#CalCitiesAdvocate
Lawmakers try to get a grip on dangerous e-bike behavior + other #CalCitiesAdvocate highlights:
🔸 South San Francisco tests a new downtown vacancy program
🔸 Last chance! Helen Putnam applications due April 9
Learn more ➡️ lcc.informz.net/informzdatas...
April 2, 2026 at 12:14 AM
Closed-door bailout for private utilities would leave cities and wildfire survivors footing the bill + other #CalCitiesAdvocate highlights:
🔸 Cities' may lose ability to use goats to mitigate wildfire risk
🔸 #CalCitiesAnnual keynote speakers announced
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August 13, 2026 at 12:53 AM
FCC broadband proposal preempts local authority + other #CalCitiesAdvocate highlights:
🔸 Local leaders urge action on organized metal theft
🔸 November ballot measure could limit voters’ ability to fund essential local services
Learn more ➡️ bit.ly/4gSY7Ty
September 16, 2026 at 11:39 PM
Policy and equity committee applications due Sept. 30 + other #CalCitiesAdvocate highlights:
🔸 Irvine rounds out its master planned villages with a creative public-private partnership
🔸 10 ways to get the most out of Cal Cities’ annual conference
Learn more ➡️ bit.ly/4yzg4wx
September 10, 2026 at 1:01 AM
Everything cities need to know about the heated last days of session + other #CalCitiesAdvocate highlights:
🔸 Future of proposed mail-in-ballot changes remains unclear
🔸 Lawmakers send AB 1383 to the Governor's desk
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September 3, 2026 at 12:37 AM
Five things city leaders need to know about the final five days of session + other #CalCitiesAdvocate highlights:
🔸 CA Supreme Court clarifies review standard for eminent domain acquisition of private utilities
🔸 Zone Zero regulations approved for final comment and consideration ➡️ bit.ly/3Se9g85
August 27, 2026 at 12:35 AM
Opposition mounts to Newsom-backed bailout for private electric utilities + other #CalCitiesAdvocate highlights:
🔸 Bill Talk: Which city bills survived the annual fiscal culling?
🔸 Robotaxi bill strengthens emergency responses, empowers cities
🔸 East Bay officials lobby lawmakers ➡️ bit.ly/4wARQk0
August 20, 2026 at 12:27 AM
Mayors warn that changes to pension reform law could undermine government services + other #CalCitiesAdvocate highlights:
🔸 Wildfires, data centers, and climate funding debates take center stage in the final month of session
🔸 Bill Talk: Lawmakers are back in town ➡️ lcc.informz.net/informzdatas...
August 6, 2026 at 12:05 AM
Cal Cities bill would help maintain funding for local roads and services + other #CalCitiesAdvocate highlights:
🔸Single-use plastics cost recovery comments due 8/14
🔸Moreno Valley changes the future for struggling college students
🔸Policy chair and vice chair applications due 8/7 ➡️ bit.ly/4pOeeEO
July 29, 2026 at 10:43 PM
Local agencies face an over $82 billion transportation funding shortfall + other #CalCitiesAdvocate highlights:
🔸 Cal Cities-sponsored recovery housing bills advance
🔸 Final month of session packed with AI, pension, liability, and records request act bills ➡️ lcc.informz.net/informzdatas...
July 22, 2026 at 11:45 PM
Top remaining housing bills for 2026 + other #CalCitiesAdvocate highlights:
🔸 Cal Cities calls on lawmakers to reject green jet fuel tax credit
🔸 New federal grant rule could make funding more uncertain and unwieldy for cities
🔸 Annual conference session details now online! ➡️ bit.ly/4pmKBKz
July 15, 2026 at 11:15 PM
SB 707 is now fully in effect. But revisions could arrive soon + other #CalCitiesAdvocate highlights:
🔸 Imperial Beach-backed co-op brings fresh food to former food desert
🔸 Cal Cities policy resolutions due July 25
🔸 Top remaining public safety bills for cities ➡️ lcc.informz.net/informzdatas...
July 9, 2026 at 12:19 AM
Final state budget delivers on homeless prevention and housing but punts climate decisions to later this summer + other #CalCitiesAdvocate highlights:
🔸 Property transfer tax initiative pulled from November ballot
🔸 Bill Talk: Some last-minute horse-trading ➡️ lcc.informz.net/informzdatas...
July 1, 2026 at 11:50 PM
Fire chiefs urge action as high prices and long wait times raise public safety concerns + other #CalCitiesAdvocate highlights:
🔸 City input needed as single-use plastics program advances
🔸 Bill Talk: Data center debates, a $11 billion housing bond, and more ➡️ lcc.informz.net/informzdatas...
June 25, 2026 at 1:13 AM
Budget deal includes some wins for cities, but negotiations are still ongoing + other #CalCitiesAdvocate highlights:
🔸 Cities sound the alarm over mounting fire truck prices, delays, and industry consolidation
🔸 Cal Cities urges legislators to reform legal liability laws
Learn more ➡️ bit.ly/4ewB26A
June 18, 2026 at 12:44 AM
November ballot initiative would reduce local government revenues by billions + other #CalCitiesAdvocate highlights:
🔸 Asm. Wilson vows to work with cities on an alternative transportation funding framework
🔸 Cap-and-Invest changes zero out future funding for state climate goals ➡️ bit.ly/4geiyKx
June 11, 2026 at 12:20 AM
2026 Bill Briefing: What to Expect in the Second House + other #CalCitiesAdvocate highlights:
🔸 A practical playbook for getting permanent supportive housing approved by your community
🔸 Support needed for co-sponsored California Public Records Act Bill
Learn more ➡️ bit.ly/4tZnq9C
May 28, 2026 at 4:02 AM
Bill Talk: Which bills important to cities survived the suspense file slash? + other #CalCitiesAdvocate highlights:
🔸 Opinion: CA cities need to come together to secure our water future
🔸 Cities are losing state funding and facing bigger reporting burdens on the homeless front ➡️ bit.ly/4nH3rLj
May 20, 2026 at 11:33 PM
Two pension bills threaten city budgets + other #CalCitiesAdvocate highlights:
🔸 Cal Cities urges lawmakers to intervene if CARB doesn't reverse proposed Cap-and-Invest changes
🔸Every voice matters! Appoint a voting delegate for the 2026 General Assembly
Learn more ➡️ lcc.informz.net/informzdatas...
May 14, 2026 at 12:26 AM
Bill Talk: The ones to act on in appropriations + other #CalCitiesAdvocate highlights:
🔸 A fix for an unfavorable housing element ruling failed. What’s next for the over 100 impacted cities?
🔸 Natural disaster report further fuels wildfire liability debate
Learn more ➡️ bit.ly/4neNMTe
May 7, 2026 at 12:21 AM
Cal Cities opposes proposed funding cuts to mobile crisis services + other #CalCitiesAdvocate highlights:
🔸 Cal Cities Board votes on ballot measures and bills, approves new member group
🔸 Show how public works teams keep your community safe by declaring May 17-23 Public Works Week ➡️ bit.ly/4mZVqkt
April 29, 2026 at 11:37 PM
Becerra, Mahan, Thurmond, and Yee to appear at livestreamed and onstage Cities Gubernatorial Candidate Forum + other #CalCitiesAdvocate highlights:
🔸 (Most of) the biggest bills for cities in 2026
🔸 The hotly debated return of wildfire liability
Learn more ➡️ bit.ly/4sVPLNT
April 16, 2026 at 12:28 AM
California Cities Week returns April 19-25 + other #CalCitiesAdvocate highlights:
🔸 Bill Talk: Some early wins and plenty of bipartisan support
🔸 Cal Cities officers advocate for solutions to statewide issues at #CCC26
Learn more ➡️ bit.ly/4sAoHV1
March 25, 2026 at 11:51 PM
Everything you need to know about Cal Cities’ 2026 bill package + other #CalCitiesAdvocate highlights:
🔸 Apply now to serve on the 2026-27 Board of Directors!
🔸 Crescent City leverages federal funding and exceeds housing goals
Learn more ➡️ lcc.informz.net/informzdatas...
March 12, 2026 at 12:21 AM
High-speed rail financing proposal could derail local housing and infrastructure funding + other #CalCitiesAdvocate highlights:
🔸 Learn about the top bills and issues for cities this year
🔸 Cal Cities-sponsored bill would improve the fire hazard mapping process ➡️ lcc.informz.net/informzdatas...
March 4, 2026 at 11:34 PM