MO 2025-004 2025 Federal and State Legislative Platforms

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City of City of San Leandro 2025 State Legislative Platform & Policy Guidelines Page 3 of 11 • Recycling Programs. Support legislation to extend incentives for both household and commercial recycling efforts while ensuring the daily operations of the City are not negatively impacted. Oppose legislation that hampers recycling efforts or reduces incentives to recycle. • Smart City Technologies. Support efforts that provide funding or technical assistance for cities that are implementing smart city technologies designed to improve public safety, quality of life, public access to data, or government efficiency. • Traffic Signal Synchronization. Support legislation or regulatory efforts to address greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by providing funding for traffic signal synchronization and related actions that reduce traffic and pollution. • Undergrounding of Utilities/Rule 20A. Support the approval and funding of projects that would underground utility lines, and support the exploration of related regional approaches. The Public Utilities Commission oversees Rule 20A, a program that establishes an electric tariff for related work. Support common sense reforms to this program that would streamline or help to facilitate undergrounding. • Use of State Highways. Support efforts that would facilitate the use of overweight trucks to transport goods from local San Leandro businesses to and from the Port of Oakland on routes that utilize state highways. • Vehicle Miles Traveled Legislation. Monitor new legislation or regulatory efforts with a greater focus on Road Usage Charges (RUC), including the State’s RUC pilot program to study the potential for RUC as an alternative to the gas tax. • Water Quality Measures/Trash Capture Devices. Support legislation, regulations, and budget proposals that will provide support and resources to purchase and install trash capture devices or other efforts to address storm water runoff and/or protect water quality. Housing, Land Use & Environmental Protection • Affordable Housing. Support efforts to facilitate the development and construction of affordable housing and related funding opportunities including more permanent supportive housing for the homeless. Monitor any proposed legislation, regulations, or statewide guidelines to ensure they meet the needs of the City and the region. • Broadband Infrastructure. Support legislation or funding opportunities that would expand public and private access to broadband, including the development of related infrastructure. Advocate for funding opportunities and infrastructure in both urban and rural areas with varying levels of need, so that jurisdictions are not excluded from the benefits of better internet speeds based solely on urban density or other demographics. • Cannabis Legislation. Support San Leandro’s adopted regulatory programs. Support administrative actions or legislation that supports the cannabis industry while also providing cities with the flexibility and tools to maintain local oversight, protect public safety, and deter unpermitted cultivation or unlicensed cannabis-related activities. Support common sense reforms to the statewide tax structure for the industry.