Advocate for City Priorities at the League’s Legislative Action Day on April 24
Mar 31, 2019
There’s still time to pre-register for this event and schedule meetings with your legislators. Pre-registration for this free event is open until April 16.
The annual Legislative Action Day is an opportunity to meet with legislators and their staff in the Capitol to discuss the most pressing issues for California cities. The day begins with morning briefings from League staff, legislative leaders, and representatives from the Governor’s office discussing topics including priority legislation and the state budget. The middle of the day is reserved time for your meetings in the Capitol.
Given the importance of housing issues, the League has invited the chairs of five key policy committees for a late-afternoon housing panel co-sponsored by the League’s five diversity caucuses. Panelists include:
Legislative Action Day April 11 Preview Webinar
Learn about the priority bills that you need to successfully advocate on behalf of your city by participating in the April 11 preview webinar from 10 – 11:30 a.m.
The League’s legislative team will review the top priority bills affecting local government so that participants can successfully advocate on behalf of their city at Legislative Action Day. The webinar will cover issues including:
Contact Megan Dunn with registration questions.
The annual Legislative Action Day is an opportunity to meet with legislators and their staff in the Capitol to discuss the most pressing issues for California cities. The day begins with morning briefings from League staff, legislative leaders, and representatives from the Governor’s office discussing topics including priority legislation and the state budget. The middle of the day is reserved time for your meetings in the Capitol.
Given the importance of housing issues, the League has invited the chairs of five key policy committees for a late-afternoon housing panel co-sponsored by the League’s five diversity caucuses. Panelists include:
- Sen. Jim Beall, chair, Senate Transportation Committee;
- Sen. Mike McGuire, chair, Senate Governance and Finance Committee (invited);
- Sen. Scott Wiener, chair, Senate Housing Committee (invited);
- Assembly Member David Chiu, chair, Assembly Housing and Community Development Committee; and
- Assembly Member, Cecilia Aguiar-Curry, chair, Assembly Local Government Committee (invited).
Legislative Action Day April 11 Preview Webinar
Learn about the priority bills that you need to successfully advocate on behalf of your city by participating in the April 11 preview webinar from 10 – 11:30 a.m.
The League’s legislative team will review the top priority bills affecting local government so that participants can successfully advocate on behalf of their city at Legislative Action Day. The webinar will cover issues including:
- Local land use authority and affordable housing;
- Homelessness issues and funding opportunities;
- Disaster response funding and policy;
- Economic development and the expansion of tax increment financing;
- Public safety, marijuana regulation and drones; and
- Other legislation of critical importance.
Contact Megan Dunn with registration questions.