Legislative & Budget Accomplishments

Budget
2023

• Provides $2.83 billion in one-time funds for child care.
• Permanently reduce child care family fees to 1 percent of total income for those earning more than 75 percent of the state medium income.
• Provides rate increase and policy parity across ALL early education, preschool, and care programs to match the CCPU agreement.
• Allocates $1.7 billion in previously-appropriated funds to provide all child care programs with a monthly rate increase from January 1, 2024 until June 30, 2025.

2022

• Establishes a Family Finding, Engagement and Support program to help connect foster youth with loving, supportive family members when they cannot safely remain at home.
• It also creates a center for family finding and engagement to help implement best practices statewide.
• Provides full child support payments for families that were in CalWORKS and intends to do the same for families currently in the program by 2025.
• The Hope, Opportunity, Perseverance, and Empowerment for Children program to provide trust accounts to children who have parents or legal guardians who died during the COVID pandemic.
• $157 million for child care family fee waivers.
• Appropriation of $27 million in the child care space to cover administrative costs of providing reimbursement rate supplements to family childcare providers.

2021

• $400 million in available federal funds to provide stipends of $525 per enrolled child for all state-subsidized childcare and preschool providers, serving approximately 400,000 children in subsidized care statewide.
• $3.9 billion to child care and Head Start providers to help with expenses, such as personnel and rent payments.

2020

• $4 million ongoing to support foster youth facing homelessness.

• $53.3 million in new federal CCDBG funds to the Alternative Payment Programs (CAPP) for approximately 5,600 new ongoing childcare service spaces.

• Maximizes $300 million federal CARES Act funding to ensure essential workers have access to childcare, and help shuttered sites re-open.

• Extends COVID paid sick leave protections to all Californians, closing loopholes in federal law, and authorizes the Labor Commissioner to cite workplaces that do not comply.

• Expands paid family leave benefits for Californians working for an employer with five or more employees, without fear of job loss, to bond with a newborn, care for a seriously ill family member, or take of themselves.

2019

• $140 million for child care

• Expands duration of Paid Family Leave benefits from 6 weeks to 8 weeks, beginning July 1, 2020, and notes legislative intent to move toward the goal of providing a 90% wage replacement rate for low-wage workers using these benefits.

2018

• Provides $10 million to various programs across the state that distribute diapers to low-income families with infants or toddlers, with $2.5 million set aside for programs in San Francisco.

2017

• Provides $31 million in ongoing funds for Child Care Bridge for Foster Care.

• AB 783 – Enforces existing law to ensure that businesses designate all single-user restrooms as “all gender” facilities. 2023, Chaptered

• AB 2448 – Ensures greater civil rights protections for individuals who face discrimination at businesses by requiring training and reporting of workers who interact with the public. 2022, Chaptered

• AB 1732 – Strengthens restroom use fairness, convenience, and safety by requiring all single-occupancy restrooms to be designated “all gender” so that any person can use single-occupancy restrooms. 2016, Chaptered

• AB 2252 – Allows voters with disabilities to vote with the same conveniences afforded to military and overseas voters by receiving their vote by mail ballots by email. 2016, Chaptered

• AB 2437 – Provides education and outreach to salon owners and employees about workplace laws, which they may be unaware of due to language barriers. 2016, Chaptered

• AB 1073 – Requires pharmacists to provide limited English proficient patients with translated standardized directions for use on prescription drug labels, ensuring all patients understand how to take their medication safely. 2015, Chaptered

• ACR 41 – Designates March 15, 2015, through March 21, 2015, as Sunshine Week, promoting open government and access to public information. 2015, Chaptered

• AB 2102 – Calls for a state assessment of the medical industry’s capacity to provide healthcare to limited English speaking patients in a culturally and linguistically appropriate manner. 2014, Chaptered

• AB 2253 – Requires state agencies to translate forms in order to assist limited English proficient persons seeking state services online and in person. 2014, Chaptered

• AB 362 – Same-Sex Couple Tax Fairness Act; ends a discriminatory state tax paid by persons whose employer reimburses them for federal taxes paid on health benefits for a same-sex partner. 2013, Chaptered

• AB 449 – Mandates law enforcement agencies to adopt a hate crimes policy and follow specific guidelines. 2023, Chaptered

• AB 1985 – This bill requires local law enforcement agencies that are updating their hate crime policies to meet standards set by the Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training (POST) and include other tools to address rising hate crime rates. 2018, Chaptered

Budget
2023

• $650,000 to the San Francisco Treasurer’s Office for a pilot program that pays low-income jurors $100 per day for their service.

• Adopts additional statutory protections regarding admittance into and exits from Stabilization, Training, Assistance, and Reintegration (STAR) homes as well as prohibits non-emergency restraints and seclusion in STAR homes. 

2022

• Supports the court system through an additional $184.2 million in trial court funding and 23 new judgeships. 

• Reduces the civil assessment, expands access to automatic fee waivers in civil cases, and provides General Fund backfill to the courts.

• Includes funding for key programs including legal aid, CASA, and dependency counsel.

2021

• $166.5 million for nonprofits to provide health care, mental health, legal, or preventative services ($110 million) for victims of hate crimes and a statewide hate crime reporting hotline ($10 million).

• $7.5 million for Retroactive Expungements. 

• The Judicial Council will develop and adopt a matrix of offense-based classifications, which includes provisions for the development of a rehabilitation plan and regular progress review hearings of youth on the secure track. 

2020  

• $3.68 million to clear criminal records so that individuals can have a second chance at housing and employment.

• Requires closure of two state-owned and operated prisons with high costs due to declining prison populations. 

• Realigns responsibilities of the state’s Division of Juvenile Justice to counties so juveniles are closer to home.

• $3.68 million for DOJ to begin automatically clearing records for individuals arrested after January 1, 2021. 

• AB 3234 – Provides judges with the discretion to provide court-ordered diversion programs for misdemeanors to provide people with a chance at rehabilitation.

2019

• Adds $288 million more to fund trial court operations, $36.5 million ongoing for 25 additional trial court judgeships, and $13.6 million ongoing to continue expansion of interpreter services for civil matters and cover costs of criminal cases. 

• Includes $75 million to pilot pretrial decision-making across 10 counties.

• Moves the Division of Juvenile Justice from CDCR to a new Department of Youth and Community Restoration under the Health and Human Services Agency to better align its rehabilitative mission. 

• Includes $160 million ongoing to implement integrated substance use disorder treatment programs throughout all 35 CDCR institutions and $37 million ongoing for competitive reentry grants for community-based organizations that help inmates transition to everyday life.

2018

• $12.1 billion General Fund spent on corrections, so the Budget establishes a roadmap to reduce the capacity of the state correctional system if the number of prisoners continues to decline.

• $87 million for reentry and diversion programs.

2017

• Provides $22 million ongoing for Dependency Counsel and $10 million two-year funding for the Equal Access Fund.

Legislation

• AB 505 – Ensures the Office of Youth and Community Restoration has the tools it needs to partner with counties in continuing the youth justice system transformation that began in 2020, and to keep them safe. 2023, Chaptered

• AB 567 - Allows for automated relief for revoked probation for misdemeanors and infractions and allows an individual to request confirmation from DOJ that relief was granted. 2023, Chaptered

• AB 600 - Addresses remaining procedural and technical issues regarding California’s second look sentencing process, expands judicial authority and provides clarity for courts when applying the law. 2023, Chaptered

• AB 960 – Streamlines the process and expands eligibility criteria for medical parole to include the criteria for hospice care, debilitating pain or other debilitating diseases, chronological age, or a combination of these factors. 2022, Chaptered

• AB 2147 – Promotes safe walking and limits unjust enforcement by prohibiting law enforcement from citing individuals for jaywalking unless there is an immediate danger of a collision with a moving vehicle. 2022, Chaptered

• AB 2417 – Provides incarcerated youth with an understanding of their basic human rights by consolidating all state and federal rights into one spot in the law. 2022, Chaptered

• AB 1452 – Diversifies juries in San Francisco by compensating jurors at a higher rate. 2021, Chaptered

• AB 1540 – Prohibits the court from denying a recall and resentencing motion without a hearing and requires the court to state on the record the reasons for its decision to grant or deny recall and resentencing. 2021, Chaptered

• AB 3234 – Provides judges with the discretion to provide court-ordered diversion programs for misdemeanors to provide people with a chance at rehabilitation. 2020, Chaptered

• AB 1076 – Automates the arrest and conviction record relief process so individuals with criminal records have a second chance at finding employment and housing. 2019, Chaptered

• AB 748 – Establishes statewide police camera footage release policy to create transparency and support community relations. 2018, Chaptered

• AB 1985 – Requires minimum standards on police hate crime policies so that law enforcement can better address hate crimes when they occur. 2018, Chaptered

• AB 2942 – Provides prosecutors the discretion to recall and resentence a defendant who has served at least half of their long-term sentence if there is evidence that the defendant has been rehabilitated. 2018, Chaptered

2023

• Chinese Hospital of San Francisco – $5 million to Chinese Hospital to complete renovations that will provide up to 15 more beds to treat subacute patients. 

• Golden Gate Institute – $4.5 million for capital improvements to a 1926 building that served as the first Japanese language school that opened in 1911. A newly renovated auditorium will serve as a community hub in Japantown.

• Alcoholics Rehabilitation Association – $2.5 million for capital improvements for a 47-bed agency that provides a supportive residential step-down program for recovered addicts who are reintegrating into their community. 

• Richmond Residential Care Facility and Senior Center – $2.1 million to Self-Help for the Elderly to design and build a residential home and assisted living facility with 15 beds and a ground floor senior center.

• Arguello Bikeway Upgrade Project – $1.25 million to the SF Municipal Transportation Agency to create protected bike lanes on Arguello that will increase public safety. 

• Angel Island Immigration Station – $1 million to Angel Island to rebuild two cottages designed by Julia Morgan that were damaged in a recent fire. One cottage will be open to the public and the other one for artist residencies.

• Chinese Culture Center – $1 million to the Chinese Culture Foundation of San Francisco to renovate their newly acquired building in Chinatown.

• YBikes – $1 million to YBikes to purchase equipment, bike fleets, helmets and tools. 

• Daly City Energy Storage – $1 million to the City of Daly City Department of Public Works to purchase battery storage to store energy from solar panels for the War Memorial Building and City Hall. 

• San Francisco Jury Pilot – $650,000 to the SF Treasurer’s Office for a pilot program that pays low-income jurors $100 per day for their service.

• Havelock Pedestrian Bridge – $500,000 for the beautification and improved access to the bridge including removal of overgrown hedges and debris.

2022

• RAMS, Inc. – $6.5 million to acquire a new site for the permanent home of their Wellness Clinic in the inner Richmond.

• SF Recreation and Parks Department – $6 million for the completion and renovation of the historic Japantown Peace Plaza.

• Portsmouth Square – $4 million for a new “living room” for the Chinatown community that includes a new clubhouse, green spaces and a culturally relevant public art program.

• The City of Daly City – $3.2 million for the Safe Routes to Schools program to improve public safety for young students.

• The City and County of San Francisco – $2.3 million for the redesign and improvements to the South Sunset Clubhouse to better serve seniors and youth through congregate meals and social programs.

• Community Youth Center (CYC) – $2 million to complete the building of their new headquarters and community hub in the Richmond District.

• Sunset Youth Services – $1.5 million for capital improvements to their newly acquired church site in the outer Sunset, and for a new community space at the Shirley Chisholm Village for educators.

• SF Municipal Transportation Agency – $1.5 million for Sloat between Skyline and Great Highway to increase public safety.

• SF Municipal Transportation Agency – $1.2 million for the Sloat Skyline traffic signal project and completion.

• Children’s Creativity Museum – $800,000 for the renovation of their outdoor space for enhanced engagement and activities for their younger audiences.

• Tenderloin Neighborhood Development Center – $500,000 for the build-out of their ground floor space at 2550 Irving Street, an affordable housing project in the Sunset.

2021

• Candlestick Point Safe Parking Program – Provides $5.6 million to open a secure parking site with 150 spots for unhoused people living in their vehicles. The proposed site will be fenced off and include a guard booth, toilets and shower trailers, electrical poles for lights, and pet and picnic areas.

• Meals on Wheels SF and Mission Food Hub – Provides $2 million for food security for our seniors and for culturally appropriate groceries for families who were affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.

• Drug Sobering Center – Provides $4.2 million for San Francisco’s first center to provide relevant resources to users in a supportive environment with the goal of overdose death prevention.

• Chinatown Media and Arts Collaborative (CMAC) – Funding of $26.5 million to purchase a site for CMAC, the state’s first API-focused arts collective that will showcase the talent of diverse Asian artists with a focus on racial justice and advocacy. 

• Community Youth Center – Provides $500,000 for the Richmond Community Hub that will provide service programs including victim support services, civic engagement and employment opportunities for the diverse neighbors on the Westside.

• Japantown Peace Plaza – Provides $5 million for repairs and upgrades that will revitalize the one-block pedestrian walkway and commercial corridor.

• Japantown Buchanan Mall Project – Provides $4.8 million to repair and redesign the Buchanan Mall and promote the small businesses in Japantown that have struggled throughout the pandemic. 

• SF Live and API Business Recovery – Provides $3.5 million to support venue operators, artists and area small businesses in their economic recovery.

• Harvey Milk Plaza – Provides $1.5 million for a memorial that celebrates Harvey Milk in the heart of San Francisco's Castro neighborhood.

• Margate Park in Daly City – Provides $4 million for a skateboard park and other improvements. 

• Chinese Cultural Center – Provides $1 million for anti-Asian hate grants.

• SF State University and #StopAAPIHate – Provides $10 million to SFSU to continue its partnership with Chinese for Affirmative Action and A3PCON to build capacity and grow the #StopAAPIHate movement and data collection services.

• San Mateo Community College District – Provides $23 million for the Skyline College: Workforce and Economic Development Prosperity Center.

• UCSF Dyslexia Center – Provides $15.2 million to support dyslexia research and augment a dyslexia and early intervention pilot program. 

• UCSF Memory and Aging Center Alba Lab – Provides $3.5 million to the Memory and Aging Center Alba Lab, which studies how language is organized into brain networks across the lifespan. 

• UCSF Health Modeling Consortium – Provides $1.25 million to support a health modeling consortium partnership between UCSF and the California Department of Public Health.

• Serramonte and Bayshore Libraries – Provides $2 million for capital improvements for both libraries.

• San Mateo County Big Lift Early Learning Initiative – Provides $1 million for the Big Lift Early Learning Initiative, which aims to boost third-grade reading proficiency through high-quality preschool, summer learning, school attendance, and family engagement.

2019

• Homeless Emergency Aid Program – SF received $37.96 million of the $650 million in one-time grants for local governments to address their immediate homeless challenges – at least 8% of which is designated to meet homeless youths’ needs. 

• Westside Planning Grant – Provided $300,000 for a planning grant so the Westside of SF can better develop affordable housing.

• Chinatown Planning Grant – Provided $250,000 to help community organizations in Chinatown envision a major arts and cultural facility to inform a new Chinese American narrative in the intersection of art, culture, history, media, and social justice.

• Merced Heights Playground – Provided $1.37 million to add a senior area, dog play area, and adult fitness equipment to the Merced Heights Playground. 

• West Portal Playground – Provides $400,000 to complete a “nature nook” nature play area and pathway with accessible parking at the renovated West Portal Playground. 

• India Basin – Provides $4 million to help complete remediation for the India Basin Park Restoration Project, converting a previously environmentally contaminated site to a safer, healthier, multi-use park for the India Basin and Bay View Hunters Point neighborhoods.

• SF Firefighting Equipment – Provides $1 million so the SF Fire Department can purchase a hose tender to serve the Westside of SF, providing an above-ground mobile water supply with hoses that can reach up to 5,000 feet. 

• Higher Education Infrastructure Improvements – Provides $58 million for utility infrastructure replacement at SF Community College District’s Ocean Campus, $10.9 for seismic and code upgrades at SF Community College District’s Alemany Center, and $500,000 to UC Law San Francisco for deferred maintenance. 

• CSU San Mateo Study – Provides $2 million for CSU Office of the Chancellor to undertake a review of a potential CSU campus in the County of San Mateo (along with campuses in three other jurisdictions).

• National LGBTQ Center for the Arts – Provides $500,000 to support a historic center that will also serve as an arts facility and public space to highlight the LGBTQ community, in partnership with the SF Gay Men’s Chorus.

• Harvey Milk and Eagle Plaza – Provides $1.1 million to support the construction of two LGBTQ public spaces in SF; $1 million for the renovation of Harvey Milk Plaza to become a place for reflection vs. transit station; and $100,000 for the renovation of Eagle Plaza, the world’s first LGBTQ-leather public plaza.

• AIDS Conference – Provides $2 million to SF and Oakland to cover costs of hosting the 2020 International AIDS Conference, and to provide scholarships so individuals affected by HIV/AIDS from around the world can participate.

• SF Peer Warm Line – Provides $10.8 million ($3.6 million over 3 years) to support a California Peer-Run Warm Line, offering phone and messaging services on a 24/7 basis to those on the brink of a mental health crisis from peer counselors – thus decreasing unnecessary emergency room visits and avoiding public safety involvement. 

2018

• Homeless Emergency Aid Program – City of San Francisco was eligible for $27.67 million of the $500 million in one-time grants for local governments to address their immediate homeless challenges – with at least 5% used for homeless youth needs. Daly City/San Mateo Counties were eligible for $4.93 million.

• Seawall Earthquake Safety and Disaster Prevention Center – Provides $5 million to help SF begin to rehabilitate this crucial piece of infrastructure needed to protect the waterfront from imminent seismic risk and increased flood risk due to sea level rise.

• GLBT Museum – Provided $250,000 to establish a permanent home for the proposed Museum of LGBTQ History and Culture in SF where stories and cultures of our diverse communities can be gathered, preserved, studied, and made widely available.

• Diaper Program – Provided $10 million to various programs across the state that distribute diapers to low-income families with infants or toddlers, with $2.5 million set aside for programs in San Francisco. 

• Richmond Community Center – Provided $2 million to help finish a Richmond District community center to house services for immigrant youth and parents, several non-profit organizations, and space for neighborhood community meetings.

• Daly City, Doelger Center Complex – Provided $1.5 million to replace the roof of the Doelger Senior Center, one of the most heavily utilized community centers in Daly City, and the roof of the adjacent Westlake Community Gym.

• SFUSD Facility Upgrades – Provided $4 million for SFUSD to support a facilities project at A.P. Giannini Middle School, the most populous public middle school in SF – repave uneven school yard, update electrical wiring in gym, fix leaks in locker room ceiling, and replace broken chairs in auditorium.

• Higher Education Infrastructure Improvements – Provided $2.4 million for utility infrastructure replacement at SF Community College District’s Ocean Campus, $536,000 for seismic and code upgrades at SF Community College District’s Alemany Center, and $500,000 to UC Law San Francisco for deferred maintenance.

• Adult Day Health Care Rate Increase – Assembly version of the Budget provided $4 million to allow for a 20% increase in the Medi-Cal fee paid for Adult Day Health Care/Community Based Adult Services providers in SF. Final budget also included Prop 56 funds of up to $2 million for qualifying Community-Based Adult Services programs in high-cost areas like SF.

2017

• Mission Navigation Center. Provided $10 million to assist the City and County to develop a Navigation Center in the Mission District.

• Geneva Car Barn. Provided $3.5 million for the rehabilitation of the Geneva Car Barn in San Francisco.

• California Historical Society. Provided $5 million to develop a new history curriculum for California schools that is based on extensive use of primary documents.

• Project Open Hand. Provided $2 million General Fund annually for three years and trailer bill for a Medically-Tailored Meals Pilot Program across California.

• Golden Gate and Fulton Dog Park. Appropriated $2 million for the development of a new dog park in Golden Gate Park.

• Lake Merced. Appropriate $1 million for erosion, trail, signage, dock and recreational improvements around the Lake Merced.

• Candlestick Park. Approved an increase to the reimbursement authority by $1,265,000 for the Candlestick SRA: Yosemite Slough North Public Use Improvement project. The California State Parks Foundation is fully funding this project.

2016

• City College of San Francisco – Approved trailer bill language to allow City College of San Francisco to receive funding in excess of its growth cap for any actual growth it may realize during a five-year period beginning in the 2017-18 academic year. Specifically, CCSF would be allowed to exceed its calculated growth cap and would be eligible for growth to the level of full-time equivalent students in the 2012-13 fiscal year.

• Exploratorium – Allocated $3.5 million in ongoing Proposition 98 funding for the San Francisco Unified School District to pass through to the Exploratorium in San Francisco to provide professional development and leadership training in implementing the Next Generation Science Standards and improving instruction in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) education.

• Precision Medicine at UCSF/UCLA – Approved $10 million from the state General Fund to the Governor’s Office of Planning and Research to fund additional precision medicine research with trailer bill language governing the award of these funds. 

• UC Law San Francisco – Approved a $1 million General Fund ongoing unallocated increase.  Approved additional lease revenue bond authority of $18.8 million for the Academic Building Replacement project first approved in the 2015 Budget Act. Total project costs are now estimated to be $55.6 million.

• Foster Youth – Approved $3 million General Fund on-going to provide additional access to Chafee Education and Training Voucher grants for 922 students. An average grant of $3,251 assists with higher education expenses. Approves $4 million General Fund on-going to provide an increase of $489 (to $900) to the monthly rate for the infant supplement provided to eligible parenting foster youth, starting July 1, 2016. 

• Food Banks – $5 million in one-time funding to extend the Farm to Food Banks Tax Credit until 2022.

• Angel Island – Approved a one-time, $3 million General Fund augmentation to the budget of the Department of Parks and Recreation for finalizing a facility restoration of the former Public Health Service Hospital at the U.S. Immigration Station on Angel Island State Park and to create a new Pacific Coast Immigration Center. 

• SF Mint – Provided $1 million one-time General Fund to support California Historical Society activities to increase exhibitions and public programs, including repurposing the US Mint in San Francisco to become the new headquarters for the Society

• Crime/Recidivism Prevention – $15 million for the Law Enforcement Assisted Diversion (LEAD) program, a housing first harm reduction model that provides drug treatment, medical care, and housing. 

• Trafficking – Provided $10 million for human trafficking prevention grants. 

2015

• UC Law San Francisco – Over $37 million to ensure that UC Law San Francisco continues to have a home in San Francisco.

• San Francisco Bay Conservation and Development Commission – $1 million to fund its core functions.

2023

• $500,000 to the San Francisco Unified School District for infrastructure and capital costs to improve their life sciences laboratory, patient care simulation space, and STEM project space.

• Provides $597 million for Universal Transitional Kindergarten enrollment growth, and fully funds quality UTK standards for 10:1 class ratios, teachers, and classroom aides.

• Provided an increase of $3.4 billion in Proposition 98 funding for the Local Control Funding Formula (LCFF).

• Provided $2 billion in additional General Fund support for school facilities after the exhaustion of bond funds for new construction and modernization.

• Maintains $4 billion Expanded Learning Opportunities Program—provides afterschool and summer options for all students. Key to addressing learning loss.

• $933 million to implement the Arts and Music in Schools Act.

• Includes the first state investment in the California Student Housing Revolving Loan Fund, which will provide 0% interest loans to qualifying UC, CSU, and community college campuses to construct affordable student, faculty, and staff housing. 

• 11 new student housing projects that will be supported by the state including three innovative partnerships between UC and community college campuses, and will add more than 4,100 affordable beds for students. 

• Created a fund to support the expansion of community college nursing programs using $60 million annually from 2024-25 through 2029-30. 

•  $1.5 million provided curriculum resources related to genocide and Holocaust education. 

• Provided language to develop a statewide lease revenue bond by 2024 to support the community college student housing projects approved last year and in June 2023.

• Created a pilot program to improve outreach and participation in the CalKIDS college savings program, which should help thousands of California students access as much as $500 for college expenses. 

2022

• $93.5 billion for education, over $1.2 billion for public higher education, and $4 billion for housing public college students.

• $2.5 million to renovate San Francisco State Cross Cultural Center and provide students a centralized location to engage in multi-cultural events, services, build a community on campus, and add 10 more beds for student housing.

• $10 million to the UCLA Asian American Studies Center to create a narrative change project that brings together distinguished scholarship, open access technology, and ethnic studies pedagogy to enhance API studies 

• $15 million for UC Berkeley Asian American and Asian Diaspora Studies program to increase faculty and enhance campus community engagement. 

• $5 million to provide financial assistance to aspiring teachers for bilingual accreditation, support the infrastructure of the CSU Asian Bilingual Teacher Education Program Consortium, and fund a pilot program to support a cohort of aspiring teachers seeking accreditation across the CSUs.

• $4.5 billion for school facilities.

• $710 million for preschool/TK/full-day kindergarten and charter facilities.

• $135 million for inclusive early education program.

• Over $2.5 billion for other higher education projects, including funding for projects at UC Riverside and UC Merced.

• Over $2 billion added for various housing programs.

• Increased school district and charter school LCFF funding by $4.3 billion above COLA.

• Increase to LCFF funding for Home to School Transportation and Special Education by $1.1 billion and county offices of education by $101 million. 

• $4 billion ongoing for the Expanded Learning Opportunities program
• $7.9 billion Learning Recovery Emergency Block Grant.

• $700 million in college and career readiness initiatives, including a historic $200 million increase in dual enrollment options for high school students.

• $3.6 billion Arts, Music, & Instructional Materials Block Grant.

• $300 million for Pre-Kindergarten Planning and Implementation Grants, and $650 million for Preschool, Transitional Kindergarten and Full-Day Kindergarten Facilities.

• $637 million increase to Home to School Transportation.

• $600 million for Kitchen Infrastructure Grants for schools, and $100 million for Good Food Procurement.

• CCC: $600 million total ongoing above COLA for apportionments

• CSU: $211.1 million total General Fund, for a five-percent base increase, to support operational costs.

• UC: $200.5 million total General Fund, for a five-percent base increase, to support operational costs.

• $200 million in 2022-23 and ongoing to double the CCC Student Success Completion Grant to provide students with up to $4,000 per semester toward housing, food, and book costs.

• $15.5 million for Cal Grant improvements for students at independent non-profit colleges and universities in 2022-23.

• $227 million one-time in 2023-24 to increase the Middle Class Scholarship.

• $365 million beginning in 2024-25 to implement the Cal Grant Reform Act to modernize the program, provide grants to 150,000 more students, and continue the path to debt-free college.

• $60 million over three years for community change learn-&-earn career pathway programs at 20 selected community colleges.

• $1.8 billion for the student housing loan fund which will provide zero-interest loans for student housing at UC, CSU, and community colleges.

• Ensured that every student would be offered admission as before, while UC Berkley continued to develop plans to uphold CEQA requirements

• Made changes to the Community College Part-Time Faculty Health Insurance program to ensure that state funding agreed to in June will provide quality, affordable and accessible coverage to all eligible part-time faculty.

2021

• Created a path to Universal Transitional Kindergarten, which will be available to all 4-year-olds by 2025.

• Increased K-12 per-pupil spending to the highest level in state history - over $21,000 per student.

• $180 million increase to UC and CSU enrollment with 15,000 students.

• Provided $2 billion via LCFF for school reopening costs if reopened by March 31, 2022.

• $10 million to SFSU to continue its partnership with Chinese for Affirmative Action and A3PCON and build capacity and grow the #StopAAPIHate movement and data collection services.

• Provided $23 million for the Skyline College: Workforce and Economic Development Prosperity Center.

• $15.2 million to support dyslexia research at UCSF Dyslexia Center and augment a dyslexia and early intervention pilot program.

• $3.5 million to the UCSF Memory and Aging Center Alba Lab, which studies how language is organized into brain networks across the lifespan. 

• $1.25 million to support a health modeling consortium partnership between UCSF and the California Department of Public Health.

• Provided $1 million for the San Mateo County Big Lift Early Learning Initiative, which aims to boost third-grade reading proficiency through high-quality preschool, summer learning, school attendance, and family engagement

• $2 billion for higher education housing programs.

• $15.9 billion to schools for in-person learning and addressing learning loss.

• $5 billion for emergency student financial aid grants and relief funding for campus operations.

• Provided $4.56 billion via LCFF for learning recovery plans.

• $120 million to accelerate proposed aid for community college students, and $16 million for outreach efforts to inform higher education students about CalFresh benefits.

2020

• $46 million restoration to child support administration funding.

• $5.8 billion reduction in payment deferrals to K-12 schools.

• $791 million reduction in payment deferrals to community colleges.

• $472 million restoration for the University of California budget.

• $1.9 million restoration for the UC Law San Francisco budget.

• $498 million restoration for the California State University budget.

• $88 million restoration for Golden State Teacher Grant Program at Student Aid Commission.

• $192 million for a $0.75 per meal reimbursement for school meals served during the summer and closures due to COVID for students eligible for free/reduced-priced meals. 

• $10 million in summer financial aid for students at UC and CSU and $15 million one-time General Fund to support emergency financial aid for undocumented students denied federal emergency aid at UC, CSU and the community colleges.

2019

• Provided $58 million for utility infrastructure replacement at SF Community College District’s Ocean Campus, $10.9 for seismic and code upgrades at SF Community College District’s Alemany Center, and $500,000 to UC Law San Francisco for deferred maintenance.

• $2 million for CSU Office of the Chancellor to undertake review of a potential CSU campus in the County of San Mateo (along with campuses in three other jurisdictions).

• $126 million for state preschool, building up capacity to provide full-year preschool to all income-eligible four-year olds ($460 million), and full-day kindergarten ($300 million).

• About $81 billion for special education and teacher recruitment, retention, and training, including over $3 billion to moderate districts’ future pension cost increases. 

• Funds around 15,000 new slots for undergraduates at UC and CSU. 

• Expanded the College Promise fee waiver program to a second year at community college, added over 15,000 new competitive Cal Grant awards, and created a new Cal Grant Access Award for students with children to help meet basic family needs while finishing school.

• $50 million to support state and local Child Savings Account programs.

• AB 697 – Requires colleges receiving Cal Grants to give the state data on special admissions they offer to students who are related to donors and alumni. Chaptered

2018

• $4 million for SFUSD for a facilities project at A.P. Giannini Middle School.

• $2.4 million for utility infrastructure replacement at SF Community College District’s Ocean Campus, $536,000 for seismic and code upgrades at SF Community College District’s Alemany Center, and $500,000 to UC Law San Francisco for deferred maintenance.

• $549 million LCFF with $55 million add-on funding for K-12 education; the per pupil average is $10,800.

• $300 million in one-time Prop 98 funds for low-performing students to close the achievement gap.

• $11,639 in funding per K-12 student—up more than $1,000 per student since 2016-17. 

• $16.1 billion fund for higher education, with increases for both UC and CSU to boost enrollment.

• For the University of California, the 2018-19 budget includes the Governor’s proposed $92 million ongoing General Fund increase, as well as additional increases of $177 million one-time General Fund and $5 million ongoing to increase California enrollment by 2,000 students in the 2018-19 academic year. 

• For CSU, the 2018-19 budget includes the Governor’s proposed $92 million ongoing General Fund increase, as well as additional increases of $105 million, plus another $167 million of one-time funding resources to support a cohort of 3,641 new students at about $30 million per year over the next four years. 

• $1 billion in federal and state funds over four years for an added 13,400 child care and 2,947 preschool slots, increased rates for providers, and new quality investments.

2017

• $5 million to the California Historical Society to develop a new history curriculum for California schools that is based on extensive use of primary documents.

• $5.7 billion in state funds for CCC; $3.4 billion state funds for CSU; and $3.5 billion in state funds for UC for expanded enrollments.

• $2.2 billion for financial aid to protect the Middle Class Scholarship program.

• Increased Proposition 98 funding by $3.2 billion, which increased funding per student by $450 per student.

• $25 million for Child Care income eligibility increases, including 12-month income eligibility for families.

• Increased Cal Grants to fully cover costs of fee increases, and increase Community College financial aid programs.

• $5 million to enroll 500 more graduate students and direct UC to increase enrollment by 1,500 California undergraduates. 

• Increased CSU enrollment funding by $20.5 million and provides $12.5 million one-time for the Graduation Initiative.

• Under LCFF, SFUSD received a total of $491.5 million.

• $2.2 billion for financial aid to protect the Middle Class Scholarship program.

2016

• Public universities to expand enrollment ($6 billion in funds and 42,000 new slots at community colleges; $3.5 billion and 5,194 new slots at CSU; and $3.5 billion with out-of-state student cap plus 2,500 new slots at UC).

• $2.1 billion for financial aid.

• Approved a $1 million General Fund ongoing increase for UC Law San Francisco as well as an additional lease revenue bond authority of $18.8 million for the Academic Building Replacement project. 

• $100 million annually, to add nearly 9,000 full day preschool slots.

• Provided $3 billion to further implement the LCFF.

• Began process of developing financial incentives for school districts to provide full day Kindergarten. 

• Supported two percent enrollment growth at Community Colleges, and provides $200 million to expand career technical education programs. 

• Provided $200 million one-time for college readiness programs. 

• Provided CSU with about $235 million in additional funding for enrollment growth. 

• Increased UC funding by about $190 million, with $20 million in one-time funding and $18.5 million to enroll 2,500 new California students.

2014

• AB 2160 – Expands access to financial aid for thousands of students by requiring public high schools to electronically submit students’ Grade Point Average (GPA) to the Student Aid Commission, a prerequisite for obtaining financial aid. Chaptered

• ACR 128 – Designates May 2014 as Living Schoolyard Month and urges the Department of Education to prioritize the construction of student-accessible green space on school campuses and integrate its use into the curriculum. Chaptered

2023

• Bottle Bank: Created a mobile pilot program in San Francisco to encourage recycling, allowing residents to redeem deposits on bottles/cans at convenient locations that rotate throughout the City.

• Electric Vehicles: Required the California Energy Commission to assess and determine future/necessary infrastructure needs for electric charging across the state.

• Arguello Bikeway Upgrade Project – $1,250,000 to the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency to create protected bike lanes on Arguello.

• Daly City Energy Storage – $1 million to the City of Daly City Department of Public Works to purchase battery storage to store energy from solar panels for the War Memorial Building and City Hall. 

• YBikes – $1 million to YBikes to purchase equipment, bike fleets, helmets and tools.

• AB 579 – Requires that all purchases of new school buses be zero emission by 2035 and extends the maximum length of transportation service and leasing contracts for zero-emission buses. Chaptered

2022

• Provides $500,000 to update the study at the California Air Resources Board (CARB).

• Includes $40 million over 3 years to clean up bales of bottle bill material and divert thermoform materials to recycling centers, enabling cleaner materials for minimum recycled content.
• AB 1817 – Bans the sale of clothes and other textiles containing “forever chemicals” or PFAS, a class of dangerous chemicals linked to health and environmental problems by 2024. Chaptered

• AB 2075 – Empowers the California Energy Commission to develop necessary and cost-effective EV charging standards as part of the building standards for new and existing structures. Chaptered

• AB 2625 – Exempts energy storage projects from Subdivision Map Act requirements to streamline storage projects and achieve the state’s energy reliability needs. Chaptered

2021

• A historic $15 billion investment to address the climate crisis. 

• $913 million more for wildfires
  • $159 million for Forest Health grants, 

  • $120 million for Fire Prevention grants, 

  • $40 million for the Forest Health Improvement Program for Small Landowners, 

  • $181 million for stewardship of state-owned lands, 

  • $53 million for various conservancies, 

  • $27 million for the forestry corps, 

  • $13 million for defensive space inspectors, 

  • $20 million for a Prescribed Fire Liability Pilot Program, and 

  • $14.3 million for contract counties to hire additional fuels crews. 

• $369 million for climate resiliency, the first year of funding, for a $3.688 billion three-year funding plan
  • $115 million for Transformative Climate Communities, 

  • $50 million for Urban Greening and Urban Forestry, 

  • $31 million to the Wildlife Conservation Board, 

  • $60 million to various conservancies, 

  • $25 million to the Strategic Growth Council for regional climate resilience planning and adaptation grants. 

• $855 million for drought resiliency, which is the first year of funding for a three-year $4.6 billion package
  • $120 million for the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act program, with at least $60 million for the San Joaquin Valley, 

  • $115 million for water recycling and groundwater cleanup, 

  • $30 million for PFAS cleanup, 

  • $50 million for multi-benefit land repurposing, 

  • $40 million for Salton Sea, and 

  • $20 million for border rivers. 

• $438 million for sustainable agriculture
  • $10 million for Healthy Refrigeration Grants, 

  • $10 million for the California Nutrition Incentive Program, 

  • $15 million for the Pollinator Habitat Program, 

  • $213 million for the FARMER Program, 

  • $30 million for the F3 Future of Food Innovation Initiative, and 

  • $15 million for Farm to Community Food Hubs. 

• $200 million for parks
  • This includes $155 million to develop a new grant program to build parks along urban waterways and $31 million to transfer the Alameda-Tesla Expansion Area to a non-off highway vehicle access park and identify a new off highway vehicle park.

• AB 33 – Expands the eligibility of projects under the California Energy Commission’s (CEC’s) Energy Conservation Assistance Account (ECAA) to include installation of energy storage systems and electric vehicle charging stations. Chaptered

• AB 1200 – Bans “forever chemicals” or PFAS, a class of dangerous chemicals linked to health and environmental problems, from food packaging and requires a disclosure on cookware if it contains PFAS. Chaptered

• AB 1201 – Ensures that products that get composted are actually compostable and don’t contain harmful chemicals like PFAS. Chaptered

2020

• AB 793 – Establishes the highest minimum recycled content standards for plastic beverage bottles in the world at 50% recycled content by 2030. Chaptered

• AB 841 – Sets up a grant program for schools to repair and replace their heating, ventilation, and air conditioning systems and inefficient water fixtures and increases EV charging stations. Chaptered

2019

• Funding for community parks and local institutions – India Basin ($4 million), Merced Heights Playground ($1.37 million), Harvey Milk and Eagle Plaza ($1.1 million), National LGBTQ Center for the Arts ($500,000), and the West Portal Playground ($400,000).

• AB 68 – Removes remaining local barriers to the widespread adoption of ADUs as low-cost, energy-efficient, affordable housing. Chaptered

• AB 1208 – Extends the sunset date for an existing law that prohibits User Utility Tax from being charged on clean energy. Chaptered

2018

• AB 2127 – Requires the California Energy Commission, working with other state agencies and relevant stakeholders, to prepare a statewide assessment of electric vehicle charging infrastructure needs to help meet the state’s climate goals, including five million zero-emissions vehicles on the road by 2030. Chaptered

• SB 212 (Co-Authored) – Solid waste: pharmaceutical and sharps waste stewardship. Chaptered

• AB 1184 – This bill requires the California Public Utilities Commission to establish the California Electric Vehicle Incentive Program designed to incentivize the purchase of electric vehicles in California, including incentives to low-income households, and incentives to investor-owned utilities for the deployment of electric vehicle charging infrastructure. Chaptered

2017

• $1.5 billion will help clean the air and combat climate change.

• AB 87 – Increases the penalties for violation of the DMV Autonomous Vehicle Testing Program by requiring violating vehicles to have their registrations revoked and be removed from the roadways, imposing a two-year ban from reapplication to the program, and authorizing DMV to impose a fine of up to $25,000 per day per vehicle. Chaptered

• AB 465 – Extends the Urban Agriculture Incentive Zone program, which allows cities and counties to provide tax incentives to encourage urban agriculture, by 10 years to January 1, 2029, and makes minor program improvements. Chaptered

• AB 857 – Authorizes the City and County of San Francisco to lease Caltrans parcels under or adjacent to state highways for parks and open-space uses at a reduced lease rate. Chaptered

2016

• $900 million from Cap-and-Trade revenue help clean the air and combat climate change.

• Nearly $3 million to restore Angel Island.

• AB 2861 – Establishes a conflict resolution process for electricity generators and utilities to connect generators, often renewable energy, to the electricity grid. Chaptered

2015

• AB 746 – Clarifies the San Francisco Bay Restoration Authority’s existing ability to issue bonds, if approved by voters, in order to restore critical bay wetlands along the San Francisco Bay shoreline. Chaptered

• AB 1110 – Adds greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions to the power content label electricity consumers can use to understand how their electricity is generated. Chaptered

• AB 96 (Co-authored) – Prohibits the sale of ivory or rhino horns in the state.  Violation of the prohibition would result in a misdemeanor charge. Chaptered

2014

• AB 1193 – Streamlines the construction of protected bikeways or cycletracks that designate a portion of road for bike travel. Chaptered

• AB 2597 – Increases the level of allowed Property Assessed Clean Energy financings from 10% to 15% of a property’s value, allowing more people access to this innovative way to fund clean energy improvements at no upfront cost to them. Chaptered

• SB 1275 (Coauthored) – Establishes the Charge Ahead California Initiative and provides incentives that will put one million zero-emission vehicles (ZEV) and near-zero-emission vehicles (NZEV), particularly in disadvantaged and low- and moderate- income communities, on the road by 2023.  It directs the Air Resources Board to develop a long-term funding plan for incentives to meet the program’s goal. The bill doesn’t actually allocate a specific amount of money to go toward the incentives. Chaptered

• ACR 128 – Designates May 2014 as Living Schoolyard Month and urges the Department of Education to prioritize the construction of student-accessible green space on school campuses and integrate its use into the curriculum. Chaptered

2013

• AB 551 – Spurs the creation of urban farms by creating a tax incentive for owners of vacant and blighted land who allow food production on their property. Chaptered

Legislation

• AB 1587 – Required banks and credit card companies to implement the newly developed merchant category code (MCC) to California businesses that have, or expect to have, the highest sales volume of firearms, firearms accessories, or ammunition. 2023, Chaptered

• AB 1594 – Allows citizens, the California Attorney General, and local governments to sue the gun industry for harm caused by their products. 2022, Chaptered

• AB 61 – Expanded state law to allow employers, coworkers and school officials to seek restraining orders to stop dangerous people from possessing guns. 2019, Chaptered

• AB 1493 – Permits the subject of a Gun Violence Restraining Order (GVRO) to submit a court form stating they will willingly relinquish their firearms and will not be contesting the order. 2019, Chaptered
• AB 231 – Legal liability for adults who own firearms, fail to utilize safety locks or store guns safely and have a child gain access. 2013, Chaptered

Budget
2023

• Funded the University of California to evaluate data and the effectiveness of gun laws and enforcement activities on reducing gun injury, crime, and death.

• Granted city attorneys and law enforcement funds to take guns away from prohibited people, as well as train police, sheriffs, employers, religious leaders, and others on how to seek a court order to take away guns from violent individuals.

2022

• $40 million for court-ordered firearm relinquishment.

• $25 million for a gun buyback grant program.

• Exempts advertising for classes or events that promote firearm safety hunting, and other listed activities from the prohibition related to firearm advertising and marketing that targets minors.

2021

• TBL to allow gun data to be provided to research institutions.

• GVRO Training ($400,000).

• TBL to require DCA health boards to collect demographic data.

2023

• $1 million for the San Francisco Department of Public Health to expand programs to address the fentanyl epidemic.

• $2.7 billion in health reimbursement rate increases and other investments annually, beginning in 2025 through 2029 from Manage Care Organizations funding mechanism.

• Authorizes budget year expenditures for Medi-Cal provider rate increases for primary care, obstetric care, and behavioral health care to bring these up to 87.5% of Medicare.

• $150 million for distressed hospitals.

• MCO tax revenue shall be spent over five years in accordance with a spending plan that prioritizes:
  • Increased provider rates for primary care and specialty care;

  • Emergency and Inpatient Services;

  • Behavioral Health; and

  • Workforce

• Restores and protects revenue from individual health care coverage mandate penalties and ensures that it be used only for affordability programs at Covered California.

• Authorizes the Department of Health Care Services to increase licensing fees on substance abuse treatment providers by up to 5% per year, and requires the department to establish a process for providers to apply for hardship fee waivers.

• Provides health care facility and public safety retention payments.

2022

• Inflation Relief Package provides for $1.2 billion of health care worker retention stipends.

• Approves Medi-Cal for All regardless of immigration status no later than January 1, 2024.

• Expands Governor’s proposal for reproductive health care access.

• Establishes Office of Health Care Affordability.

• $1.5 billion for behavioral health bridge housing for individuals experiencing homelessness with serious mental illness.

• $304 million for state premium subsidy program for Covered CA.

• Over $1 billion for health workforce development.

• $13 million ongoing to support the operations of existing UC Labor Centers and Occupational Safety and Health Programs.

• Also provides $41.5 million to respond to Monkeypox Public Health Emergency.

• $1.6 billion is for Public Health expenses, including testing, vaccine distribution, hospital costs, contact tracing, and other public health expenditures.

2021

• Expanded medical eligibility for all Californians, irrespective of immigration status, as well as increased MediCal reimbursement rates for providers to widen access to healthcare.

• API Equity budget provides $110 million for nonprofits to provide health care, mental health, legal, or preventative services for victims of hate crimes.

• Provides $1.25 million to support a health modeling consortium partnership between UCSF and the California Department of Public Health.

• $550 million for Capital projects related to jobs, education, health.

• $4.7 billion for vaccine distribution, testing, contract tracing, and other public health efforts.

2020

• More than $35 million in state programs that makes it easier for those on CalFresh to stay on and well as enroll with Medi-Cal.

• Prioritizes Medi-Cal expansion to undocumented seniors when fiscally feasible. 

• Avoids cuts to Medi-Cal optional benefits and Prop 56 provider payments. 

• Avoids reductions to IHSS service hours and preserves the CBAS (formerly known as Adult Day Health Care) and MSSP senior programs.

2019

• Culturally Competent Mental Health training for counties ($8 million);

• Provides $10.8 million ($3.6 million over 3 years) to support a California Peer-Run Warm Line, offering phone and messaging services on a 24/7 basis to those on the brink of a mental health crisis from peer counselors – thus decreasing unnecessary emergency room visits and avoiding public safety involvement.

• $265 million for mental health supports, including expanding Whole Person Care health/housing pilot projects to additional counties and building strategies to invest in the workforce, education, and training of mental health professionals.

• Reinstates the individual mandate eliminated by Trump at the federal level, in order to fund additional subsidies (total $430 million) to help over 900,000 low-income and middle-income Californians purchase affordable health care coverage.

• Expands Medi-Cal to young adults ages 19-25, regardless of immigration status, and to more aged, blind, and disabled seniors.

• Restores most “optional” Medi-Cal benefits that were slashed during the last recession, including optical, podiatry, audiology, and speech therapy.

• Restores various provider rate cuts with Prop 56 funds and provides incentive payments to increase the quality of care.

• Funds STD prevention programs and student mental health services in schools.

• Extends Managed Care Organization (MCO) tax to leverage $2 billion in federal funds to support Medi-Cal services.

2018

• Adult Day Health Care Rate Increase – $4 million to allow for a 20% increase in the Medi-Cal fee paid for Adult Day Health Care/Community Based Adult Services providers in SF. 

• Prop 56 funds of up to $2 million for qualifying Community-Based Adult Services programs in high-cost areas like SF.

• Established a formal state council to develop a universal health care plan and database to make health care costs more transparent. 

• $1 billion Prop 56 plan with funds supporting physician access in underserved areas.

2017

• Provides $546 million in Prop 56 funds to provide supplemental rates for doctors and dentists that increase services, increase family planning rates, and other targeted improvements. 

• Restores full dental services in 2017-18 and optical services in 2019-20.

• In-Home Supportive Services / Coordinate Care Initiative. Protects IHSS from program cuts and improves County budgets from original January proposal.

2016

• MCO Tax extended to July 1, 2019.  Preserves $1 billion in federal funds.  Agreement begins reversal of cuts for key services (DDS provider rates increased and 7% cuts in IHSS hours eliminated).
• Approves $10 million to fund additional precision medicine research at UCSF/UCLA. 

2015

• AB 1073 – Requires pharmacists to provide limited English proficient patients with translated standardized directions for use on prescription drug labels, ensuring all patients understand how to take their medication safely. Chaptered

2014

• AB 1743 – allows pharmacists to sell sterile syringes to adults without a prescription to prevent a leading cause of the spread of HIV/AIDS and hepatitis. Chaptered

2023

• Provides $1 million FY, then $18.8 million ongoing starting in 2025, to create a housing supplement for foster youth in Supervised Independent Living Placements to help them afford the rising costs of housing in their counties.

• Provides an additional year of homeless funding of $1 billion in 2024-25, with tough accountability language to frame the discussion of the state’s approach in the next budget.

2022

• Tenderloin Neighborhood Development Center – $500,000 for the build-out of their ground floor space at 2550 Irving Street, an affordable housing project in the Sunset.
• Provided $34 million ongoing to expand the Transitional Housing Program and Housing Navigators Program, which helps young adults (18-21) find and maintain housing, with priority given to current and former foster youth.

2021

• Foster Youth Transitional Housing Support ($9.2 million then $9 million ongoing)

2020

• Homeless Housing, Assistance & Prevention (HHAP) Program – additional Round 2 funding of $300 million statewide; $17.8 million for SF and $1.6 million for San Mateo County Approves $550 million (Gov added $200 million more this fall – total $750 million) in federal CARES Act funding for Project Homekey, the acquisition or rehabilitation of motels, hotels, or hostels to prevent displacement and homelessness, and provides additional $50 million state GF for program operating costs and CEQA exemption streamlining.  Further allocates $500 million in federal funds directly to cities to fight homelessness during COVID.

• Foster Youth Homeless Prevention – $4 million ongoing for Transitional Housing Placement for Non-Minor [ages 18-21] Dependents (THP-NMD) supplemental payments that cover actual cost of housing; partnership with John Burton Advocates for Youth.

• Candlestick Point Safe Parking Program – Provides $5.6 million to open a secure parking site with 150 spots for unhoused people living in their vehicles. The proposed site will be fenced off and include a guard booth, toilets and shower trailers, electrical poles for lights, pet and picnic areas.

• AB 2553 – Expands the emergency shelter pilot program statewide and extends the sunset date to January 1, 2026. Communities would be able to build shelter housing for the homeless faster by allowing local jurisdictions to suspend certain ordinances, laws and/or regulations to expedite the process. Chaptered

2019

• Homeless Emergency Aid Program – SF received $37.96 million of the $650 million in one-time grants for local governments to address their immediate homeless challenges – at least 8% required to meet homeless youth needs. 

• Westside Planning Grant - Provided $300,000 for a planning grant so the Westside of SF can better plan affordable housing.

2018

• Homeless Emergency Aid Program – SF was eligible for $27.67 million of the $500 million in one-time grants for local governments to address their immediate homeless challenges – with at least 5% to be used for homeless youth needs.  Daly City/San Mateo County is eligible for $4.93 million.

• Mission Navigation Center – Provided $10 million to assist the City and County to develop a Navigation Center in the Mission District.

• HEAP reform and expansion ($650 million); Supportive Housing for Older Foster Youth supported by Burton Foundation ($20 million); Homeless Youth Emergency Services and Housing Program extension supported by Larkin St. ($6.67 million)

• Provides $1 billion to prevent and mitigate our homeless crisis:
  • $650 million for local homelessness programs, including an estimated $40 million for San Francisco, to offer more emergency beds, shelters, navigation centers and services.
    • 8% of local funds will be set aside for homeless youth - it is unacceptable that on any given night, more than 1,000 unaccompanied youth in San Francisco (12,000 statewide) do not have a safe place to call home.

    • CEQA exemption for building low barrier navigation centers on public land.

  • $265 million for mental health supports, including expanding Whole Person Care health/housing pilot projects to additional counties and building strategies to invest in the workforce, education, and training of mental health professionals.

  • $52.9 million for student rapid rehousing and UC/CSU/CCC basic needs initiatives.

  • $20 million for grants to nonprofit legal organizations that assist with landlord-tenant disputes, preventing eviction. 

• Homeless Emergency Aid Program ($27 million); Diaper Program ($2.5 million); ADHC Rate Increase ($4 million included in Budget led to own local funding).

• $500 million in one-time flexible block grants to local governments to address immediate homeless challenges – could be used for prevention, criminal justice diversion, services, shelter, permanent supportive housing, etc. and at least 5% of funds must be dedicated towards homeless youth.  The budget also allocates SB 2 funds and asks voters to approve the use of Prop 63 funds for the No Place Like Home program.

• Homeless Emergency Aid Program SF is eligible for $27.67 million of the $500 million in one-time grants for local governments to address their immediate homeless challenges – with at least 5% to be used for homeless youth needs.  Daly City/San Mateo County is eligible for $4.93 million.

2017

• AB 932 – Upon the declaration of a shelter crisis for the homeless, this bill allows the City and County of San Francisco to expedite the construction of emergency housing, including homeless shelters and permanent supportive housing, on city-owned or leased land. Chaptered

• Homeless Youth Emergency Services and Housing Program is a $10 million one-time allocation to targeted counties (San Francisco, Santa Clara, San Diego, and Los Angeles).
  • $2.5 million grant for Larkin Street Youth Services to provide more supportive housing and services for many transitional age youth at risk of being homeless.

2016

• Elimination of the CalWORKS maximum family grant/ once in a lifetime restriction and repurposing $2 billion of Prop 63 funds to fight homelessness.
• Establishes the No Place Like Home Program: $2 billion for distribution to counties to provide supportive housing for persons eligible for services under Proposition 63 and who are homeless. 
• Increases the CalWORKs Housing Support Program (HSP) to $47 million, which will serve an additional 1,900 families with 3,800 children. 

• $10 million for Bringing Families Home program to house families in the child welfare system experiencing homelessness. 
• $45 million for Housing and Disability Income Advocacy Program, for outreach, case management, and advocacy services to assist clients who are homeless or at risk of becoming homeless.
• $45 million for the Emergency Solutions Grant Program, to help homeless individuals and families find permanent housing as quickly as possible. 

• $10 million of Proposition 41 Veterans Housing Programs at HCD shall be made available for loans to counties or private nonprofit organizations for the construction or rehabilitation of transitional housing or shelter facilities for homeless veterans. 

Budget
2023

• ADU Grants – Provides $25 million to CalHFA to provide grants to homeowners who build ADUs.

• An additional $325 million for multifamily housing, $50 million for CalHOME, $50 million for ADU financing, and funding for the higher education housing revolving loan.

2022

• $350 million over two years for CalHOME.

• $325 million over two years for the Multifamily Housing Program.

• $50 million for the Joe Serna Jr. Farmworker Housing Program.

• $50 million for ADU Financing.

• $500 million for California Dream for All homebuyer aid program.

2021

• $2 billion for higher education housing programs.

2020

• Allocates $500 million in new state Low Income Housing Tax Credits.  Speeds up planned expenditures through the Infill Infrastructure Grant program.  Utilizes $300 million in National Mortgage Settlement funds for housing counseling and mortgage assistance through CalHFA. 

2019

• Gives courts new powers to hold persistently non-compliant cities and counties accountable to meet their housing production goals, and makes major investments to spur new development:
  • $750 million to help local governments increase and accelerate housing production;

  • $500 million to expand our state housing tax credit program and attract more private investment in affordable housing projects; and,

  • $500 million to encourage mixed-income project developers to include more low- and moderate-income housing.

2017

• Passed a package of bills to begin to address the housing crisis in CA. Key Pieces – SB 2 (Atkins) creates permanent funding (appx $200+ million annually) for affordable housing development; SB 3 (Beall) puts $4 billion housing bond on Nov. 2018 ballot.

Legislation

• AB 480 – Prioritizes affordable housing development when public lands are sold or leased. 2023, Chaptered

• AB 976 – Removes a local agency’s authorization to establish owner-occupancy requirements on residences with ADU’s. 2023, Chaptered

• AB 1033 – Creates affordable options for homeownership by allowing ADU’s to be sold separately, a similar process to condominiums. 2023, Chaptered

• AB 1633 – Provides transparency in the environmental review process for the approval of housing developments. 2023, Chaptered

• AB 3182 – Restricts Homeowners Associations' ability to ban rentals in their communities; allows for up to 25% rental cap to remain qualified for federal loans and insurance. 2020, Chaptered

• AB 68 – Streamlines policies and develops a Building Standards Code to make it easier for property owners to build Accessory Dwelling Units (ADUs), which are commonly known as “granny flats” and “in-law” units, to help ease the state’s housing crisis. 2019, Chaptered

• AB 1486 – Requires publicly-owned land to be declared surplus before it can be disposed of and gives affordable housing projects the first right of refusal to build on both local and state public surplus lands. 2019, Chaptered

• AB 2219 – This bill helps families stay in their homes by requiring landlords to accept rent payments on behalf of a tenant from any party who has been designated by the tenant. 2018, Chaptered

• AB 2180 – Helps confront California’s housing crisis by reducing the housing construction permit approval process after environmental impacts are assessed by up to 5 months for housing projects and 3 months for affordable housing projects. 2016, Chaptered

• AB 1888 - Property tax transparency – Improves transparency in the property tax system by eliminating unnecessary impediments to public access to property value information. 2014, Chaptered

• AB 2135 - Affordable housing supply – Will help increase the supply of affordable housing by granting these projects expanded first priority for surplus land held by local governments. 2014, Chaptered

• AB 2597 – Increases the level of allowed Property Assessed Clean Energy financings from 10% to 15% of a property’s value, allowing more people access to this innovative way to fund clean energy improvements at no upfront cost to them. 2014, Chaptered

• AB 2594 – As toll agencies have shifted from an immediate in person toll payment to a mailed invoice, this bill addressed the significant issue of toll penalties on Bay Area bridges and toll roads throughout the state by creating processes to instill equity in the payment process, and addresses the needs of unhoused and unbanked drivers. 2022, Chaptered

• AB 2607 – Legislation to allow the City of San Francisco to acquire 7.5 acres in Southeast San Francisco, including 2.6 acres of Port property and private property, for earthquake safety and emergency response training purposes. 2022, Chaptered

• AB 1452 – Establishes the Be the Jury Pillot Program, authorizing San Francisco County to test whether increasing the pay of low-income jurors from $15/day to $100/day would diversify juries, leading to fairer trials. 2021, Chaptered

• AB 1527 – Created a waiver process to provide Seton Medical Center with up to a one year delay to comply with the requirements. 2021, Chaptered

• AB 2077 – As part of the state’s comprehensive strategy to prevent the spread of HIV & viral hepatitis, this bill will extend the sunset by five years to allow pharmacies to continue to furnish sterile syringes and for adults to possess syringes solely for personal use without a prescription. 2020, Chaptered

• ACR 165 – Designated a portion of State Route 35 that runs through the City of Daly City as the Alice Peña Bulos Memorial Highway. 2020, Chaptered

• AB 54 – Funded bottle bank program in San Francisco creating a new, mobile recycling pilot program that not only facilitates recycling, but also makes it easier for residents to reclaim their California Redemption Value cash deposit for recyclables. 2019, Chaptered

• AB 1184 – Allowed voters in the City and County of San Francisco to approve a tax on Transportation Network Company (TNC) rides to fund critical local transportation projects. 2018, Chaptered

• AB 2620 – Legislation to help rental car companies recover their stolen vehicles by shortening the waiting period to turn on GPS tracking. 2018, Chaptered

• AB 857 – Created space for homeless navigation centers as well as open space and recreational areas in San Francisco by allowing the City and County to lease up to 10 unused parcels below and next to state freeways – notably Highways 80, 101 and 280 – at 30 percent of market rate. 2017, Chaptered

• AB 471 – Expands by 25, for a total of 30, the number of non-transferable licenses to be issued in San Francisco through a framework for neighborhood-restricted liquor licenses created in 2016. 2017, Chaptered
• AB 40 – Protected free sidewalk access for pedestrians and bicyclists crossing all state owned bridges. 2015, Chaptered

• ACR 117 – Directs the state Department of Transportation to post a memorial plaque near the pedestrian beacon at Vale and Forest View Boulevards in San Francisco in honor of Hanren Chang, the victim of a tragic, fatal accident at the site. 2014, Chaptered

• AB 1273 – Authorizes local approval of a waterfront development for a professional sports stadium on Piers 30-32, if all State and local environmental approvals are granted, generating thousands of jobs, improving public access to the Bay, and saving millions of tax dollars. 2013, Chaptered

Budget
2023

• Funded $115 million for the State Nonprofit Security Grant Program, and an additional more than $150 million to support other anti-hate programs.

• Appropriated $800 million in funding to multiple programs to improve public safety and crack down on retail crime including:
  • $267 million in grants for local law enforcements and district attorneys over the next 3 years to increase presence at retail locations.
    • $15.6 million for San Mateo Sheriff (most in state)

    • $15.3 million for SFPD

    • $2 million for SF District Attorney to prosecute organized retail theft

    • $8 million for Daly City PD

  • Created the Smash and Grab Enforcement Unit at CHP to crack down on organized retail, auto, and rail theft.

  • New grant program to help small businesses that have been victims of smash-and-grabs.

  • $30 million to District Attorneys to prosecute retail, auto, and rail-theft related crime over the next three years.

• Nearly $750 million in savings thus far that have been used to fund dozens of programs up and down the state that are helping people regain stability and which are meeting California’s most pressing needs.
  • 65% to crime prevention and community programs.

  • 35% to CA Department of Education to keep kids in school.

  • 10% to the Victims’ Compensation Board.

• $14.4 billion for CDCR. 
  • CDCR strives to facilitate the successful reintegration of individuals in its care back to their communities equipped with the tools to not again commit crime, be drug-free, be healthy, and be employable members of society.

  • CDCR does this by providing education, treatment, and rehabilitative and restorative justice programs.

• Includes legislative intent language to close additional prisons.

• Requires CDCR to submit a final assessment on November 15, 2023 that includes the methodology the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation will use to determine the necessary operational capacity of each state prison.

• Provides a temporary 3-year exemption for the Commission on Peace Officers Standards and Training (POST) to process public records requests and instead route the requests related to police decertification to the law enforcement agencies that hold the original records. 

• Provides DOJ with the authority to provide subsequent federal background information to authorized entries including youth-serving organizations.

• Provides DOJ with regulatory authority to adjust the ammunition program fee.

• Extends the sunset for remote criminal proceedings by one year.

2022

• $288 million over three years to combat organized retail theft.

• $22 million for a fentanyl taskforce and contraband interdiction.

• Extends the existing law to require arson and sex offender registration for the remaining youth in the Division of Juvenile Justice after DJJ’s closure. 

Legislation

• AB 1215 – Protects civil liberties by banning law enforcement agencies and officials from using, installing, or activating facial recognition and biometric scanners in body cameras. 2019, Chaptered

• AB 2620 – Helps rental car companies recover their stolen vehicles by shortening the waiting period to turn on GPS tracking. 2018, Chaptered

• AB 87 – Increases the penalties for violation of the DMV Autonomous Vehicle Testing Program by requiring violating vehicles to have their registrations revoked and be removed from the roadways, imposing a two-year ban from reapplication to the program, and authorizing DMV to impose a fine of up to $25,000 per day per vehicle. 2018, Chaptered

• AB 748 – Requires law enforcement agencies, if they have chosen to require their peace officers to use body cameras, to adopt a policy for public access to those body camera recordings and to post that policy on the agency website. 2017, Chaptered

• AB 1677 – Enables communities in which tour buses operate to enter into MOUs with the California Highway Patrol (CHP) to get more safety inspections of tour buses operating on local roads. 2016, Chaptered

• AB 1193 – Streamlines the construction of protected bikeways, or cycletracks, that designate a portion of road for bike travel and separate it with grade separations, posts or other physical barriers. 2014, Chaptered

• AB 499 – Increases stalking victims’ safety by lengthening restraining order durations. 2013, Chaptered

• AB 707 – Removes obstacles to signs warning drivers of senior citizen walking zones. 2013, Chaptered

• AB 1193 – Streamlines the process for the design of safe bike pathways. 2013, Chaptered