Scott Wiener, the San Francisco senator who wrote the streamlining bill on which the recent report was based, said in an interview that numbers like those reported by Beverly Hills are why he is working on a new bill that would try to neutralize the role of politics in housing production by tying future state housing goals to economic measures like job growth. It would also carry forward past housing deficits so that cities that don’t build will lose further control over local housing decisions as time goes on.
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San Francisco – Today, Senator Scott Wiener (D-San Francisco) released the following statement regarding reports that Federal immigration officials have raided 77 workplaces in Northern California, requiring employers to produce proof regarding their employees’
“This ensures that new mothers can make their own decisions on their timetable for returning to work, rather than having that decision made for them,” said Wiener, flanked by Supervisor Katy Tang, who introduced the San Francisco ordinance; Assemblyman David Chiu; and other advocates for the bill.
“Over the 20 years I’ve lived in San Francisco, I’ve seen the human carnage caused by our bad housing policy,” says California State Senator Scott Wiener. “This isn’t an academic exercise. This is real. This is about people who are struggling and who are at risk. And we need to pull our heads out of the sand.”
“A free and open internet is at the heart of a 21st century democracy and economy. The idea that an internet service provider will decide whether to block a website or slow it down is unacceptable,” said California Democratic state Sen. Scott Wiener, one of the legislators leading the charge. Wiener has introduced a bill that would require telecom companies that do business in his state to meet net neutrality requirements.
Wiener said he is collaborating with legislators in New York and other states to shape the bill’s language into model legislation that would be “as strong and legally defensible as possible.”
Senator Wiener to Introduce Net Neutrality Legislation Today as California Legislature Convenes Afte
Sacramento – Today, Senator Scott Wiener (D-San Francisco) will introduce legislation to establish net neutrality protections in California.
“We all agree that in an ideal world it should be handled at the federal level,” says California state senator Scott Wiener. “But if the federal government’s going to abdicate, then we need to take action, and I’m glad that a number of states are looking at this.”
Los Angeles Times: California state senator pledges to bring back net neutrality rules just as FCC v
“Net neutrality is essential to our 21st century democracy, and we need to be sure that people can access websites and information freely and fairly,” Sen. Scott Wiener (D-San Francisco) said in a statement. “If the FCC is going to destroy net neutrality and create a system that favors certain websites just because they can pay more money, California must step in and ensure open internet access.”
Wiener added: “You don’t burn someone’s house down and then raise their rates to help pay for the damage you caused.”