State Capitol Office ▪ 925 L Street • Suite 1404 • Sacramento, CA 95814 • Phone (916) 447-4086 • Fax (916) 444-0383 Federal Office ▪ 600 Pennsylvania SE • Suite 360 • Washington, DC 20003 • Phone (202) 546-8696 • Fax (202) 546-4555 Southern California Office ▪ 1401 Dove Street • Suite 430 • Newport Beach, CA 92660 • Phone (949) 399-9050 • Fax (949) 476-8215 Central California Office ▪ 744 P Street • Suite 308 • Fresno, CA 93721 • Phone (949) 399-9050 • Fax (949) 476-8215 Northern California Office ▪ 300 Frank Ogawa Plaza • Suite 204 • Oakland, CA 94612 • Phone (510) 835-9050 • Fax (510) 835-9030 The Honorable Mike Johnson
Speaker of the House
US House of Representatives
H-232, The Capitol
Washington, DC 20515
The Honorable Hakeem Jeffries
House Minority Leader
US House of Representatives
2267 Rayburn House Office Building
Washington, DC 20515
The Honorable John Thune
Majority Leader
US Senate
511 Dirkson Senate Office Building
Washington, DC 20510
The Honorable Charles Schumer
Minority Leader
US Senate
322 Hart Senate Office Building
Washington, DC 20510
November 18, 2025
Dear Speaker Johnson, Leader Thune, Leader Jeffries, and Leader Schumer, Please find enclosed a letter from 45 California public agencies expressing their strong support for the inclusion of their Community Project Funding (CPF) and Congressionally Directed Spending (CDS) requests in the final consolidated appropriations bills for Fiscal Year 2026. Each of these agencies respectfully urges your consideration of their projects as negotiations move forward.
If you have any questions regarding the projects, please reach out to Sammi Maciel at [email protected], Joseph Melo at [email protected], or Joe Hansen at [email protected], thank you for your time and consideration.
Sincerely,
Christopher Townsend
President, Townsend Public Affairs
Ben Goldeen
Federal Advocacy Director, Townsend
Public Affairs
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The Honorable Mike Johnson
Speaker of the House
US House of Representatives
H-232, The Capitol
Washington, DC 20515
The Honorable Hakeem Jeffries
House Minority Leader
US House of Representatives
2267 Rayburn House Office Building
Washington, DC 20515
The Honorable John Thune
Majority Leader
US Senate
511 Dirkson Senate Office Building
Washington, DC 20510
The Honorable Charles Schumer
Minority Leader
US Senate
322 Hart Senate Office Building
Washington, DC 20510
RE: The Inclusion of FY26 Community Project Funding / Congressionally Directed Spending Requests in Any Funding Deal
Dear Speaker Johnson, Leader Thune, Leader Jeffries, and Leader Schumer:
On behalf of the 45 undersigned California public agencies, we write to urge that FY26 Community Project Funding (CPF) and Congressionally Directed Spending (CDS) requests be protected and included in any funding resolution being considered this Congress.
Local governments, community-based organizations, and regional partners across the nation rely on these congressionally directed investments to advance critical infrastructure, public safety, housing, and economic development projects. These locally driven projects represent some of the most accountable and transparent investments in the federal budget.
CPF and CDS requests undergo public disclosure, member certification, and rigorous vetting to ensure that taxpayer dollars are directed to projects with broad community support, measurable outcomes, and strong local cost -sharing. In many cases, these initi atives leverage state, local, and private funding, stretching each federal dollar further and promoting responsible stewardship of limited resources.
Without explicit inclusion of CPF and CDS in a long-term funding deal, projects included in current draft bills will face delays in contracting, permitting, and delivery, undermining years of local planning and preventing urgently needed investments from r eaching the ground. Ensuring the continuation of CPF and CDS allocations in FY26 would provide stability and predictability at a time when fiscal uncertainty is already constraining public investment.
Therefore, we respectfully request that any forthcoming agreement on government funding, including a potential full -year continuing resolution, explicitly authorize and preserve previously included FY26 Community Project Funding and Congressionally Directe d Spending projects for obligation and expenditure.
We thank you for your continued commitment to ensuring that federal appropriations directly support communities both in California and across the Country.
Sincerely,
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Penny Sylvester
Mayor, City of Agoura Hills
Adena Ishii,
Mayor, City of Berkeley
Blair Stewart
Mayor, City of Brea
Art Bennett
Mayor, City of Chino Hills
John Stephens
Mayor, City of Costa Mesa
Rachel Nerio-Gurrero
Mayor, City of Dinuba
David Mourra
Mayor, City of Emeryville
Fred Jung
Mayor, City of Fullerton
Tasha Cerda
Mayor, City of Gardena
Ariston Julian
Mayor, City of Guadalupe
Jackie Peterson
Mayor, City of Hemet
Rose Espinoza
Mayor, City of La Habra
Patricia Matthews
Mayor, City of Leemore
Shelly Hasselbrink
Mayor, City of Los Alamitos
Robert J. Ruesch
Mayor, City of Mission Viejo
Cindy Warren
Mayor, City of Murrieta
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Barbara Lee
Mayor, City of Oakland
Jan C. Harnik
Mayor, City of Palm Desert
Ron DeHarte
Mayor, City of Palm Springs
Ed Lauing
Mayor, City of Palo Alto
Kevin Kirwin
Mayor, City of Placentia
Randy Rowse
Mayor, City of Santa Barbara
Gloria Olmos
Mayor, City of South El Monte
David J. Shawver
Mayor, City of Stanton
Christina Fugazi
Mayor, City of Stockton
Larry Klein
Mayor, City of Sunnyvale
Austin Lumbard
Mayor, City of Tustin
Gary Singh
Mayor, City of Union City
Chi Charlie Nguyen
Mayor, City of Westminster
Ed Reece
President, San Gabriel Valley Council of
Governments
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Jed Leano
Chairman of the Board, San Gabriel Valley
Regional Housing Trust
Whitney Yamamura Ed.D
Chancellor, Coast Community College District
Dr. Jasmine Ruys
Acting Superintendent-President, College of
the Canyons
Mike Munoz, Ed. D.
Superintendent-President, Long Beach City
College
Lena Tran, Ed.D., MBA
Interim Chancellor, Yosemite Community
College District
Sean Brewer
City Manager, City of Coalinga
Ashley Jones
City Manager, City of Del Mar
Rachel Molina
City Manager, City of Hesperia
Alexander J. Henderson
City Manager, City of Kingsburg
T. Jarb Thaipejr
City Manager, City of Loma Linda
Megan Hunter
City Manager, City of Soledad
Marc Mondell
City Manager, City of Tulare
Angela Spease
President, Consumes Community Services
District
Cecilia Hupp
Board President, Orange County Mosquito
and Vector Control District
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George F. Searcy
Executive Director, HOPE Center of Orange
County
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