Our communities are under attack by Sacramento and the California Contract Cities Association (CCCA) needs your help to strike down the proposed legislation that will strip our local control.

  • AB 1857 (Garcia, C.): Repeals the provision of law that allows jurisdictions to count up to 10 percent of the waste sent to transformation toward their 50 percent diversion requirement.
  • AB 2011 (Wicks): Requires specified housing development projects to be a “use by right” on specified sites zoned for retail, office, or parking.
  • AB 2097 (Friedman): Prohibits a city from imposing a minimum parking requirement on developments near public transit.
  • AB 2234 (R. Rivas): Establishes time limits and procedures for approval of, and requires online permitting of, post-entitlement permits.
  • SB 379 (Wiener): Requires cities to implement an online, automated permitting platform for residential solar energy systems.
  • SB 930 (Wiener): Creates a pilot program, beginning January 1, 2025, and before January 2, 2030, to allow the selling of alcoholic beverages at the licensed premises between the hours of 2 a.m. and 4 a.m.
  • SB 972 (Gonzalez): Removes some of the already limited tools cities have to ensure the public’s health and safety used to regulate street vending.
  • SB 1186 (Wiener): Prohibits a city from prohibiting the delivery of medicinal cannabis.

A “one size fits all” approach simply does not work for California cities. Advocate for your community by completing the following two steps.

Step One: Contact Your Legislators

1. Click/tap one of your legislators’ emails below:

2. Copy and paste the following text into the email body:

“Assemblymember/Senator [NAME],

My name is [NAME], and I’m the [POSITION] for the [CITY/AGENCY] and a proud member of the California Contract Cities Association (CCCA). I am honored to represent and work on behalf of the City to better my community and fight for my constituents’ needs. CCCA is a critical support system to ensuring that California’s cities have the power to make a change.

Upon reviewing the most recent proposed bills, I was deeply concerned to see several that will threaten local control. Time and time again, broad legislation is created attempting to apply the same solution to all cities. The “one size fits all” approach is detrimental to our communities and cannot continue. By doing so, you are ignoring our state’s diversity and stripping our local governments of their rights. Ultimately, you are depriving me, my fellow local government professionals and leaders and our residents of a “seat at the table.”

I encourage you and your colleagues to take your California cities into account and how the following bills not only falsely represent what our state is built upon, but will lead to the downfall of our communities:

  • AB 1857 (Garcia, Cristina D) Repeals the provision of law that allows jurisdictions to count up to 10 percent of the waste sent to transformation toward their 50 percent diversion requirement.
  • AB 2011 (Wicks) This bill would require specified housing development projects to be a “use by right” on specified sites zoned for retail, office, or parking – removing a city’s ability to review and approve.
  • AB 2097 (Friedman) This bill would prohibit a city from imposing minimum parking requirements on developments near public transit.
  • AB 2234 (R. Rivas) This bill establishes time limits and procedures for approval of, and requires online permitting of, post-entitlement permits.
  • SB 379 (Wiener) This bill requires cities to implement an online, automated permitting platform for residential solar energy systems.
  • SB 930 (Wiener) This bill would create a pilot program, beginning January 1, 2025, and before January 2, 2030, to allow the selling of alcoholic beverages at the licensed premises between the hours of 2 a.m. and 4 a.m.
  • SB 972 (Gonzalez) This bill removes some of the already limited tools cities have to ensure the public’s health and safety used to regulate street vending.
  • SB 1186 (Wiener) This bill would forbid a city from prohibiting the delivery of medicinal cannabis.

We hope you decide to assist us in maintaining the local control that we were elected to govern. Thank you for your consideration and your continued support of our cities.

Sincerely,
[NAME]
[POSITION]
[CITY/AGENCY]”

3. Edit the bolded areas with your information.

4. Add “Keep California Cities Diverse, Maintain Local Control” as your subject line.

5. Press send!

Step Two: Post to Social Media

1. Go to your Facebook, Twitter or Instagram account and create a new post.

2. Copy and paste the following into your post:

“California legislators are proposing bills that, if passed, will tie the hands of YOUR elected City councilmembers from governing YOUR City. 

⚖️It is each resident’s fundamental civic right to participate and provide feedback to elected local officials on issues affecting their community. Don’t let a cookie-cutter approach strip your ability to influence critical issues.

Stop the #LegislativeHostileTakeover and help protect your City before it is too late. Reach out to your legislators today: 

1️⃣ Go to ContractCities.org/Legislative-Toolkit (link in bio)

2️⃣ Follow the instructions listed on the webpage

3️⃣ Send your email to your legislators”

2. Download the GIF (right) by right-clicking on the image and add it to your post.

3. Post and encourage your friends to reshare!