(SACRAMENTO, CA) – Assemblymember Phil Ting (D-San Francisco), Chair of the Assembly Budget Committee, released the following statement about the State Legislature’s passage of the 2017-2018 budget for California.  An Assembly Budget Committee overview of the spending plan is available here.  Ting’s statement follows.

(SACRAMENTO, CA) – California took the first step to remove dangerous carcinogenic chemicals from fast food wrappers and other food packaging following a vote in the State Assembly.  Assembly Bill (AB) 958, by Assemblymember Phil Ting (D-San Francisco), passed out of the Assembly on a 42-25 vote and moves to the State Senate for review.

“Dangerous chemicals should not be wrapped around our food, especially what we give to our kids,” said Ting.  “Food convenience and food safety should not be competing values for those of us with lives on the go.  It’s time for California to assess chemicals that our families are ingesting so that they cannot further damage our health and the environment.”

(SACRAMENTO, CA) – The California State Assembly passed legislation authored by Assemblymember Phil Ting (D-San Francisco) that will, when paired with an updated inclusionary zoning ordinance now being negotiated by the Board of Supervisors, strengthen local planning tools in San Francisco to result in more affordable housing.

Assembly Bill (AB) 915 passed with a preliminary vote of 42-28 and moves to the State Senate for further review.

“Housing costs are skyrocketing in San Francisco.  We need to flip the switch so that local planning leads to more affordable housing by default,” said Ting.  “By linking housing density with affordability, we will get more affordable housing to ease the exodus of working families from our neighborhoods.  No community does this and it’s time for us to show the state how it’s done.”

(SACRAMENTO, CA) – The California State Assembly passed legislation authored by Assemblymember Phil Ting (D-San Francisco) to give San Francisco flexibility to build shelters and transitional housing for unsheltered homeless residents.

Assembly Bill (AB) 932 passed with a 67-0 vote and moves to the State Senate for further review.

“We need the freedom to think out of the box to solve our homeless crisis,” said Ting.  “Red tape bogs us down.  This bill enables us to craft innovative, local solutions to get the best use out of the resources we have to fight homelessness.”

(SACRAMENTO, CA) - Assemblymember Phil Ting, Chair of the Assembly Budget Committee, unveiled the State Assembly’s plan for the California budget leading up to Thursday’s vote in the Assembly Budget Committee. 

The result of 77 public hearings since January, the Assembly’s plan is called the “Protect and Persist Budget.”  It protects the progress of recent budgets that restored vital investments lost during the Great Recession while strengthening the state’s ability to withstand future economic downturns or adverse federal actions.  Also, it persists onward with more responsible investments in Californians.

SACRAMENTO, CA – The California State Assembly passed a resolution recognizing the 135^th Anniversary of the signing of the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882 and to call on President Donald Trump to revoke his anti-immigrant executive orders.

Authored by Assemblymembers Phil Ting (D-San Francisco) and David Chiu (D-San Francisco), Assembly Joint Resolution (AJR) 14 passed with a 52-0 vote.   The measure now heads to the State Senate for review. 

(SACRAMENTO, CA) – Assemblymember Phil Ting (D-San Francisco), Chair of the Assembly Budget Committee, released the following statement about the May Revision of Governor Jerry Brown’s state budget proposal for the 2017-2018 fiscal year, which starts on July 1. The Assembly Budget Committee released a preliminary analysis of the proposal. Ting’s statement follows.

(SAN FRANCISCO, CA) – Flanked by supporters at a hotel converted to shelter the homeless, Assemblymember Phil Ting (D-San Francisco) announced a bill to give San Francisco flexibility to build homeless shelters and transitional housing for unsheltered homeless residents.  The bill faces its first hearing in the State Legislature next week.

“Business as usual is failing to solve our homeless crisis,” said Ting.  “We need the freedom to think and act big, without the conventional bureaucratic challenges that bog us down.  This bill will give our community the flexibility and freedom to craft innovative, local solutions to get the best use out of the resources we have to fight homelessness.”