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City of City of San Leandro 2023 State Legislative Platform & Policy Guidelines Page 5 of 8 Library Services • Literacy. Support administrative actions or legislation that seeks to provide cities and counties with direct funding or other support needed to provide literacy services to the public. • Local History. Support efforts that would provide additional funding or training opportunities for library and museum staff related to local history. Support efforts that would provide funding for exhibits, historical resources collections, and artifact and cultural preservation. • Native Peoples. Support funding to assist in recognizing indigenous peoples, including their rich cultural history and traditions. • Programming. Support efforts that would provide additional funding or training opportunities for library and museum staff related to programming best practices. Support efforts that would provide additional funding for multicultural, generational, intergenerational, youth, teen, adult, STEM, and arts programming. • Public Art. Support administrative actions or legislation that seeks to provide cities and counties with direct funding or other support needed to provide public art, including visual or performing arts. Health & Human Services • Early Childhood Education. Monitor any administrative actions or legislation regarding early childhood education. It is anticipated that the Governor will seek to increase funding for services like prenatal care, pre-kindergarten, and home visits. • Health Care. Monitor any administrative actions or legislation regarding single-payer health care. California has done significant work expanding Medi-Cal access and implementing the Affordable Care Act. Support legislation that seeks to restrain costs. • Homelessness. Support administrative actions or legislation that seeks to provide cities and counties with direct funding or other support needed in response to conditions that contribute to homelessness. Funding is needed to provide additional tools and support to maintain access to support services, treatment, operations and services for permanent supportive housing, jobs, or efforts to address encampments. • Improved Access to Health Care. Support efforts to protect or expand health care coverage to all populations. • Indigenous Peoples. Support legislation or other administrative actions that assist or otherwise recognize indigenous peoples, history, culture, and land. Support the recognition of Indigenous People’s Day in San Leandro. • LGBTQ Protection. Support efforts that would promote protections for the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer/Questioning community. Support legislation that would further regulate or expand restrictions on conversion therapy, consistent with prior City Council policy direction. Oppose legislation that would prevent transgender people from using bathrooms based solely on the basis of sex or gender assigned at birth. • Mental Health. Support efforts to address mental health and emotional well-being of individuals and at-risk populations. Support legislation that strengthens mental health services designed to address and/or prevent homelessness in at-risk populations. • Racial Equity. Support efforts and legislation that seeks to address racial injustice or inequities as may be identified by the State Legislature.