Sacramento – Senator Scott Wiener (D-San Francisco) released the following statement after President Donald Trump officially ended the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) today:
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Sacramento – Today Senator Scott Wiener (D-San Francisco) announced that Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti and San Jose Mayor Sam Liccardo have endorsed SB 35, joining early supporters San Francisco Mayor Edwin Lee, Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf, and Sacramento Mayor Darrell Steinberg. SB 35 will create a streamlined approval process for housing in cities that are not meeting their housing goals required by the Regional Housing Needs Assessment (RHNA).
Sacramento – Senator Scott Wiener (D-San Francisco) offered the following statement after the California State Supreme Court ruled today in the Cannabis Coalition v City of Upland that voter-initiated tax measures can be passed by a simple majority, and no longer require a 2/3 vote:
Sacramento – Today Senator Scott Wiener (D-San Francisco) issued the following statement regarding the news that the National Park Service has issued the permit for the “Patriot Prayer Rally” on Crissy Field:
Los Angeles – Today California legislators and Los Angeles nightlife supporters joined together in the Broadway Theater District in Downtown Los Angeles calling for the passage of a bill authored by Senator Scott Wiener (D-San Francisco) to allow communities to expand nightlife in California. Senator Wiener was joined by co-authors Assemblymember Miguel Santiago (D-Los Angeles) and Matt Dababneh (D-Woodland Hills) and Los Angeles nightlife and hospitality leaders, who spoke about the positive economic and cultural benefits of Senate Bill 384.
San Francisco – Today, Senator Scott Wiener, Assemblymember Phil Ting, and Assemblymember David Chiu sent a letter requesting thatthe National Park Service reconsider the issuance of a permit for the so-called Patriot Prayer Rally scheduled on August 26, 2017. The letter reads:
San Francisco – Today, Senator Scott Wiener, Assembly Speaker pro Tem Kevin Mullin, Assemblymember David Chiu, and Assemblymember Phil Ting released the following statement in advance of Monday evening’s Brisbane City Council meeting on the Baylands Development:
Senator Scott Wiener (D-San Francisco) issued the following statement in response to the Trump Administration's opposition to federal LGBT employment protections:
Senator Scott Wiener (D – San Francisco) issued the following statement in response to Donald Trump's decision to ban transgender people from serving in the military: