SACRAMENTO, CA – Assemblymember Phil Ting (D-San Francisco), Chair of the Assembly Budget Committee, released the following statement in response to the withdrawal of admission for nearly 500 hundred students at the University of California, Irvine. 

SACRAMENTO, CA – Assemblymember Phil Ting (D-San Francisco) released the following statement about the California State Legislature’s passage of measures to fight climate change through AB 398 and air pollution through AB 617:

“This isn’t a perfect deal but it’s the right deal at the right time.  We will plot a path to environmental justice and leave the state better off than how we inherited it.  Air pollution and climate change should be confronted simultaneously to preserve basic human needs for future generations.  Our cap and trade program has emerged stronger.  With more supporters than ever, the program has triumphed politically.  On this foundation of inclusion and consensus, we can maintain the momentum for progress in all communities beyond the next decade.”

SACRAMENTO, CA – The Senate Committee on Public Safety passed legislation by Assemblymember Phil Ting (D-San Francisco) that would make law enforcement body camera recordings subject to public disclosure through the Public Records Act.

“The growing lack of trust between communities and the law enforcement officers who protect them has led to the growing use of body cameras. If body cameras are to strengthen public trust, then we need a statewide standard for the release of body camera footage to the public,” said Ting.  “If a picture is worth a thousand words, a video is worth millions. It’s time we let the footage speak for itself. Withholding these recordings is perceived as hiding information, and this only causes mistrust, especially when there are incidents of alleged officer-involved uses of force.”

$3 Billion in Frontloaded EV Buyer Incentives Would Decline as State’s EV Market Grows

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San Francisco – 1.5 million electric vehicles (EVs) will be on California roads by 2025, and 5 million by 2030, with the help of a new rebate program created by legislation announced by Assemblymember Phil Ting (D-San Francisco) that faces votes in two State Senate committees next week.

SACRAMENTO – Assemblymember Phil Ting (D-San Francisco), Chair of the Assembly Budget Committee, released the following statement about Governor Jerry Brown’s signature of the 2017-2018 State Budget for California.  Brown signed the bill without any changes.  Ting’s statement follows:

(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.