Upcoming Legislative Hearings of Interest to Cities Feb. 27–March 7
Feb 23, 2017
Since the bill introduction deadline on Feb. 17, a number of legislative hearings have started to ramp up.
Some hearings, if not all, will be televised. The Senate and Assembly publish weekly television schedules, but audio is always available online. In addition, many hearings are also webcast via the California Channel.
Here are a number of upcoming hearings of interest to cities:
Feb. 27
Assembly Budget Subcommittee No. 5 on Public Safety
Senate Joint Hearing of Natural Resources and Water and Joint Legislative Committee on Emergency Management, 9:30 a.m., State Capitol, John L. Burton Hearing Room (4203)
Senate Governance and Finance, 9: 30 a.m., State Capitol, Room 112
Assembly Budget Subcommittee No. 3 on Resources and Transportation, 9 a.m., State Capitol, Room 447
Senate Budget and Fiscal Review Subcommittee No. 5 on Corrections, Public Safety and the Judiciary
Assembly Housing and Community Development, 10 a.m. – noon, The Milton Marks Auditorium, 455 Golden Gate Ave., San Francisco
Senate Transportation and Housing Committee, 1:30 p.m., State Capitol, Room 4203
Some hearings, if not all, will be televised. The Senate and Assembly publish weekly television schedules, but audio is always available online. In addition, many hearings are also webcast via the California Channel.
Here are a number of upcoming hearings of interest to cities:
Feb. 27
Assembly Budget Subcommittee No. 5 on Public Safety
- Informational Hearing: Justice Reform in California.
Senate Joint Hearing of Natural Resources and Water and Joint Legislative Committee on Emergency Management, 9:30 a.m., State Capitol, John L. Burton Hearing Room (4203)
- Informational Hearing: The Incident at the Oroville Dam: What Happened and What Happens Next?
- SB 2 (Atkins) – Building Homes and Jobs Act.
- SB 3 (Beall) – Affordable Housing Bond Act of 2018.
- SB 35 (Wiener) – Planning and Zoning: affordable housing: streamlined approval process.
- AB 28 (Frazier) – Department of Transportation: environmental review process: federal pilot program.
- Informational Hearing: What are the Financial Barriers to Housing Production in California?
Senate Governance and Finance, 9: 30 a.m., State Capitol, Room 112
- SB 1 (Beall) – Transportation funding.
Assembly Budget Subcommittee No. 3 on Resources and Transportation, 9 a.m., State Capitol, Room 447
- Informational Hearing: Climate and Environmental Research in California.
Senate Budget and Fiscal Review Subcommittee No. 5 on Corrections, Public Safety and the Judiciary
- Budget Hearing: Prop. 64 – Adult Use of Marijuana Act (AUMA) (Judicial Branch impacts only).
Assembly Housing and Community Development, 10 a.m. – noon, The Milton Marks Auditorium, 455 Golden Gate Ave., San Francisco
- Informational Hearing: California’s Housing Affordability Crisis: Challenges and Solutions.
Senate Transportation and Housing Committee, 1:30 p.m., State Capitol, Room 4203
- Informational Hearing: California’s Housing Crisis: Long-Term & Comprehensive Funding and Regulatory Solutions.