Annual
Report
California city leaders rose to new heights yet again in 2021, harnessing strength, pragmatism, and resilience to serve their communities. And just as the League of California Cities has done for more than a century, we were right alongside our city officials, supporting their efforts to improve the quality of life for residents in their communities.
Cal Cities delivered for our members again in 2021 by advancing key legislative priorities and providing high-caliber educational opportunities. As we embark on a new year, I’d like to reflect on the tremendous progress we made together last year.
Working together with our local leaders and partners, we achieved historic funding for broadband, more than a billion dollars for affordable housing and infrastructure, billions of dollars to help those experiencing homelessness, and billions more to help California’s cities recover from the pandemic and rebuild.
We also expanded our educational offerings, both virtually and in person. We continued to move forward our Advancing Equity initiative and supported city leaders with resources, education, and training to help normalize equity concepts, so they become part of everyday conversations that result in actionable change.
With our advocacy and educational programs as strong as ever, so is our membership, with four cities joining as members this past year, bringing our total number of member cities to 479 out of 482, the highest number of member cities since 2009.
Throughout the year, the Cal Cities Strategic Growth Plan, which charts our organization’s course for success, guided our efforts. Together, we mobilized more city leaders in our advocacy efforts, leveraged partnerships to advance legislative priorities, revamped our educational conferences and trainings, and restructured our League Partner program to maximize the value of the program for member cities, League Partners, and Cal Cities. We also began implementing changes to our governance system to enhance membership engagement in leadership opportunities, increase our overall effectiveness in fulfilling our mission and vision as an organization, and ensure that the pathway to leadership is transparent and inclusive.
We also transformed our Cal Cities brand identity, with a new logo and colors that infuse a rejuvenated pride, energy, diversity, and vitality into the mission of strengthening California cities through advocacy and education. Along with the new brand, we launched a new dynamic and accessible website designed to make it easier to find the valuable resources and information that city leaders need.
None of these achievements could have been possible without the tireless efforts of the talented Cal Cities staff, who remain steadfast in carrying out our mission of serving our members. I would like to thank them, as well as our 2020-21 Cal Cities officers and board members for their leadership and guidance, and our League Partners for their generous and continued support of this organization. Together, with all of you, we are driving policies that support California cities and the residents who call our cities home.
With that, I proudly present the Cal Cities 2021 Annual Report, which captures our collective achievements in support of California cities over the past year. I look forward to all we will accomplish together in 2022.
Sincerely,
Carolyn M. Coleman
Executive Director and CEO
League of California Cities
Message from the Executive Director
1. Strengthen cities through
proactive advocacy
For many cities, the beginning of 2021 felt just
like the previous year, as they were still reeling
from the public health and economic impacts
of COVID-19, and fiscal relief from the state and
federal governments was far from certain. In
the State Capitol, lawmakers were still dealing
with the aftermath of a truncated, chaotic 2020
legislative session, where many key bills met a
sudden, unceremonious end. These challenges
did not deter Cal Cities. Powered by a strong
network of city officials from throughout the state,
we advanced on our member-driven advocacy
agenda in 2021.
Secure state and federal funding for local
COVID-19 public health response and economic
recovery for all.
At the beginning of 2021, the state was
basking in a financial windfall and the federal
government was poised to deliver billions
in aid to American families and businesses
impacted by the pandemic. In contrast,
pandemic-related expenses and public
health orders that shut down local economies
left California cities bracing for a collective
$7 billion budget shortfall. The $500 million in
federal CARES Act funding cities received in
2020 helped lay a foundation for recovery but
paled in comparison to the magnitude of the
pandemic’s impact on city budgets.
In response, Cal Cities expanded on our efforts
from the previous year, urging the federal
government to do more to support cities’
recovery and calling on the Governor and the
Legislature to make relief for cities a priority in the state budget.
Following a nearly year-long advocacy effort
through Cal Cities’ Support Local Recovery
coalition, and alongside strong partners like the
National League of Cities in Washington, D.C.,
Cal Cities helped deliver $8 billion in direct,
flexible funding for every California city through
the federal American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA)
Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery
Funds. Our work didn’t stop once ARPA became
law. Cal Cities recognized that cities needed
more than fiscal relief to jump start recovery in
their communities; they needed support in the
implementation process.
In 2018, the League of California Cities launched a Strategic Growth Plan to guide our growth and take the value we deliver to our members to even greater levels. The plan outlines six goals to inform Cal Cities’ actions and ensure progress. This annual report highlights Cal Cities’ achievements this year, including progress on each of these goals in 2021:
1. Strengthen California cities through proactive advocacy on common priority issues.
2. Increase the capacity of city officials and staff in California to provide the highest level of service to their communities.
3. Maintain high relevance and facilitate meaningful member engagement.
4. Raise Cal Cities’ visibility as the preeminent voice for cities in California.
5. Enhance Cal Cities’ governance to achieve even higher levels of engagement and effectiveness.
6. Expand Cal Cities’ organizational capacity to fulfill its mission and implement its strategic priorities.
Strategic Growth Plan
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To help cities maximize the benefit
of this one-time funding, Cal Cities
created the Guide to Local Recovery.
This online portal featured up-todate information about accessing ARPA funding, as well as new tools
and guidance for city leaders to inform their
investment of these resources in their communities.
Cal Cities worked closely with the U.S. Department
of the Treasury and the California Department
of Finance to streamline the application process
for ARPA fiscal recovery funds and ensure cities’
concerns were addressed as the implementation
guidance was developed. Cal Cities also hosted
webinars for cities with key state and federal
officials to support the use of ARPA funding and
resources. Because of this focus, California was
one of the first states to distribute ARPA fiscal
recovery funds to all its municipalities.
Secure funding to increase the supply and
affordability of housing and resources to assist
individuals at risk of — or already experiencing
— homelessness while preserving local
decision-making.
Cal Cities was also successful in securing funding
for local housing and homelessness in the state
budget. For years, Cal Cities has advocated
for ongoing, dedicated state funding to help
address California’s affordable housing crisis while
preserving local decision-making and defending
against attacks on local zoning authority. Last
year was no different, and Cal Cities and our cities
emerged with victories.
With Cal Cities’ support, the state funded a
strong partnership with cities to increase housing
supply and address homelessness. The 2021-22
approved state budget slated $10 billion for local
affordable housing and homeless programs. This
includes funding for local governments to prevent
and address homelessness while also creating
new units of housing for unhoused residents. The
budget also includes more than $750 million to
support affordable housing development.
Similar to recent years, Cal Cities continued to
sideline attacks on local zoning authority. It was over Cal Cities’ strong opposition and that of hundreds
of cities that SB 9 (Atkins), a bill that overrides
local land use authority, became law.
Improve state-local coordination and planning
to strengthen community disaster preparedness,
resiliency, and recovery.
In 2020, pandemic-driven budget shortfalls forced
legislators and the Governor to rework the state
budget. Much needed funding for local disaster
preparedness, resiliency, and recovery efforts
landed on the chopping block. With the state
entering a second consecutive dry year, less than
five years after the end of a devastating, multiyear
drought and wildfires posing an urgent threat to
communities, it was clear that resources were
desperately needed for those on the front lines of
climate change: cities.
In response, Cal Cities partnered with key
legislators to secure $4.5 billion in the state budget
to help cities prepare for, fight, and recover from
wildfires, as well as update local coastal plans
and fund urban climate resiliency programs. In the
final days of the legislative session, lawmakers also
passed two trailer bills including millions of dollars
for environmental issues, including an ongoing,
ten-year appropriation of $200 million to CAL
FIRE for healthy forest fire prevention programs,
prescribed burns, and other fuel reduction
projects. The trailer bills were accompanied by Cal
Cities-supported SB 1 (Atkins), which establishes
new planning, assessment, funding, and
mitigation tools for California cities to implement a
tailored approach to address sea level rise in their
communities.
Protect and modernize critical infrastructure.
The pandemic shined a floodlight on the
magnitude of existing local infrastructure needs,
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including the growing digital divide. For years,
Cal Cities has been at the forefront of a national
conversation about the need for high-quality,
affordable broadband in all of our communities
— rural, urban, and suburban. The pandemic
laid bare the reality that many Californians are
struggling to stay connected while working from
home, attending school online, or visiting the
doctor remotely.
While legislative infighting dealt a blow to
our efforts to secure an infrastructure funding
package in 2020, Cal Cities continued to push
hard on the issue in 2021. By the summer our
efforts paid off. In July, a $6 billion broadband
package — then the country’s largest public
broadband infrastructure investment — became
law. This package ensures local leaders have
more opportunities to participate in the process
of bringing more affordable and higher quality
broadband services to their communities. It also
prioritizes the construction of networks in unserved
areas, as well as those with lower speeds not
suitable for education, commerce, and video
conferencing, ensuring that these services are
available to those who need them the most.
Cal Cities also worked closely with Assembly
Member Cecilia Aguiar-Curry and Sen. Lena
Gonzalez to develop two complementary bills:
AB 14 (Aguiar-Curry) and SB 4 (Gonzalez). The
two measures prioritize equitable broadband
deployment and expand funding opportunities for
local governments to further deploy broadband.
Cal Cities was also successful in getting the
Governor to veto SB 556 (Dodd), a measure
that would have undermined local control
over local rights of way by forcing local
governments to make space on public
infrastructure available to telecommunications
providers. In his veto message, the Governor
made clear that local governments have an
important role in the process of deploying
broadband in local communities.
In addition to securing state infrastructure
resources for cities, Cal Cities also delivered at
the federal level. Before the end of the year,
the federal government responded to our calls
for greater infrastructure investment with the
passage of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs
Act, which comprises billions in new federal
investments in the nation’s infrastructure,
including more than $25 billion for California to
repair roads, bridges, and highways and more
than $600 million to prepare transportation systems
for extreme weather, drought, and wildfires.
Other notable legislative achievements
Although most of our legislative advocacy this
year focused on the priorities included in the 2021
Action Agenda, Cal Cities also secured significant
wins on other important issues for cities.
Cal Cities helped secure major Brown Act relief for
cities, ensuring that local officials could continue
to manage and operate city services safely and
uninterrupted during an emergency. These efforts
included the Governor’s signing of AB 361 (Robert,
Rivas), which allows cities to continue meeting
remotely — including during future states of
emergency — and the veto of AB 339 (Lee), which
would have preempted local decision-making
over how local public meetings are conducted
and substantially increased costs for cities.
It also became clear in 2021 that cities would
need additional time and resources to implement
SB 1383 (Lara, Statutes of 2016), new regulations
involving organic waste diversion. Working
closely with Sen. John Laird, Cal Cities successfully
advocated for SB 619 (Laird), which gives local
governments a pathway to compliance with the
new regulations.
Additionally, Cal Cities was instrumental in
helping advance a bill signed by the Governor
that includes $60 million in grant funding to
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Image courtesy of CalRecycle
help cities implement SB 1383
organic waste diversion regulations,
and more than $100 million for
organic waste infrastructure. This is
the largest amount of money ever
set aside for cities in a single fiscal year for SB
1383 implementation.
Recognitions
In 2021, Cal Cities recognized state lawmakers
who were champions for local issues in the halls of
the Capitol. Cal Cities honored Assembly Member
Cecilia Aguiar-Curry (Winters), Sen. Lena Gonzalez
(Long Beach), and Sen. John Laird (Santa Cruz)
with the Distinguished Legislative Leadership Award
for their unwavering support and dedication to
local communities throughout the year.
The efforts of these three legislators — all of whom
have served as city leaders — demonstrated their
recognition of the value of local governments and
their commitment to ensuring cities have the tools
they need to help their communities recover and
rebuild.
Cal Cities also recognized the Honorable Willie L.
Brown, Jr. with the 2021 Past Presidents’ Lifetime
Achievement Award. Widely regarded as one of
the most influential African American politicians
of the late century, Mayor Brown has been at the
center of California politics, government, and civic
life for four decades.
Legal advocacy
In addition to representing the interests of
California cities in legislative and regulatory
matters, Cal Cities also protects the interests
of cities in matters before the courts. In 2021,
through our Legal Advocacy Program, Cal Cities
approved the filing of 29 amicus or “friend-of-thecourt” briefs and letters in the state and federal appellate courts.
Appellate courts issued favorable decisions for
cities in several cases which Cal Cities filed an
amicus brief. A few highlights include:
• In Wyatt v. City of Sacramento, a California
Court of Appeal agreed with Cal Cities’
argument that cities are not prohibited from
collecting general taxes on the use of water,
sewer, garbage, and other property-related
services if those taxes are approved by a
majority vote.
• The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals issued a
favorable ruling in Bezis v. City of Livermore,
affirming that the city council meeting at
issue in the case was a limited public forum.
Therefore, city council members were
empowered to interrupt a speaker to remind
him to limit remarks to the agenda topic at
hand without violating the First Amendment.
• In Busker v. Wabtech, the California Supreme
Court held that “public works” are limited to
construction or installation of structures fixed to
real property and that work does not become
a “public work” just because it is integral to
another activity that itself is a public work.
The court’s ruling narrows the kinds of work
for which prevailing wages must be paid and
provides local government more certainty
when budgeting and planning for publicly
funded projects.
• The California Supreme Court issued a
favorable ruling in Daly v. San Bernardino on a
trial court order that required the removal and
replacement of a county supervisor. The court
issued a holding consistent with the amicus
brief filed by Cal Cities. The brief argued that
an automatic stay should be issued pending
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Assembly Member Cecilia Aguiar-Curry (Winters), Sen. Lena Gonzalez (Long Beach), and Sen. John Laird (Santa Cruz)
2021 Lifetime Achievement Award Winner, Former Speaker of the Assembly and Former San Francisco Mayor Willie L. Brown Jr.
the appeal in order to maintain the status
quo and allow the regular functioning and
efficiency of government during litigation.
2. Increase the capacity of
city officials
As cities continued to respond to the pandemic
and began to jump start local recovery, many
expanded on new and innovative ways to deliver
city services. Cal Cities did the same in 2021. Last
year, Cal Cities increased the number of webinars
and virtual education offerings for members
and experienced greater participation by city
officials for whom travel costs may have been a
barrier previously. After a successful virtual annual
conference in 2020, and with the latest health
and safety protocols in place, Cal Cities’ 2021
Annual Conference and Expo was held in-person
with nearly 1,700 city officials gathering to learn,
collaborate, celebrate, and share solutions to
better serve their communities. After 18 months of
virtual learning and connecting, city officials were
eager to come together for timely presentations
addressing pressing topics for local leaders,
including housing, broadband, equity, resiliency,
and pandemic recovery.
Building off the success of the previous year’s
online programming, in 2021 Cal Cities developed
a new program, the Cal Cities Speaker Series,
which featured expert insights on big picture issues
and trends that matter most to cities. California
Natural Resources Agency Secretary Wade
Crowfoot; former Chief Economic and Business
Advisor to Gavin Newsom, Lenny Mendonca;
now Cal Cities Immediate Past President and El
Centro Council Member Cheryl Viegas Walker;
and infectious disease experts Alex Demarsh and
Dr. Andrea Thomas from BlueDot, shared their
knowledge and insights with us last year.
In 2021, Cal Cities also built on the previous year’s
actions to support local efforts to advance equity.
In 2020, in response to calls for racial equity in
communities across the country, Cal Cities’ board
launched an Advancing Equity initiative that
supported the creation and delivery of resources
and educational opportunities to city officials to
help strengthen their knowledge and capacity
to work locally to eliminate racial disparities,
heal racial divisions, and build more equitable
communities.
In 2021, our work to support cities’ efforts to
advance equity continued. Cal Cities established
an Advancing Equity Advisory Committee
of city leaders to inform the development of
a strategic roadmap to guide the initiative.
The committee’s efforts culminated in the
development of an Equity Roadmap that lays
out the organization’s activities and strategies
to support city leaders over the next 18 months.
As called for in the roadmap, Cal Cities
developed new programming in 2021, including
webinars, conference sessions, and peer-topeer roundtables to help leaders enhance their capacity to build more equitable communities.
3. Maintain high relevance
and facilitate meaningful
member engagement
Cal Cities also achieved progress towards its goal
of maintaining high relevance and facilitating
meaningful engagement with city leaders.
In response to the success of 2020’s
department-specific roundtables, virtual
networking opportunities organized for
department members, Cal Cities expanded
the program in 2021 to include issue-based
roundtables that covered topics ranging from
ARPA and CARES Act funding implementation
to supporting unhoused residents, economic
development, and wildfire preparedness and
response. These member-driven roundtables
continue to be an innovative way for local
leaders throughout the state to collaborate
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virtually to share best practices and
new ideas for serving their residents.
Member participation in these
offerings was tremendous, with more
than 8,085 city officials participating.
Although stay-at-home orders prevented inperson gatherings for much of the year, member engagement remained strong, including at
virtual division events. Over the year, supported
by 16 regional public affairs managers, Cal Cities
regional divisions hosted 384 events attended
by more than 8,070 city officials participating
and featuring opportunities to hear from and
advocate for city priorities with state and federal
legislators. As local leaders continued to navigate
the pandemic while delivering local services and
jumpstarting their local economies, peer-to-peer
division convenings provided a much-needed
opportunity for city officials to share best practices
and learn from each other.
4. Raise Cal Cities’ visibility
For many city leaders and cities, 2021 was not only
a year of new challenges and opportunities, it was
a year of evolution. Cal Cities — an organization
that has been the voice of our towns and cities for
more than 120 years — was with you every step of
the way and evolving too.
As cities worked to build an even brighter future
for their communities, Cal Cities successfully raised
the visibility of the organization as the preeminent
voice for cities in California.
We reimagined our brand identity to demonstrate
a strong, vibrant, and consistent face to all
audiences. This started with a new moniker,
Cal Cities, that differentiated the organization
from other “Leagues.” In the summer, Cal Cities
launched a new website. Its modern, dynamic,
and accessible design makes it easier to find
valuable resources and information that Cal Cities
generates and curates for city leaders.
Cal Cities also underwent a brand identity
transformation in 2021. The new brand logo and
colors infuse a rejuvenated pride, energy, diversity,
and vitality into the mission of strengthening
California cities through advocacy and
education. The look may be new, but Cal Cities’
commitment to every California city and town
goes all the way back to 1898.
Besides a new brand identity, Cal Cities also
strategically deployed resources to increase the
quantity and quality of its digital content in 2021,
facilitating higher engagement with members
and external stakeholders. Cal Cities’ weekly
newsletter and monthly magazine increased
readership in 2021, 34% and 18% respectively.
Throughout the year, the voice of Cal Cities
was well represented with presentations by the
organization’s leadership at national and regional
events before key stakeholders and audiences,
including the Public Policy Institute of California,
California Foundation on the Environment and
Energy, The Volcker Alliance, and California
Women Lead, to name a few.
Cal Cities strengthened existing relationships
with media and leveraged new ones to
ensure the city perspective was included in
state and national stories about top issues like
pandemic recovery, housing production, and
the importance of local decision-making. As
a result of these efforts, Cal Cities secured opeds in top publications like CalMatters and the Southern California News Group, which includes
many major papers in Southern California, such
as the Orange County Register. We also secured
op-eds in the Spanish-language news outlet La
Opinión and Sacramento Business Journal. Cal
Cities’ positioning on local control and legislative
priorities was also covered in many national and
statewide outlets throughout the year, including
the Associated Press, New York Times, Politico,
Sacramento Bee, San Diego-Union Tribune, and
San Francisco Chronicle.
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5. Enhance Cal Cities’
governance
The Cal Cities Strategic Growth Plan calls for
strengthening the organization’s governance
by enhancing membership engagement in
leadership opportunities, increasing its overall
effectiveness in fulfilling its mission and vision,
and ensuring that the pathway to leadership is
transparent and inclusive.
In furtherance of this goal, in early 2021, Cal Cities
engaged an association governance consultant
to evaluate the Cal Cities governance system
and make recommendations for enhancing Cal
Cities’ governance. After a process that involved
gathering and considering input from board
members and more than 350 Cal Cities members
through advisory groups, roundtable discussions,
interviews, and surveys, the board received 49
recommendations to deepen the engagement
of Cal Cities’ member cities and ensure Cal Cities’
governance is operating at peak performance.
The board also reviewed findings indicating
that Cal Cities is a strong organization with
a high level of member engagement, but
also highlighted opportunities for Cal Cities to
enhance our governance. The opportunities for
enhancement included: improving the clarity,
ease, and consistency in how the governance
system works; clarifying the guidelines for position
qualifications and performance expectations;
identifying ways to deepen member
engagement and enhance the quality of the
experience of involvement; and ensuring Cal
Cities has an intentional, consistent organizational
culture at all levels of the governance system.
The Cal Cities board began implementing
recommendations to enhance our governance
system during the Cal Cities 2021 Annual
Conference and Expo, where the General
Assembly approved bylaws amendments to
adjust the composition of the board to achieve
a higher impact and be more representative
by adding director seats for each of the five
diversity caucuses. The General Assembly also
adopted bylaws amendments to recognize the
diversity caucuses in the bylaws to reflect the full
contribution the caucuses make to Cal Cities’
mission and vision. Implementation of these
recommendations will continue in 2022.
6. Expand Cal Cities’
organizational capacity
Cal Cities continued to expand its organizational
effectiveness in 2021. Despite the challenges
over the past two years, California cities continue
to recognize the value of coming together
through Cal Cities and speaking with one voice
to advocate for the common interests of local
governments. In 2021, Cal Cities membership was
as strong as it has been in over a decade with 479
out of 482 California cities as members.
The Cal Cities League Partner Program was also
stronger than ever in 2021. Following a program
restructure developed in collaboration with
League Partners, engagement and revenues
remained strong. Partners hosted well-attended
events — both virtual and in person — and
provided valuable educational programming
through the League Partner webinar series and
the Partner track of sessions at this year’s Cal Cities Annual Conference and Expo.
The organization’s technology infrastructure also
underwent modernization with investments in a
new automated payroll system that saves time
and helps control administrative costs; a software
update to Microsoft Office 365 that enhances
collaboration and communication throughout
the organization and across work teams; and
migration from on-site servers to a state-of-theart Microsoft cloud hosting facility. With these enhancements, Cal Cities is increasing its ability to
deliver services to members more efficiently while
advancing business continuity.
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Looking ahead to 2022
In 2021, city leaders once again
showed remarkable leadership
and resilience, protecting their
residents from a global pandemic, leading
local economic recovery, responding to calls
for equity and justice, and combating another
devastating wildfire season. Cal Cities was proud
to be your partner.
To focus the organization’s advocacy and
resources on cities’ highest priorities in 2022, city
leaders representing Cal Cities board, divisions,
departments, policy committees, and caucuses
met virtually at the annual League Leaders
workshop to help develop our 2022 Action
Agenda. Based on the input and feedback of
these leaders, the Cal Cities Board of Directors
adopted the following strategic advocacy
priorities for our 2022 Action Agenda:
1. Secure funding to increase the supply
and affordability of housing and reform
state housing laws to retain local authority.
Secure adequate and sustainable funding
for cities to increase construction of housing
at all income levels, particularly affordable
housing and workforce housing. Reform
state housing laws to ensure cities retain
local decision-making to meet the needs of
their communities.
2. Attain investments to strengthen and
sustain critical infrastructure. Advocate
for policies that strengthen the conditions
of local streets, highways, bridges, public
transit, and broadband to improve
workforce and economic development.
Secure support for the modernization
and expansion of the statewide water
grid, including infrastructure, storage,
and conveyance. Work with stakeholders
to provide cities with access to the tools
needed to ensure projects are delivered
efficiently and cost-effectively to meet
current and future needs.
3. Secure increased funding and resources to
prevent homelessness and assist individuals
experiencing homelessness. Secure
additional ongoing, flexible resources to
provide navigation assistance, emergency
shelters, and permanent supportive housing.
Enhance city and county coordination and
strengthen partnerships with stakeholders
to ensure adequate wraparound services
are available for adults and youth at risk of,
or already experiencing, homelessness in
our communities, and effectively address
mental health and substance use disorders.
4. Strengthen disaster preparedness, resiliency,
and recovery from climate change impacts
through improved collaboration and
resources. Secure additional resources and
support to mitigate the effects of climate
change, including catastrophic wildfires,
drought, and sea level rise. Promote
collaboration with other city, state, and
federal governments, to strengthen disaster
preparedness, resiliency, and recovery.
Given the significance of the legislative and
ballot measure activities emerging for 2022 and
their potential impact on cities, it will be more
important than ever that cities stay united in
their efforts to affirm local decision-making and
advance our common priorities. No matter
the issue, we know California cities are the
foundation of a strong California for all.
Since 1898, Cal Cities has delivered every year
for its members and continues to be the goto advocacy organization for California cities with a strong track record of fighting for local
decision-making and resources that cities need
to improve the quality of life for their residents.
Next year will be no different. In 2022, Cal Cities
will continue to fight on behalf of cities to ensure
that their voices are heard in the Capitol and
remain laser-focused on advancing the priorities
that matter most to city leaders.
We truly are stronger together.
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Amy Albano
City Attorney,
Burbank
Jan Arbuckle
Vice Mayor,
Grass Valley
Denise Athas
Council Member,
Novato
Al Austin
Council Member,
Long Beach
Emily Beach
Council Member,
Burlingame
John Binaski
Fire Chief,
Clovis
London Breed
Mayor, San
Francisco
Joe Buscaino
Council Member,
President Pro Tempore,
Los Angeles
Ken Carlson
Council Member,
Pleasant Hill
Chris Catren
Police Chief,
Redlands
Ross Chun
Mayor Pro Tem,
Aliso Viejo
David Cohen
Council Member,
San Jose
Pippin Dew
Council Member,
Vallejo
Daniel Parra
Council Member,
Fowler
David Pollock
Council Member,
Moorpark
Dave Potter
Mayor,
Carmel
Ana Maria
Quintana
Vice Mayor,
Bell
Jerry Dyer
Mayor, Fresno
Edgard Garcia
Council Member,
El Centro
Todd Gloria
Mayor,
San Diego
Karen Goh
Mayor,
Bakersfield
Eric Guerra
Council Member,
Sacramento
George N. Harris, II
Director of Finance,
Lancaster
Steve Hofbauer
Mayor,
Palmdale
Dawn Holm
Director of Finance,
Sacramento
Lindsey Horvath
Mayor,
West Hollywood
Randi Johl
Director of Legislative
Affairs / City Clerk,
Temecula
Dan Kalb
Council Member,
Oakland
Jim Lewis
City Manager,
Pismo Beach
Corina Lopez
Council Member,
San Leandro
Mireya Turner
Council Member,
Lakeport
Gabe Quinto
Mayor Pro Tem,
El Cerrito
David Sander
Council Member,
Rancho Cordova
Jesse Loren
Council Member,
Winters
Clint Lorimore
Mayor Pro Tem,
Eastvale
Tony Madrigal
Council Member,
Modesto
Steve Manos
Council Member,
Lake Elsinore
Ray Marquez
Vice Mayor,
Chino Hills
Annie Mezzacappa
Mayor’s Chief
of Staff,
Anahiem
Dennis Michael
Mayor,
Rancho
Cucamonga
Lisa Middleton
Mayor Pro Tem,
Palm Springs
John Minto
Mayor,
Santee
Richard
Montgomery
Council Member,
Manhattan Beach
Eric Nelson
Planning
Commissioner,
Dana Point
Robert Newman
Director of
Public Works,
Santa Clarita
Lori Ogorchock
Council Member,
Antioch
Blanca Pacheco
Mayor Pro Tem,
Downey
Joan Smith Freeman
Council Member,
Yreka
Sam Spagnolo
Council Member,
Rancho
Cucamonga
Ed Spriggs
Council Member,
Imperial Beach
Alan Wapner
Mayor Pro Tem,
Ontario
Cheryl Viegas Walker
President
Mayor,
El Centro
Cindy Silva
First Vice President
Council Member,
Walnut Creek
Ali Sajjad Taj
Second Vice President
Council Member,
Artesia
John F. Dunbar
Immediate Past
President
Mayor, Yountville
Carolyn M. Coleman,
Executive Director
and CEO,
Cal Cities
2020-21 League of California Cities Board of Directors
WHO WE ARE
2021By the Numbers
Cal Cities members serving 440 on Policy Committees
Friend-of-the-court 29 briefs filed
Reporter 98 inquiries
Cal Cities was
mentioned in 1,997
news stories
Conference attendees
4,579
118
669,292
479 55 16 10 5
Member
Cities
Board
Members
Regional
Divisions
Municipal
Departments
Diversity
Caucuses
Western City
webpage views
158,612
in federal funding for
pandemic response and recovery.
from the state to fund
local efforts to end homelessness.
state investment toward
wildfire, drought, and climate resiliency.
from the state to
help close the digital divide.
issues of Cal
Cities Advocate
with 11,671
subscribers
48 Twitter views
471,178
Facebook
post views
74,624
Cal Cities
webpage views
Twitter followers
11,017
Facebook
followers
5,373
Webinars, roundtables,
and speaker series, with
attendees
17,213
Monitored, tracked, and
engaged on 1,914 bills
That’s 70%
of the 2,760
bills introduced estimated reach
76 million
$8 billion $2 billion
WHAT WE DO
HOW WE ENGAGE AND INFORM
$4.5 billion $6 billion