task Force support letter to the Governor
- AB 3209 (Berman) Crimes: theft: Retail Theft Restraining Orders support letter to the Governor
- SB 905 (Wiener) Crimes: Theft from a Vehicle support letter to the Governor
- SB 982 (Wahab) Crimes: Organized Theft support letter to the Governor
- SB 1144 (Skinner) Marketplaces: Online Marketplaces support letter to the Governor
- SB 1242 (Min) Crimes: Fires support letter to the Governor
- SB 1416 (Newman) Sentencing Enhancements: Sale, Exchange, or Return of Stolen Property support letter to the Governor
Additional Information:
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Take Action
Our advocacy efforts are strongest when joined by the voices of city leaders. Visit the action center for a list of current priority legislative bills and proposals, and sample letters of support or opposition.
Contact Staff
Jolena Voorhis
Legislative Advocate, Public Safety
916-658-8252
Curious why Cal Cities supports or opposes certain bills or measures? Advocacy efforts are determined by Annual Conference Resolutions or the Existing Policy and Guiding Principles.