Phil Ting

As your Assemblymember and chair of the Assembly Budget Committee, I cannot be prouder of the state’s new budget. It makes some great investments in our district that I pushed for, including:. • South Sunset Playground Clubhouse Renovation: $2.3 million to renovate the clubhouse at South Sunset Playground, which...

(Inside California Politics) — California Assembly member Phil Ting, D-San Francisco, joined Inside California Politics co-host Nikki Laurenzo to discuss the signing of AB 1594. That new law created new standards for gun manufacturers to abide by, and creates the ability for governments and citizens to sue those who do not follow those standards. Asm. […]

California Democratic candidates and officeholders have raised $141 million during the 2022 election cycle. Among California State Assembly candidates and officeholders, Phil Ting has raised more than any other Democrat. Ting represents Assembly District 19 and is running for re-election in 2022. Ting raised $3,752,241 and spent $2,734,460 between Jan....

The COVID-19 global pandemic has increased our reliance on technology for our transactions to reduce close human contact. One of those changes includes making Bay Area tolls cashless. But this shift has been unfair to working drivers who don’t have debit or credit cards to pay tolls electronically, consequently saddling them with debt as a result of compounding late fees and penalties that grew their balances to hundreds, if not thousands of dollars. No one should be fined for driving to work.

When the pandemic began two years ago, our state faced the critical challenge of keeping our communities safe in the face of a global health crisis. Since then, although we all have become much more aware of ways to protect our physical health, it is important to remember the key role of mental health in our lives as well.

May is Asian American Pacific Islander (AAPI) Heritage Month, and I am happy to celebrate with a historic state investment in our AAPI community. I recently stood on Geary Boulevard in front of the Jackie Chan Senior Center to proudly announce that $14.2 million in Stop AAPI Hate grants have been distributed to 80 deserving organizations throughout California. This will help them combat the rising number of attacks targeting Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders.

California Assembly Member Phil Ting, D-San Francisco, joined Inside California co-host Frank Buckley to discuss proposals in the legislature to help prevent gun violence.

Each year, the California State Assembly honors the accomplishments of local women and the lasting impact they have made on their communities by having lawmakers name their district’s Woman of the Year. For 2022, I’m excited to announce I’ve chosen Outer Sunset resident Cynthia Choi, co-executive director of Chinese...

Back in January 2021, 84-year-old Vicha Ratanapakdee went on his daily walk around his Anza Vista neighborhood and was violently shoved to the pavement in what his family calls an unprovoked act of anti-Asian violence. The elderly man did not survive his injuries. His case is among the many attacks documented last year that prove hate crimes against the Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) community haven’t stopped.

Many families continue to suffer the effects of COVID-19, and some even face losing their homes. According to state estimates, about 6% of California homeowners have fallen behind on their mortgage payments. A wave of foreclosures could lead to an increase in homelessness and create even more competition in our rental market, leading to further increases to our cost of living.

As we ring in 2022, the Golden State will take significant steps toward reducing plastic pollution, thanks to legislation I authored that will go into effect on Jan. 1. Assembly Bill (AB) 793 will make your sodas, bottled water and other drinks come in more environmentally friendly packaging. California is now the first state in the country to mandate post-consumer recycled plastic content standards for California Refund Value (CRV) beverage containers. My efforts were featured in a KQED television special last month, California’s Plastic Problem. I hope you watch it.

San Francisco has a long and proud history of community-serving nonprofits playing an integral role in our City. For more than 50 years, the Community Youth Center of San Francisco (CYC) has been part of that tradition, empowering our City’s youth through services that lead them on the path to success. That includes academic and college advising, job training, substance abuse counseling and leadership development. More than 8,000 people participate in CYC programs each year.

Earlier this summer, I highlighted what we accomplished in this year’s historic state budget that I helped craft as chair of the Assembly Budget Committee. Now that the year’s legislative session is over, I’m happy to report that all of my bills, save one, were signed into law. My two...

As we watch communities destroyed by record-breaking wildfires, wake up to orange skies, and see photo after photo of empty reservoirs, we know that California is at the forefront of the climate crisis. Fortunately, our historic state budget surplus allows us the opportunity to take action. California recently put a...