Assemblyman Phil Ting Archives

$1.4 Million Budget Provision To Study, Document Asian American Hate Crimes Passes Legislature

February 24, 2021 2:17 amFebruary 25, 2021 1:48 pm

On Monday, both the Assembly and the Senate passed a bill that would, in part, provide $1.4 million in funding to study hate crimes committed against Asian Americans during the pandemic. Assembly Bill 85, authored by the Assembly Budget Committee,...

Responses to Gov. Newsom’s Executive Order Banning Gas-Powered Cars

September 24, 2020 7:57 amSeptember 24, 2020 8:03 am

“If you like your car, you can keep your car” may become the big government fib of 2020. While you may be able to keep your existing gas-powered car in California, any new car purchased after 2035 will have to...

Assemblyman Philip Y. Ting who introduced AB 1215.

HOA Rental Laws Would Be Substantially Changed Under AB 3182

August 5, 2020 5:42 pmAugust 6, 2020 7:26 am

In the coming weeks, a bill that would alter Home Owner’s Association (HOA) voting laws and rental bans in HOA neighborhoods is due to face a Senate Housing Committee vote. Assembly Bill 3182, authored by Assemblyman Phil Ting (D-San Francisco),...

Democrats Propose $100 Billion Stimulus Plan For California’s Economy

July 28, 2020 7:16 pmJuly 29, 2020 2:45 pm

On Monday, Democratic legislative leaders unveiled a $100 billion stimulus plan for Californians, potentially setting up small business protections, unemployment fund replacement, rent relief, and other divisive issues centering around the COVID-19 economic downturn. Unemployment payment replacement in California The...

CA Assembly Dem Budget Chair Phil Ting Outed for Extramarital Affair

June 22, 2020 4:29 pmJune 24, 2020 2:52 pm

It was revealed over the weekend that California Assemblyman Phil Ting (D-San Francisco), the budget chairman for the California State Assembly, frequented the dating site, “What’s Your Price?,” carried on a four-year extramarital affair in and out of motels with...

Assembly Budget Committee Praises and Questions Governor Newsom’s Coronavirus Decisions

April 21, 2020 3:03 pm

On Monday, the Assembly Budget Committee conducted an oversight hearing on Governor Gavin Newsom’s COVID-19 coronavirus plan, as well as Newsom’s emergency powers and the $7 billion he has spent on measures so far. Praise and frustration against the Governor...

Bill to Reduce California Rents by 25% Using Coronavirus Crisis as Opportunity to Erode Property Rights

April 17, 2020 10:05 am

The California Apartment Association reports a new legislative proposal using COVID-19 as the reason, would force every rental property owner in California to reduce rents by 25%. AB 828 by Assemblyman Phil Ting (D-San Francisco) is a gut and amend...