List of Support Letters
Senate Bill Number or Description Position Representative Date Fix Our Forests Act (FoFA) - to combat catastrophic
wildfires, restore forest ecosystems, and make
federal forest management more efficient and
responsive
Support Padilla 6/11/2025
SB 18 - Food Dessert Elimination - would establish
the Food Desert Elimination Grant Program under
the Department of Food and Agriculture
Support as
amended Rubio 6/10/2025
SB 634 - Local Government: Homelessness - the
city recognizes the intent of SB 634 to protect the
ability of individuals and organizations to provide
support services to people experiencing
homelessness without fear of civil or criminal
penalties.
Neutral Perez 6/10/2025
SB 716 - CA Home Internet LifeLine Act of 2025 -
advance digital equity by establishing a permanent
home internet subsidy for low-income households,
building on the state's longstanding commitment to
affordable communications access through the
Moore Universal LifeLine Services Act.
Support as
amended Durazo 4/29/2025
SB 769 - Golden State Infrastructure Corp Act -
would establish the Golden State Infrastructure
Corporation within the State Treasurer’s Office to
finance critical infrastructure projects throughout
California
Support as
amended Caballero 4/28/2025
SB 677 - Housing Development: Streamlined
Approvals - which proposes significant
amendments to SB 9 (Atkins, 2021) and SB 35
(Wiener, 2017). While we share the state’s goal of
increasing housing supply, SB 677 severely limits
local land use authority, undermines Merced’s
ability to manage responsible development, and
jeopardizes the delivery of vital public services
Oppose as
amended Wiener 4/25/2025
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List of Support Letters
Senate Bill Number or Description Position Representative Date SB 661 - Airports financial assistance - establishes
a sustainable, dedicated funding stream for
California airports to enhance statewide air
connectivity, improve infrastructure, and expand
access to reliable air transportation for
communities across our state.
Support as
amended Hurtado 4/25/2025
SB 358 - Mitigation Fee Act - mitigating vehicular
traffic impacts - proposes to significantly alter the
manner in which local agencies may assess traffic
impact fees under the Mitigation Fee Act
Oppose Becker 4/25/2025
SB 315 - Quimby Act -curtail the effectiveness act.
Limits the amount of land an agency can require for
dedication to no more than 25% of the total acreage
of an infill housing development.
Oppose Grayson 4/25/2025
SB 79- Transit-oriented development - override
state certified housing elements and
inappropriately transfer land use authority to transit
agencies
Oppose Wiener 4/25/2025
AB 1337 - Information Practices Act of 1977 - would
remove the exemption for local agencies in the
Information Practices Act and expand the definition
of “personal information” in the Act.
Oppose Ward 6/10/2025
AB 314 - expands eligibility under the Affordable
Housing and Sustainable Communities (AHSC)
Program to include projects located near planned
high-speed rail stations.
Support Arambula 4/30/2025
AB 1383 - Public Employees’ Retirement Benefits -
would significantly modify retirement benefits and
contribution structures for public employees,
particularly safety employees
Oppose McKinnor 4/28/2025
AB 650 - Planning and zoning - housing element -
regional housing needs allocation - would allow
local governments to begin the housing element
update process six months early
Support as
amended Papen 4/25/2025
List of Support Letters
Senate Bill Number or Description Position Representative Date AB 306 - Building regulations - state building
standards -would significantly restrict the ability of
cities and counties to adopt local amendments to
residential building standards, including green
building codes
Oppose as
introduced and
amended
Schultz 4/25/2025
AB 253 - California Residential Private Permitting
Review Act- would mandate new procedures for
building departments and allow applicants for
residential building permits to bypass local plan
check processes under certain timelines.
Oppose as
amended Ward 4/25/2025
AB 237 Crimes - threats - would strengthen
California’s penal code to address the growing
threat of violent messages made toward public
spaces such as schools, workplaces, houses of
worship, and other community-serving locations
Support as
amended Patel 4/25/2025
AB 735 and SB 415 - Planning and zoning: logistics
use: truck routes - identified as the clean-up
legislation for AB 98 (Chapter 931, Statutes of
2024)
Notice of
Concerns, seeking
amendments
Carrillo (AB 735) &
Reyes (SB 415) 4/15/2025
AB 36 - Streamlining Pro-housing Designations - to
help small pro-housing local governments with
limited resources better qualify for state housing
and infrastructure programs
Support Haney 3/24/2025
Governor's Proposed Funding for CA HSR Support Gabriel & Wiener 6/10/2025 Merced College Funding Request for Project FIRE Support Padilla 5/19/2025 MCAG Earmark Funding - Hydrogen Fueling Station Support Padilla, Schiff,
Gray 5/7/2025
Merced County Earmark Funding - Sheriff's Admin
Building
Support Padilla, Schiff,
Gray 5/7/2025
UC Merced Safe Streets and Roads for All Support Duffy 5/5/2025 NSJV Data Clearing house grant Support
North Valley
THRIVEA
Evaluation
Committee
4/7/2025
Port of Stockton's RIISE Project Support Duffy 4/4/2025 Merced Airport Earmark Funding Support Padilla 3/26/2025
List of Support Letters
Senate Bill Number or Description Position Representative Date MCAG YARTS - Earmark Funding Request Support Padilla, Schiff, Gray 3/24/2025
Preserve & Protect Tax-Exempt Bonds Support Schiff 3/17/2025 MID - Merced River Healthy Rivers and Landscapes
Proposal Support
State Water
Resources Control
Board
2/27/2025
Hawk Regional Training Center - Project FIRE
Funding Request
Support Padilla, Schiff 2/24/2025