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Citizens for Sustainable Liberty
CALL TO ACTION !!!
Hearings on
Proposed legislation, SB 878**
on
REGIONAL GOVERNANCE
DECEMBER 8, 2011
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State Senate Public Hearing
on
Regional Governance
Bay Area Economic Development
SB 878
DATE: December 8, 2011
TIME: 10:00 am - 1:00 pm
LOCATION: Legislative Chamber of San Francisco City Hall
Room 250
San Francisco
**Read the proposed legislation, SB 878, here
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If you can attend the meeting, please email Bob White at bobw@surfnetc.com for coordination and talking points.
Stay tuned for a second notice with suggested email comments for those who can not attend. |
The Chair of the Senate Transportation & Housing Committee, Mark DeSaulnier, is holding hearing on regional agencies.
If you cannot come to the hearing, you may comment by email: Senator.desaulnier@sen.ca.gov
You can read his proposed legislation, SB 878 here
"... a consolidation of functions is desirable in the future. Certainly, MTC and ABAG are prime candidates for a merger. The Air District is a different animal, but could be a subset of regulators handing out permits and fines when needed; yet, having their "planning" functions incorporated into an ABAG/MTC office. BCDC could also be blended into ABAG/MTC with their planning and keep a permitting function within 100 feet of the bay. Bottom line....one executive director...one financial director....one personal director.....one planning director...one receptionist...fewer duplicative consultants....less staff time lost checking in with other agencies..etc., etc.,etc."
It proposes using the
Joint Policy Committee
as an agent of
change.
RESOURCES for people who want to know more:
Public Policy Institute of California testimony on 2001 proposed merger:
CITIZENS FOR SUSTAINABLE LIBERTY COMMENT: Do not be fooled by comments of "more efficiency" The bottom line is that the more power that is moved up the regional level, the less control local governments have. We do NOT want to give more power to regional agencies and consolidating power in the Joint Policy Committee will just make matters worse.
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