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<br />2020 State Legislative Summary Page 3 of 6 <br /> <br /> <br />• We advocated for a non-sales-tax proposal, and subsequent conversations were had about <br />alternative financing methods amongst the author, staff, proponents of the bill, and other <br />stakeholders. <br />• TPA partnered with the Mayor and City staff to draft support letters, attended all relevant <br />committee hearings, and met with legislative offices to express San Leandro’s positions and <br />demonstrate the necessity for transportation funding bills. <br />• Senate Bill 278 (Beall): A Bill Relating to FASTER Bay Area <br />o This was a bill that was set to be the vehicle for a major legacy project, resulting in <br />$100 billion in revenue for transformative transit projects and transit operation in the <br />Bay Area over the next 40 years. <br />o Due to the fiscal restraints of the Covid-19 pandemic, this bill did not come to full <br />fruition this legislative session. However, our constant efforts, in conjunction with <br />previously mentioned parties, resulted in Transportation Committee Members, Senior <br />Transportation Committee Staff, and others being highly educated on San Leandro’s <br />priority projects and aware of the benefits they could provide if incorporated in future <br />legislative proposals. <br /> <br />Tobacco Legislation <br />This year, there was a major push in the Capitol to ban the sale of flavored tobacco products in <br />California. TPA advocated in support of this proposal on behalf of the City of San Leandro, meeting <br />with Legislators and staff, attending and providing public testimony at committee hearings, and <br />working with coalition groups to ensure passage. <br /> <br />• Senate Bill 793 (Hill) Flavored tobacco products <br />o Prohibits a tobacco retailer, or any of the tobacco retailer’s agents or employees, from <br />selling, offering for sale, or possessing with the intent to sell or offer for sale a flavored <br />tobacco product or a tobacco product flavor enhancer. Exempt from this bill are <br />premium cigars sold and consumed on the premises of a cigar lounge, and flavored <br />shisha tobacco products sold by a hookah tobacco retailer. <br />o This bill passed through the Legislature and was signed by the Governor. <br /> <br />Homelessness <br />Homelessness continued to be an issue of major importance at the local and state levels in 2020. <br />This year, there was a push by Assemblymember David Chiu which aimed to create standards for <br />homeless reduction statewide. TPA engaged the Assemblymember’s office to get relevant <br />information about the bill, how it might affect San Leandro, and communicated this intel with the City <br />team. <br /> <br />• AB 3269 (Chiu) State and local agencies: homelessness plan <br />o Would have established the Housing and Homelessness Inspector General <br />position, require the Homeless Coordinating and Financing Council (HCFC) to <br />conduct a specified needs and gaps analysis, require local governments to develop <br />actionable plans to address homelessness, and create a public right of action for the <br />Inspector General to compel compliance with those new plans. <br />o This bill was held in the Senate Appropriations Committee, but we anticipate a similar <br />piece(s) of legislation coming back in 2021. <br /> <br />Affordable Housing <br />One of TPA’s ongoing priorities for the City of San Leandro is to identify, support and advance where <br />appropriate, legislative proposals fostering and encouraging affordable and workforce housing. As <br />the cost of housing in the Bay Area and throughout the state continued to rise, San Leandro <br />prioritized legislative efforts creating support for low-income residents and working families. There <br />were multiple pieces of legislation this session that sought to encourage more affordable housing <br />82