Brief

Councilmembers Adrin Nazarian and Bob Blumenfield introduced a resolution expressing the City's position on AB 35 (Alvarez), state legislation addressing climate-related bonding authority. The Council adopted the resolution on April 29, 2026, by a vote of 13-0-2. The file was transmitted to the Mayor on May 1 and became final on May 11, 2026.

Full summary

Councilmembers Adrin Nazarian and Bob Blumenfield introduced a resolution in February 2026 to add the City's official support for AB 35 (Alvarez) to its 2025-26 State Legislative Program. AB 35, authored by Assemblymember Alvarez, would grant an immediate exemption from the California Administrative Procedure Act (APA) for all funds tied to Proposition 4, the California Safe Drinking Water, Wildfire Prevention, Drought Preparedness, and Clean Air Bond Act. The core problem AB 35 addresses is bureaucratic delay in releasing bond funding. Under the APA, state agencies must draft regulations, solicit public comment, resolve objections, and obtain Office of Administrative Law approval before they can issue program guidelines or distribute funds — a process that typically takes 12 to 24 months or longer. The resolution argues this delay is unnecessary when program criteria are already widely accepted or closely modeled on prior bond programs, and that exempting Proposition 4 funds from the APA honors longstanding legislative practice for climate-related bonds. The Chief Legislative Analyst issued a report on March 24, 2026, and the matter was referred to the Rules, Elections and Intergovernmental Relations Committee. The committee heard the item on April 17, 2026, and voted unanimously to recommend approval, with members Harris-Dawson, Raman, Yaroslavsky, and Soto-Martinez all voting yes and Lee absent. The full Council adopted the resolution 13-0-2 on April 29, 2026. The City Clerk transmitted the resolution to the Mayor on May 1, 2026. The Mayor did not act to veto, and the resolution became final on May 11, 2026. The file is now closed.

Activity (9)

• 2026-05-11 Council action final.
• 2026-05-01 City Clerk transmitted file to Mayor. Last day for Mayor to act is May 11, 2026.
• 2026-04-29 Council adopted item, subject to reconsideration, pursuant to Council Rule 51.
• 2026-04-24 City Clerk scheduled item for Council on April 29, 2026.
• 2026-04-17 Rules, Elections and Intergovernmental Relations Committee approved item(s) .
• 2026-04-15 Rules, Elections and Intergovernmental Relations Committee scheduled item for committee meeting on April 17, 2026.
• 2026-03-25 Chief Legislative Analyst document(s) referred to Rules, Elections and Intergovernmental Relations Committee.
• 2026-03-24 Document submitted by Chief Legislative Analyst, dated March 24, 2026.
• 2026-02-06 Resolution referred to Rules, Elections and Intergovernmental Relations Committee.

Documents (5)

• 2026-05-11 Mayor Concurrence/Council Action · other
• 2026-04-29 Speaker Card(s) · speaker_card
• 2026-04-17 Report from Rules, Elections and Intergovernmental Relations Committee · report
• 2026-03-24 Report from Chief Legislative Analyst · report
• 2026-02-06 Resolution · other