CALED helps SB 747 (Caballero) Pass the Senate Governance & Finance Committee
CALED continues to fight for effective economic development tools for California’s jurisdictions. On April 12, CALED Board leaders Aaron Laurel, City Manager, West Sacramento and Jennifer McLain Hiramoto, Economic Development Director, City of Ontario testified alongside Senator Caballero in support of her SB 747. The bill makes critical changes to the Surplus Land Act (SLA) that support our members’ ability to provide quality economic development services to their communities, including:
- Reconfirms the ability of cities and counties to use economic development tools created by the Legislature.
- Provides important clarifications to the Surplus Lands Act to reduce confusion and delays.
- Offers increased transparency and due process for those local agency parcels subject to the SLA.
CALED CEO Gurbax Sahota shared, “We are grateful to Senator Caballero for her vision and leadership in authoring SB 747. The bill’s amendments address the varied challenges resulting from the state’s current implementation of SLA, and we appreciate the Senator’s approach to creating a clearer, more transparent, more effective tool to move economic development and affordable housing projects forward.”
Listen to testimony here, SB 747 starts after the 1:51 time mark.
SB 747 will move to the Senate Housing Committee next, and we encourage everyone to continue sending their support letters. See CALED’s letter and a sample letter for your use here.