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NORTHERN CALIFORNIA • CENTRAL CALIFORNIA • SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA 2024 Legislative Summary
and Priorities for 2025
January 13, 2025
Presentation to City Council
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Advocacy Program
Anticipated Issues for
2025 2024 Summary of Efforts
Presentation Overview
City of San Leandro | Legislative Updates and Upcoming Priorities Slide 3
Company Overview with the City
City of San Leandro | Legislative Updates and Upcoming Priorities Over a decade of partnership
and work on behalf of the City
Helped secure over $21.2
million in state funding
3 City sponsored bills signed
into law
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2024 Summary of Efforts: Funding Advocacy
City of San Leandro | Legislative Updates and Upcoming Priorities Stopped the clawback of over $4
million dollars for
the Mulford Marina
branch Library
project
$244,545 secured
through the ICARP
Extreme Heat and
Community
Resilience Program
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Summary of Efforts: Budget Advocacy
Core Local
Government
Accounts Protected
(Housing, Planning,
and Transportation
Funds Maintained)
Inclusion of funding
for local agency
projects in the $10
billion climate bond
Member Request
Process Not
Included
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Summary of Efforts: Legislative Advocacy
SB 1383 Implementation:
Protection of Library Resources
through Coalition Advocacy
Organized Retail Theft
Prevention Package Advocacy –
Signed into Law
Opposing Legislation to strip local
control over revenue resources
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Upcoming Opportunities
Partnerships with New Legislators
Implementation of Propositions
Bay Area Transportation Revenue Measure
Extension of the Cap-and-Trade Program
Property Insurance Availability and Affordability
Upcoming Grant Funding Programs
TPA has identified the following upcoming legislative and funding opportunities that have the potential to meet the City’s priority needs and projects:
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Advocacy Program
• Weekly legislative updates
• Scheduled grant check in meetings
• Identification of legislative and budget
priorities for 2025
• Consistent reports and updates on priority
issues
• Legislative platform review and updates
• Advocacy trip planning and
implementation
• Ongoing advocacy in Sacramento on
behalf of City legislative priorities and
budget requests
• Relationship development with Legislative
Delegation and Leadership
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California Advocacy | Grant Writing
www.TownsendPA.com | (949) 399-9050
Townsend Public Affairs, Inc.
Grant Writing,
Featuring:
Alex Gibbs
Grants Director
[email protected]
Barbarah Torres
Senior Associate
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California Advocacy,
Featuring:
Niccolo De Luca
Vice President
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Carly Shelby
Senior Associate
[email protected]
Elisa Arcidiacono
Senior Associate
[email protected]
City of San Leandro | Legislative Updates and Upcoming Priorities