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Proposed Law Could Deliver Major Boost to Urban Agriculture in California
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- Created on Thursday, 28 March 2013 10:29
Bill would give property tax breaks to landowners who lease their parcels to urban farmers
Small-scale farming isn’t easy. The prices farmers receive for their goods are often low, the margins are tight, the days are long, and the chores never-ending. For farmers who don’t own their own property, land insecurity compounds financial instability. It’s tough to really dig in if you don’t know how long you can stay on the piece you’re farming.
Ting Proposes Legislation To Provide Tax Relief For Same Sex Couples
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- Created on Friday, 15 February 2013 14:11
State Assemblyman Phil Ting announced legislation today that would provide tax relief for people in same-sex relationships who receive health care benefits from their partner.
Currently, health benefits in same-sex partnerships are taxed by the federal government as income, although some California companies reimburse that tax to their employees.
Two lawmakers would require California gun owners to buy insurance
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- Created on Wednesday, 06 February 2013 15:10
Gun owners in California would have to buy liability insurance to cover any damage caused by their firearms under legislation proposed Tuesday by two state lawmakers.
AB 231 was introduced by Democratic Assemblymen Jimmy Gomez of Echo Park and Phil Ting of San Francisco in the wake of the killing of 20 children and six adults at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Connecticut.
SF Assemblyman Ting Introduces Bills On Gun Liability, Buyback Programs
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- Created on Tuesday, 05 February 2013 15:10
State Assemblymen Phil Ting, D-San Francisco, and Jimmy Gomez, D-Los Angeles, introduced legislation today that would require gun owners to purchase liability insurance.
Assembly Bill 231 would require the owners to cover damages incurred from incidents stemming from their firearms.
Assemblymember Phil Ting, D-San Francisco, introduced legislation that would require gun owners to purchase liability insurance
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- Created on Tuesday, 05 February 2013 15:08
SACRAMENTO, CA (BCN) - State Assemblymen Phil Ting, D-San Francisco, and Jimmy Gomez, D-Los Angeles, introduced legislation today that would require gun owners to purchase liability insurance.
Assembly Bill 231 would require the owners to cover damages incurred from incidents stemming from their firearms.
City College of San Francisco Encouraging Enrollment Despite Accreditation Flap
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- Created on Friday, 01 February 2013 14:08
SAN FRANCISCO (CBS SF) – City College of San Francisco stakeholders joined in solidarity Thursday to call on students to continue enrolling at the school despite accreditation concerns that could lead to its closure.
State Assemblyman Phil Ting, D-San Francisco, convened the meeting with representatives from the school’s administration, faculty, students and other groups associated with City College, which is facing a looming deadline set by the Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges.
New San Francisco Assemblyman Phil Ting quickly joins party leadership
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- Created on Tuesday, 01 January 2013 10:09
Assemblyman Phil Ting is part of the largest field of new state lawmakers since 1966. But when he was named to one of the Assembly’s top leadership posts on the first day of his term, it was a sign that San Francisco’s outgoing assessor-recorder is determined to stand out in Sacramento.
Ting, the new Democratic Caucus chairman, succeeds termed-out Assemblywoman Fiona Ma, who left office as the Assembly speaker pro tempore. With Ma’s departure, San Francisco’s future clout in the body rides on Ting, who could serve up to 12 years in the Assembly under the state’s revised term limit rules.
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