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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.

Bill will Lift California’s Ban on Funding for Clean and Sober Housing

Assemblymember Haney’s AB 255 will offer a lifeline to those seeking sobriety by allowing up to 25% of state funding to go towards drug-free housing.

SAN FRANCISCO — Backed by hundreds of supporters at San Francisco’s City Hall — including Mayor Lurie and District Attorney Brooke Jenkins — Assemblymember Matt Haney (D-San Francisco) unveiled legislation Thursday that would open the door to more drug-free housing options for people recovering from addiction.

New Bill Cracks Down on Predatory DMV Scams

Assemblymember Haney’s AB 1190 will stop DMV Scammers and protect families and elderly Californians

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Assemblymember Matt Haney (D-San Francisco) has introduced new legislation with the Consumer Federation of California to stop online businesses from gouging Californians with excessive fees for DMV services.

Chinese Small Businesses and Haney sound alarm on Trump Tariffs devastating Chinatown

President Trump’s 145% tariff on Chinese imports are raise prices on goods that Chinatown’s historic immigrant entrepreneurs rely on to survive.

SAN FRANCISCO - Today, Assemblymember Matt Haney (D - San Francisco) joined Chinatown business owners to deliver a message to President Trump that high tariffs against China and other Asian countries will kill San Francisco’s beloved Chinatown as we know it.

New Bill Stops Colleges from Punishing Students Who Call 911 During an Overdose

Assemblymember Matt Haney introduces AB 602 to empower California college students to call 911 during an overdose without fear of punishment.

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — A California lawmaker has introduced legislation that would bar colleges and universities from punishing students who call 911 for help during a drug overdose. Currently students who are found to be in the presence of drugs can be expelled or suspended which strongly discourages students from calling 911.

New Bill Allows Struggling Downtowns to Establish “Hospitality Zones” to Extend Last Call on Weekends and Holidays

Assemblymember Haney’s AB 342 will allow local governments to create Hospitality Zones where they can permit specific venues to extend last call up to 4 a.m. on Fridays and Saturdays to attract visitors and the businesses that serve them.

Sacramento, CA - The Chair of the Downtown Recovery Select Committee, Matt Haney (D-San Francisco) has introduced legislation that authorizes cities to create “Hospitality Zones” where they can opt-in to extend “last call” times for specific, permitted venues to 4 a.m. on Fridays, Saturdays and official state holidays.

New Bill Bans Unfair Junk Fees For Renters

Renters’ Caucus Chair Assemblymember Matt Haney and Attorney General Rob Bonita introduce AB 1248 that will protect 17 million Californians from predatory rental pricing.

Sacramento, CA - California tenants are being hit with unfair junk fees on rent that inflate housing costs making financial planning impossible for the nearly 17 million California renters.

New Bill Gives Tax Relief to Dying California Cannabis Industry

Assemblymember Haney’ s AB 564 will boost California’s legal cannabis economy, which is in sharp decline and losing ground to other states. The bill will combat the threat of the growing illicit market by preventing an unprecedented 25% tax increase.

Sacramento, CA - Today, Assemblymember Matt Haney (D - San Francisco) introduced legislation to protect the legal cannabis industry from the growing threat of the untaxed, illegal cannabis market.