May 28, 2026
READ THE FULL MEETING NOTES HERE
Advocacy Day
What HOME Advocacy Day entails:
A morning reception with breakfast and coffee to talk through the agenda for the day.
4 meetings with Senate and Assembly offices, representing Senate and Assemblymember leadership, Chairs of key committees like Housing, Appropriations, and Local Government, and Chairs of key caucuses like the Black and Latino Caucuses (not your representative, necessarily).
2 morning meetings, 2 afternoon meetings
A catered lunch and planning session.
A Happy Hour with food and drinks to take the most of our time in-person!
Join us for the 2026 Advocacy Day!
Register today: www.communityhousingworkgroup.org/advocacy-day-2026
Legislative Update
Floor session wraps up this week, and then bills will start going to committees in the second house.
HOME Coalition Letters - please sign on!
Made it out of the Senate! Pending referral in the Assembly.
Made it out of the Senate! Pending referral in the Assembly.
Set for hearing in Senate Local Government - June 10 (letters due June 3)
Referred to Senate Judiciary Committee, no hearing date yet
AB 1740 (Zbur)
HOME sponsor (Abundant Housing LA) is no longer sponsoring, so HOME is removing its coalition support position.
Special Guest: Anthony Dang, Climate Action Campaign San Diego
Climate Action Campaign was born in 2014 as a leap of faith to protect San Diego’s groundbreaking Climate Action Plan and build the community power it needed to survive. This kickstarted our decade-long fight for climate action, equity, and justice.
Activate local residents to engage with several levers of influence
Lever 1: Leverage Political Power to Challenge Hikes
Lever 2: Strengthen Community Choice Energy
Lever 3: Amplify Community Voices to Pressure Sacramento
San Diego Energy Affordability Story Collection
Collecting the stories about high or changing utility rates to show legislators how rising energy costs are impacting our communities.
Contact:
San Diego: anthony@climateactioncampaign.org
Orange County: ayn@climateactioncampaign.org