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Claim Your Money! Expanded California Earned Income Tax Credit Means More Families Qualify

More Californians are eligible for a state tax refund under the California Earned Income Tax Credit (CalEITC), which was expanded for the 2017 tax year and beyond. Assemblymember Phil Ting (D-San Francisco), Chair of the Assembly Budget Committee, fought to expand the program through the state budget process last year. Research shows that EITCs are an effective anti-poverty tool for many struggling families.

“When working families live paycheck to paycheck, they struggle to build and focus on the future. This modest boost in income can be life-changing,” said Ting. “The previous income limits were too low, and I’m glad the Governor and my colleagues in the Legislature agreed with me that more Californians should benefit.”

Assemblymember Phil Ting and Assemblywoman Quirk-Silva Lead Committee on Economic Investment with China

(SACRAMENTO) – Assemblywoman Sharon Quirk-Silva (D – Orange County), Chair of the Assembly Committee on Jobs, joined with Assemblymember Philip Ting (D – San Francisco), Chair of the Assembly Select Committee on Asia/California Trade and Investment Promotion (ACTIP) convened an informational hearing to examine trade and investment activities between California and the People's Republic of China.

Ting Honors Workers' Rights Attorney Joan Graff As Woman Of The Year

Assemblyman Ting with Joan Graff Woman of the Year 2018

(Sacramento, CA) – During the State Assembly’s Woman of the Year celebration at the State Capitol today, Assemblymember Phil Ting (D-San Francisco) honored attorney Joan Messing Graff for her half-century-long fight for equality and economic justice in the workplace.

Will California Use Its Budget Surplus to House the Homeless?

Publication: The Mercury News

Responding to pleas from 11 big-city mayors grappling with the alarming rise of homelessness, California lawmakers on Wednesday announced two proposals that would devote over half of the state’s $6.1 billion budget surplus to the crisis.

A bipartisan bill from Assemblyman Phil Ting, D-San Francisco, and backed by Republican Assemblyman Brian Maienschein of San Diego, calls for a one-time infusion of $1.5 billion in matching funds for cities.

Another proposal would direct $2 billion of the coming year’s budget to cities and counties for affordable housing: Senate Bill 912 from Sen. Jim Beall, D-Campbell, and Sen. Nancy Skinner, D-Berkeley. The two lawmakers also support Ting’s legislation, Assembly Bill 3171.

“We’re hearing loud and clear that this is really the most important issue for cities up and down the state,” said Ting, who heads the Assembly Budget Committee.

California Big 11 Mayors and State Lawmakers Announce Legislation for $1.5 Billion to Address Homeless Crisis

Sacramento, CA – Today, the mayors of the eleven largest cities in California and a bi-partisan group of state lawmakers announced the introduction of AB 3171, which allocates $1.5 billion from the state budget to help address the growing homeless crisis. Assemblyman Phil Ting (D-San Francisco) and State Senator Ricardo Lara (D-Bell Gardens) will champion the effort in their respective houses.

“Homelessness is first and foremost a humanitarian crisis, but it is also the single greatest threat to the economic prosperity, opportunity and growth our cities are fighting for,” said Sacramento Mayor Darrell Steinberg, who leads the Big 11. “We are on the front lines of providing compassionate and effective solutions to this issue, and we request that our state partners make alleviating homelessness in our cities an even greater priority.”

San Francisco Secures $10M In Funding For Homeless Navigation Centers

Publication: CBS San Francisco Bay Area

San Francisco city leaders are celebrating $10 million in state funding for two new Navigation Centers to help the homeless in the city’s southeast neighborhoods and near the South of Market and Mission District.

The San Francisco Board of Supervisors voted to accept and spend the money on Tuesday, and they announced the development this morning during a news conference at the Central Waterfront Navigation Center, located at 600 25th St.

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Wednesday’s announcement came after state Assemblyman Phil Ting secured the Housing and Community Development funding through the Assembly Budget Committee in response to discussions between Ronen and the late Mayor Ed Lee. Ting said homelessness is a statewide issue, and that just offering housing is not an adequate solution.

“Navigation centers are an essential part of the equation because they provide critical support services to help homeless individuals off the streets long-term,” Ting said.

“By opening more Navigation Centers, we will have greater success in moving people out of tents and into housing,” Ting said.