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The Hermosa Beach City Council has taken the following positions on federal, state and local legislation, programs and projects which may impact Hermosa Beach. Links to staff reports, letters/resolutions in support or opposition and status (where known) are noted below:

2025 (click to expand/collapse)

NO - Senate Bill 707 (Durazo) - Open Meetings: meeting and teleconference requirements - Letter of Opposition - September 30, 2025
YES - Assembly Bill 986 (Muratsuchi) - State of Emergency and Local Emergency: landslides and climate change - Letter of Support - September 22, 2025
YES - Senate Bill 812 (Allen) - Qualified youth drop-in center health care coverage - Letter of Support - August 18, 2025
NO - Coastal Commission - RE: Application Number 5-02-009-A1; Permit Application by the Consolidated Fire Protection District of Los Angeles County (LA County Fire) for After-The-Fact Approval Regarding Expanded Advertising on LA County Owned Lifeguard Towers from Cabrillo Beach to Will Rogers State Beach - Letter of Opposition - July 24, 2025
NO - Assembly Bill 647 (M. Gonzalez) - Housing development approvals: residential units - Letter of Opposition - April 17, 2025
YES - Assembly Bill 650 (Papan) - Planning and Zoning: Housing Element: Regional Housing Needs Allocation - Letter of Support - April 17, 2025
NO - Senate Bill 634 (Perez) - Homelessness: civil and criminal penalties - Letter of Opposition - April 17, 2025
NO - Senate Bill 79 (Wiener) - Planning and zoning: housing development: transit-oriented development - Staff Report / Letter of Opposition - April 7, 2025

2024 (click to expand/collapse)

YES - Assembly Bill 2309 (Muratsuchi and Pacheco) - City attorney: state law: misdemeanor - Resolution - May 15, 2024
NO - Assembly Bill 2560 (Alvarez) - Density Bonus Law: California Coastal Act of 1976 - Staff Report / Resolution - April 9, 2024
NO - Senate Bill 1077 (Blakespear) - Coastal Resources: Accessory and Junior Accessory Dwelling Units - Staff Report / Resolution - April 9, 2024
NO - Senate Bill 1092 (Blakespear) - Coastal Resources: Multifamily Housing Development - Staff Report / Resolution - April 9, 2024
NO - Senate Bill 951 (Wiener) - California Coastal Act of 1976: Coastal Zone - Staff Report / Resolution - April 9, 2024
NO - Initiative 21-0042A1 - Taxpayer Protection & Government Accountability Act - Staff Report / Resolution - April 9, 2024

2023 (Click to expand/collapse)

NO - Assembly Bill 825 (Bryan) - Bicycles on Sidewalks - Letter of Opposition - September 28, 2023
YES - Assembly Bill 1216 (Muratsuchi) - Wastewater Treatment Plants Fence-Line Monitoring - Letter of Support - September 12, 2023
NO - Initiative 21-0042A1 - Taxpayer Protection & Government Accountability Act - Letter of Opposition - April 13, 2023
YES - Senate Bill 381 (Min) - Electric Bicycles: Study - Letter of Support - March 22, 2023

2022 (click to expand/collapse)

YES - Senate Bill 960 (Skinner) - Expanding Eligibility for Peace Officers - Letter of Support - September 27, 2022 - Letter of Su pport - May 24, 2022

YES - Senate Bill 1444 (Allen) - Joint Powers Authorities: South Bay Regional Housing Trust - Letter of Support - June 19, 2022

YES - Assembly Bill 2074 (Gibson) - Providing Incentives for Micromobility Devices - Staff Report / Letter of Support- May 10, 2022

YES - Assembly Bill 2432 (Muratsuchi) - Neighborhood electric vehicles: County of Los Angeles: South Bay cities area - Staff Report / Letter of Support - May 10, 2022

YES - Assembly Bill 1789 (Bennet) - Trails and Greenways Program - Letter of Support - April 18, 2022

YES - Assembly Bill 2140 (Muratsuchi) - Once-Through Cooling Policy - Powerplants - Staff Report / Letter of Support - April 12, 2022

YES - Senate Bill 953 (Min) - Oil and gas leases: state waters: State Lands Commission - Staff Report / Letter of Support - March 8, 2022

2021 (click to expand/collapse)

2020 (click to expand/collapse)

2019 (click to expand/collapse)

YES - Senate Bill 54 (Allen) & Assembly Bill 1080 (Gonzales) - The California Circular Economy and Plastic Pollution Reduction Act - mandatory statewide reduction (75%), recycling and composting of single-use plastics by 2030 (status as of September 2019 - passed Committee on Natural Resources - ordered to 3rd reading) - Staff Report / Resolution - August 27, 2019

YES - H.R. 1487 - Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area Boundary Adjustment Study Act (Representative Ted Lieu) - passed the House of Representatives on November 20, 2019, pends U.S. Senate approval - Staff Report / Letter of Support - May 28, 2019

NO - Presidential Executive Order 13795 - Implementing an America-First Offshore Energy Strategy - Staff Report / Resolution to Protect the Coast of California from Offshore Oil and Gas Drilling - April 23, 2019

NO - Senate Bill 50 (Wiener) - Planning and Zoning: Housing Development Streamlined Approval / Incentives (Amended January 2020 after suspension since May 2019) - Staff Report / Letter of Opposition - April 23, 2019

YES - Assembly Bill 720 (Muratsuchi) - Community College Funding for Districts Under Instructional Service Agreements with Public Safety Agencies - Letter of Support - March 28, 2019

NO - Assembly Bill 377 (Garcia) - Microenterprise Home Kitchen Operations (Signed into law on October 7, 2019; pends Los Angeles County opt-in decision for permitting) - Staff Report / Letter of Opposition - March 26, 2019

2018 (click to expand/collapse)

November 6, 2018 Election:
- YES - Measure W - Los Angeles County Flood Control District Parcel Tax (Approved) - 2.5 cents per square foot of impermeable land to fund Safe Clean Water stormwater / runoff capture & pollution prevention projects - Staff Report / Letter of Support - October 23, 2018
- NO - Proposition 6 - Voter Approval for Future Gas and Vehicle Taxes and 2017 Tax Repeal Initiative (Defeated) - would have repealed the Road Repair and Accountability Act of 2017 (SB 1) and reduced fuel taxes and vehicles fees dedicated for transportation infrastructure - Staff Report / Letter of Opposition - October 9, 2018

YES - Senate Bill 961 (Allen) - Enhanced Infrastructure Financing Districts (Signed into law September 19, 2018) - affordable housing bonds / transit-related improvements - Staff Report / Letter of Support - July 10, 2018

YES - Reducing Crime and Keeping California Safe Act of 2018 (did not qualify for November 2018 ballot) - Staff Report / Resolution in Support - July 10, 2018

NO - West Basin Municipal Water District Proposed Desalination Plant (El Segundo) Draft Environmental Impact Report - Staff Report - June 12, 2018

YES - Assembly Bill 2808 (Muratsuchi) - Education Finance: Funding Level of K-12 Public Schools (Died November 30, 2018) - Local Control Funding Formula increase - Staff Report / Resolution in Support - April 24, 2018

YES - City of Redondo Beach Enhanced Infrastructure Financing District for AES Property Resolution of Intent adopted by Redondo Beach City Council May 7, 2019) for development of coastal park, wetlands and other amenities - Staff Report / Letter of Support - April 24, 2018

YES - Drug Enforcement Agency Program for Safe Storage & Disposal of Prescription Drugs (bi-annual national prescription drug take back events ongoing) - Resolution in Support - March 27, 2018

NO - Senate Bill 827 (Wiener) - Planning and Zoning: Transit-Rich Housing Bonus (Died November 30, 2018) - Staff Report / Letter of Opposition - March 13, 2018

YES - Torrance Refinery Modified Hydrofluoric (MHF) Acid Replacement - letter to SCAQMD supporting MHF replacement within 4 years via the Rule 1410 process - Staff Report / Letter of Support - March 13, 2018

YES - Assembly Bill 1782 (Muratsuchi) - Designation of Surfing as the Official State Sport of California (Signed into law August 20, 2018) - Staff Report / Letter of Support - February 27, 2018

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2016 (click to expand/collapse)

November 8, 2016 Election - Staff Report - September 27, 2016:

Proposition 55 (Approved) - Extend Proposition 30 Income Tax Increase(>$250,000/Year) for 12 Years to Fund Education and Health Care - no City position
NO - Proposition 57 (Approved) - Parole for Non-Violent Criminals and Juvenile Court Trial Requirements - Letter of Opposition
NO - Proposition 64 (Approved) - Marijuana Legalization - Letter of Opposition
YES - Proposition 67 (Approved) - Plastic Bag Ban Referendum - Letter of Support
YES - Measure A (Approved) - Los Angeles County Parks and Open Space Parcel Tax (+1.5 cents per square foot of structural improvements to property) - Letter of Support
YES - Measure M (Approved) - Los Angeles County Sales Tax for Transportation (+0.5% increase and extending an existing 0.5% increase set to expire in 2039 indefinitely - Letter of Support