The League of California Cities delivers major victories for cities year after year — fighting for local control, securing billions of dollars in new funding, and protecting existing city resources. 100+
bills/ballot measures
passed or defeated to
retain local control
$13 Billion
in new funding
for cities in the
past five years
Dozens
of lawsuits won protecting
local control and
city interests
COMMUNITY WELLNESS AND PUBLIC SAFETY
AB 662 (2022) Creates the first statewide peer-to-peer suicide prevention program for first responders.
Passed WIN
AB 1740 and
SB 1087 (2022)
Creates requirements for recyclers, buyers, and sellers of catalytic converters. Passed WIN SB 1338 (2022) Creates the Community Assistance Recovery and Empowerment (CARE) Court program.
Amendments
secured, passed
WIN
AB 1014 (2022) Would have increased the value of transported cannabis goods to $10,000. Defeated WIN SB 1000 (2022) Would have required law enforcement agencies to decrypt communication lines. Defeated WIN SB 1282 (2022) Would have undermined the agreed allocations of the Opioid Master Settlement. Defeated WIN
ORGANIC WASTE AND RECYCLING
AB 1985 (2022) Gives cities two more years to comply with organic waste diversion procurement requirements.
Passed WIN
SB 54 (2022) Requires single-use packaging and plastic ware to be recyclable or compostable by 2032.
Passed WIN
HOUSING
AB 2053 (2022) Would have added a new layer of state bureaucracy to build housing. Defeated WIN AB 2428 (2022) Would have required cities to expend or return mitigation fees to developers. Defeated WIN AB 2631 (2022) Would have allowed litigation between public entities regarding their homelessness policies.
Defeated WIN
TRANSPORTATION
SB 932 (2022) Requires general plans to include bicycle, pedestrian, and traffic calming plans. Amendments secured, passed
WIN
AB 2438 (2022) Would have given the state unprecedented control over local transportation projects.
Defeated WIN
AB 2237 (2022) Would have restricted expenditures for transportation projects that do not reduce vehicle miles traveled.
Defeated WIN
FISCAL SUSTAINABILITY AND GOVERNANCE
AB 2647 (2022) Allows government material to be shared online with a legislative body. Passed WIN AB 1951 (2022) Would have provided manufacturing companies with a sales tax break on new equipment.
Defeated WIN
LEGISLATIVE
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California Business Roundtable Initiative, “Taxpayer Protection and Government Accountability Act” – Would create stricter rules for raising taxes, fees, assessments, and property-related fees.
Failed to Qualify for 2022 WIN
BALLOT MEASURES
LEGISLATIVE FUNDING
$180 million to help cities implement organic waste diversion regulations. Funding secured WIN $700 million to help local governments resolve homeless encampments and transition individuals into permanent housing.
Funding secured WIN
$200 million to support and increase California’s behavioral health workforce. Funding secured WIN $1 billion to support cities’ efforts to address the housing supply and affordability crisis. Funding secured WIN $550 million to support the completion of the Broadband Middle Mile Initiative. Funding secured WIN FISCAL SUSTAINABILITY AND GOVERNANCE (CONT.)
SB 924 (2022) Would have authorized withholding funds from cities not meeting reporting deadlines on financial data.
Defeated WIN
AB 1173 and
SB 1328 (2022)
Would have required CalPERS to divest from specific companies. Defeated WIN LEGAL
Hobbs v. City of Pacific Grove – CA Court of Appeal issued a favorable ruling that one does not possess vested rights to renew city-issued, time-limited short-term rental licenses.
Court agreed with
Cal Cities’ legal position
WIN
Old East Davis Neighborhood Association v. City of Davis – CA Court of Appeal upheld cities’ discretion to interpret their land use plans.
Court agreed with
Cal Cities’ legal position
WIN
California River Watch v. City of Vacaville – Federal Court of Appeals issued opinion limiting liability under the federal Resource Conservation and Recovery Act to only those water transporters, including cities, who actively participate in the waste disposal process.
Court agreed with
Cal Cities’ legal position
WIN
Kinney v. Superior Court – CA Court of Appeal issued a favorable an opinion in a case concerning whether disclosure of arrest records under the California Public Records Act is limited to contemporaneous records.
Court agreed with
Cal Cities’ legal position
WIN
American Rescue Plan Act Final Rule – Secured additional flexibility for how cities can spend funds.
Flexibility secured WIN
Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act – Secured a streamlined application process to make it easier for cities to apply for and utilize funds.
Streamlining secured WIN
FEDERAL
REGULATORY
CalPERS Retired Annuitant Regulations – Would limit retired annuitants’ type and timeframe of work they can perform for public agencies.
Draft regulations improved WIN
Air Resources Board Advanced Clean Fleets Regulations – Would transition California’s medium-and heavy-duty diesel fleets to zero-emissions vehicles in less than 20 years.
Flexibility and state
cooperation secured
WIN