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.
Not exact matches
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 Air
City Council is in the process
of crafting new
legislation that aims to further the
city's crackdown on Air
city'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.