Sentences with phrase «of city legislation»

Prior to joining the Charter Center, Erik was the Director of City Legislation for the New York City Department of Consumer Affairs, Legislative Director to Council Member Diana Reyna, Campaign Manager to former Council Member Melinda Katz in her race for Comptroller, and Director of Candidate Services at the Campaign Finance Board and Director of Lobbying and Grassroots Organizing for Common Cause / NY.

On Wednesday, New York City Comptroller Scott M. Stringer toured the Bronx County Housing Court and held a press availability with members of Community Action for Safe Apartments (CASA) at which he announced that he was supportive of City legislation that would provide attorneys to New Yorkers facing eviction or foreclosures.

«The effective date of the city legislation has been pushed back to Feb. 15 of next year so we can work together on a solution,» said Heastie spokesman Michael Whyland.

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Last March, San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee announced the formation of a «sharing economy» working group, which would «bring together City Departments, neighborhood and community stakeholders and sharing economy companies to... explore policy alternatives and legislation to modernize those laws and / or address emerging impacts and issues.»

Seattle's City Council on Friday released new draft legislation that would tax large employers in order to raise $ 75 million next year to counter the effects of rising rents and house prices.

Voters in the city approved legislation last year requiring that hotels provide such devices for workers and keep track of guests who have been accused of abuse.

The Board of Supervisors is expected to consider legislation on Monday to create a permitting process that will allow the city to regulate electric scooter sharing.

Earlier this year, Indiana passed right - to - work legislation and two cities in California voted to curb the pensions of public sector workers.

On Tuesday, city Supervisor Norman Yee proposed legislation that would prohibit the use of autonomous vehicles to deliver food or other products, according to tech news site Recode.

Prop F is a bad piece of legislation and would be an even worse precedent for other cities to copy.

Hamilton is one of the few cities in Ontario to consider such legislation, adding to its ongoing crusade against payday loan companies.

In 2016, Freelancers Union led a victorious campaign to enact first - of - its kind legislation in New York City giving freelancers unprecedented protections from nonpayment.

Uber hosted a «jobs event» for prospective and current drivers to showcase how many New York residents» jobs would be cut if the vehicle cut were to take effect, and also ran TV ads, bought banner ads on websites, sent out direct mailers to constituents of City Council members who are proponents of the proposed legislation, and even reportedly tried to persuade the Rev. Al Sharpton to oppose the for - hire - vehicle cap.

For example, a number of states, counties and cities have enacted menu labeling laws requiring multi-unit restaurant operators to disclose certain nutritional information to customers, or have enacted legislation restricting the use of certain types of ingredients in restaurants.

The political calendar in Washington — where Republicans are occupied with a make - or - break debate over tax legislation — means there is little prospect of a dramatic breakthrough or angry walkout in Mexico City this week.

Airbnb is suing the city of San Francisco, battling legislation in New York and fighting widespread allegations that some of its hosts discriminate against renters.

With the apparently low rate of compliance, the report is recommending the city enact legislation that requires companies like Airbnb and vacation - rental site VRBO to provide hosts» addresses and booking information and give San Francisco's planning department the ability to fine platforms listing unregistered hosts — measures that Airbnb says «would make it even harder for middle class families to stay in San Francisco and pay the bills.»

The legislation was labeled the Neighborhood Stabilization Program, but Cleveland and a handful of other cities had to lobby hard to convince Congress that «stabilization» in their cities meant tearing down houses — not renovating them.

This kind of liberty is a condition of self - governance of both city and soul, drawing closely together the individual cultivation and practice of virtue and the shared activities of self - legislation.

The legislation was proposed at a Board of Health meeting last month by Dr. Jay K. Varma, deputy commissioner for disease control for New York City's health department, after 11 infants contracted neonatal herpes between November 2000 and December 2011, after the circumcision ritual.

Earlier this week, I went to a small town about 40 minutes east of where I live to speak on behalf of the immigrant community in the hopes that the city council wouldn't vote to oppose SB 54 (California's major piece of legislation that creates real limits on state and municipal law enforcement from being used for immigration enforcement).

The problem for City, though, is that Uefa's looming financial fair play legislation precludes them adding De Rossi's # 200,000 - a-week salary to their huge wage bill without first ridding themselves of the drain presented by paying Carlos Tevez not to play.

A few months after that conversation, Mexico City's liberal Democratic Revolution Party proposed legislation that would allow renewable marriage contracts of no fewer than two years, in part to stem the high divorce rate.

«Sometimes, what looks good on paper doesn't work on the ground,» said Katherine Shek, a legislative analyst for the National School Boards Association, which praised Obama's commitment to school nutrition but joined two other national education advocacy groups — the American Association of School Administrators and the Council of the Great City Schools — in opposing the legislation.

A few months after that conversation, Mexico City's Democratic Revolution Party proposed legislation that would allow renewable marriage contracts of no fewer than two years.

Mommas welcome so much to The Boob Group we a red so excited to have you, let's just dive in and talk about some legislation here, I think that's the easiest way to talk about of something that is currently on the floor in New York and so Mikael I know that you have introduced a bill and you are also the prime sponsor of a bill and it's about getting lactation rooms in the airports and this is for, is it for the whole state of New York or is it more like the new York city area?

Already twelve states (CA, NY, MD, VT, VA, NJ, HI, IL, MA, LA, PA, SC) have passed Benefit Corporation Legislation, and the city of Philadelphia passed a tax break for Certified B Corporations in December 2009.

Allowing ride hailing apps like Uber and Lyft to operate outside of New York City and infrastructure spending were also pushed by business groups, but workers» compensation legislation was considered especially key for Senate Republicans this year, who agreed to an extension of the millionaires tax rate expiring at the end of the year as well as a college tuition plan backed by Gov. Andrew Cuomo.

The Assembly's lead architect of a bill that would allow for ride - hailing apps outside of New York City said the recent controversies facing Uber will not derail the push for legislation this year.

But Assembly Speaker Sheldon Siver exited a closed - door meeting with Gov. Andrew Cuomo to say he expected the major pieces of legislation — a tax cap, SUNY tuition increase scheme, rent control for New York City — will be taken up and passed by the end of the day.

The speaker claims The NYP's Fred Dicker «set me up» with a story in which Silver says he would be in favor of legislation that would block Mayor Michael Bloomberg's ban on large soft drinks in New York City.

«However we do have to come back to implement federal legislation for education, an OTB plan for New York City and a couple of other things that have to be done, and we will be coming back.»

Mark Field, the MP for the Cities of London and Westminster, says he is «staggered by the sheer gutlessness» of MPs in letting through poor - standard legislation in the past.

«Various New York cities and counties have already acknowledged the importance of equal rights for all people and passed transgender - inclusive nondiscrimination legislation,» said Speaker Carl Heastie in a statement.

At 10 a.m., Bronx Borough President Rubén Díaz Jr. and NYC Councilmen Ritchie Torres and Chaim Deutsch announce the introduction in the City Council of a package of fire safety legislation, 2363 Prospect Ave., the Bronx.

A coalition of diverse organizations in New York City has banded together to escalate the conversation regarding paid sick days for workers, with an emphasis on getting the NY City Council to pass legislation mandating paid sick days.

At 4:30 p.m., de Blasio holds a public hearing on various pieces of legislation, and signs some of them into law, Blue Room, City Hall, Manhattan.

The Onondaga County Legislature plans to undo a recent piece of legislation after the Syracuse mayor shined a light on its costly impact on city property owners.

The Partnership for New York City has created a federal PAC to push for projects and legislation considered crucial to the economic future of the nation's most populous metropolis.

At 12:30 p.m., NYC Councilman Ydanis Rodriguez hosts a press conference with victims of hit - and - run crashes and calls for passage of his new legislation, City Hall steps, Manhattan.

Say what you will about the bag fee legislation approved by the City Council last month, It's probably fair to say no one expected the Democrat dominated New York State Assembly to even consider overturning the will of the also overwhelming Democratic New York City Council.

At 2 p.m., NYC Council members Laurie Cumbo, Jumaane Williams and Helen Rosenthal hold press conference before introducing legislation to prevent employer discrimination on the basis of an employee's reproductive health decisions, City Hall steps, Manhattan.

At noon, NYC Council Speaker Corey Johnson, Council members, tenants, and dozens of other stakeholders gather in support of legislation reauthorizing critical rent laws, and call on Albany to close landlord loopholes and to enact laws immediately strengthening existing tenants protections, City Hall steps, Manhattan.

All businesses in New York City that employ at least 15 people may soon be required to conduct training to prevent sexual harassment, a proposal that is part of a raft of legislation being considered next week by the City Council to address workplace conduct.

Also at 4 p.m., de Blasio will hold public hearings for six pieces of legislation, and then sign them into law, Governor's Room, City Hall, Manhattan.

«While most of Desperate Dan's stunts, like his post office art legislation or shameless flip - flopping on sanctuary cities, are simply embarrassing, in this case he has allowed his failing campaign to cross the line into outrageous voter intimidation,» the statement went on to say.

The New York City Council is in the process of crafting new legislation that aims to further the city's crackdown on AirCity Council is in the process of crafting new legislation that aims to further the city's crackdown on Aircity's crackdown on Airbnb.

The cap is tied, through legislation enacted in 2011, to renewal of New York City's rent laws, which Democrats support, so it's possible that a deal could be struck.

This legislation will provide much - needed funds for medical treatment to the rescue workers and residents of New York City who suffered illnesses from breathing in toxic fumes, dust and smoke from Ground Zero.

He sponsored legislation that led to the recent lowering of New York City's default speed limit, co-sponsored the 2011 Complete Streets law, and has been a strong advocate for Select Bus Service along 125th Street, a clear distinction from his opponents.