Assemblymember Haney and California Arts Community Restore Critical Arts Funding in Final Budget
Final State Budget retains $11.5 million for Performing Arts Equitable Payroll Fund, will keep doors open for theaters, dance companies, arts nonprofits statewide.
SACRAMENTO, CA — Assemblymember Matt Haney (D-San Francisco), Chair of the Downtown Recovery Committee, joined California artists, small theaters and venues, and arts nonprofits in celebrating the inclusion of $11.5 million in funding for the Performing Arts Equitable Payroll Fund in California’s final state budget, reversing a proposed cut in Governor Gavin Newsom’s May Revisi
Assemblymember Haney Secures Major Housing Wins in Final Budget
Key funding for affordable housing production and homeless prevention included in final Budget, championed by Assemblymember Haney, will spur new housing and keep people housed.
Assemblymember Matt Haney, Chair of the Assembly Housing and Community Development Committee, today celebrated the inclusion of key housing and homelessness prevention initiatives in California’s final state budget, marking a significant step forward in addressing the state’s housing crisis.
New Bill Targets Speeding in Highway Work Zones to Prevent Road Worker and Driver Deaths
Assemblymember Haney’s AB 289 will stop road worker deaths by using automated speed enforcement cameras (ASE) in active construction zones.
SACRAMENTO, CA — Highway workers build and maintain the roads we all depend on -- but they put their lives at risk to do it. Assemblymember Matt Haney (D-San Francisco) says California must act now to stop the needless deaths of road workers.
Landmark California Bill to Turn Empty Office Towers Into Housing Clears Assembly With Bipartisan Backing
Haney’s AB 507 clears the way for more conversions of historic office buildings into mixed-use housing in California’s struggling downtowns.
SACRAMENTO, CA – A major push to breathe new life into California’s hollowed-out downtowns took a big step forward today. Assemblymember Matt Haney’s (D-San Francisco) bill to speed up office-to-housing conversions passed the Assembly with strong bipartisan support and now heads to the Senate.
California Lawmakers Announce Legislative Bill Package and Budget Plan to Revive Struggling Downtowns
Matt Haney (D-San Francisco) Chair of the Downtown Recovery Committee, announces legislative package that will help California’s struggling downtowns recover after the lingering devastation of the Covid-19 pandemic
SACRAMENTO, CA - With many of California’s downtowns still struggling from the pandemic, Assemblymember Matt Haney (D-San Francisco) as Chair of the Downtown Recovery Committee unveiled a sweeping legislative plan to help breathe life back into the state’s urban cores.
California Bill Cracking Down on Predatory DMV Scams Moves One Step Closer to Becoming Law
To protect families and elderly Californians, Assemblymember Haney’ s AB 1190 will stop DMV Scammers and put an end to inflated and misleading fees
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Assemblymember Matt Haney’s (D-San Francisco) AB 1190 has passed the Assembly Floor with near-unanimous bipartisan support on a 73-1 vote. The bill will stop third-party websites from tricking Californians into thinking they are using official government sites and then charging inflated and misleading fees for DMV services.