PREPARED BY: Katy Nomura
Assistant Town Manager
Reviewed by: Town Manager, Town Attorney, and Finance Director 110 E. Main Street Los Gatos, CA 95030 ● (408) 354-6832 www.losgatosca.gov
TOWN OF LOS GATOS
COUNCIL AGENDA REPORT
MEETING DATE: 03/19/2024
ITEM NO: 13
ADDENDUM B
DATE: March 18, 2024
TO: Mayor and Town Council
FROM: Laurel Prevetti, Town Manager
SUBJECT: Approve Legislative Priorities with Regard to State, Federal, and Regional Legislation
REMARKS:
Attachment 5 contains Council Member comments.
Attachments previously received with the March 13, 2024 Staff Report:
1. Town Council Policy 2-18: Legislative Policy
2. League of California Cities 2024 Advocacy Priorities
3. League of California Cities Take Action Webpage
Attachments received with the Previous Addendum:
4. League of California Cities Hot Bill List
Attachments received with this Addendum B:
5. Council Member comments
ATTACHMENT 5
From: Rob Moore <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, March 18, 2024 7:00 AM
To: Laurel Prevetti <[email protected]>
Subject: Legislative Priorities
Town Manager and Town Council,
I would like to suggest the following for inclusion in Los Gatos' Legislative Priorities for this year. The following is quoted from a press release on the three bills. They are being run as a bill package.
Artificial Intelligence + Elections Bill Package:
• SB 1228 from Senator Steve Padilla. Gives social media users more information about the anonymous trolls and disinformation spreaders with the largest followings and the most power to make disinformation go viral. • AB 2839 from Assemblymember Gail Pellerin. Keeps misleading deepfakes out of campaign ads and independent expenditures close to Election Day, protecting candidates and elections officials.
• AB 2655 from Assemblymember Marc Berman. Combats online disinformation regarding elections by labeling generative AI deepfakes, and restricting the most pernicious and obvious of them close to Election Day.
Thank you for your consideration and I look forward to the discussion Tuesday evening.
Take care,
Rob
Rob Moore
Councilmember, Los Gatos Town Council
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