2019-2020 Legislative Positions

2019 Legislative Guiding Principles

2020 Housing Policy Position Statement

2020 Board of Directors adopted positions:

• SB 50 – OPPOSE unless amended – submitted January 23, 2020
• SB 378 – SUPPORT
• Seamless Transit Principles – SUPPORT
• ReX – SUPPORT
• Request to Co-Sponsor HR 6467 to Lofgren, Panetta, Khanna, Eshoo
• AB 3005 (Rivas) – SUPPORT Expedited Dam Safety for Silicon Valley Act
• Oppose Governors propose to change ERAF Calculations (joint mayors letter) 6/2/2020
• AB 1279 – OPPOSE (May 14, 2020)
• SB 1431 – OPPOSE (June 11, 2020)
• SB 795 – SUPPORT (June 11, 2020)
• SB 1120 – OPPOSE (June 11, 2020)
• SB 902 – OPPOSE (June 11, 2020)
• Letter on Housing Bills (August 14, 2020)

2019 Board of Directors adopted positions:

• SB 330 – OPPOSE
• AB 1483 – WATCH
• AB 1484 – OPPOSE unless amended
• AB 68 – OPPOSE
• AB 881 – OPPOSE unless amended
• SB 5 – SUPPORT
• ACA 1 – SUPPORT
• AB 291 – Emergency Preparedness: watch
• AB 836 – Clean Air Centers Pilot Program: Support
• AB 1487 – Regional Housing Enterprise:
  •  OPPOSE June 13, 2019
  • removal of opposition (neutral) August 8, 2019
• AB 11 –  RDA replacement: Support with amendments (include MTC staff recommendations, understanding that Schools aren’t shortchanged & not lose any funding)
• SB 50/SB 4 – Oppose
• AB 1485 – neutral
• AB 1279 – High resource area: Oppose
• SB 6/AB 1486 database of developable land – neutral
• SB 13 –  ADUs: WATCH (bill is heavy handed with compliance and reporting to attorney general)
• AB 516– Towing bill – OPPOSE
• SB 592 – OPPOSE

Cities Association of Santa Clara County works to find common ground on legislation to support and oppose.  Member jurisdictions may choose to take supporting or opposing position to legislation as well.

You may visit our members’ websites to find their positions:

Campbell
Cupertino
Gilroy
Los Altos
Los Altos Hills
Los Gatos
Milpitas
Monte Sereno
Morgan Hill
Mountain View
Palo Alto
San Jose
Santa Clara
Saratoga
Sunnyvale