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San Francisco Legislator Convenes Local Artists and Independent Venues to Fight Against Ticket Resale Abuse

Assemblymember Haney’s AB 1720, the California Fans First Act, restores fairness to the concert and live event ticket market and supports live music venues and touring artists by capping out-of-control ticket resale prices to 10% above face value.

SAN FRANCISCO – Today, Assemblymember Matt Haney (D- San Francisco) was joined by Bay Area artists, musicians, and independent venue owners outside the Castro Theatre to show support for AB 1720, the California Fans First Act.

San Francisco Legislator Introduces Bill to Protect Clean and Sober Housing for Californians in Recovery

Assemblymember Haney’s AB 1556 will empower housing providers to keep voluntary shelters drug-free for residents exiting homelessness and in recovery.

SAN FRANCISCO — Surrounded by local leaders, service providers, and recovery advocates, Assemblymember Matt Haney (D–San Francisco) announced legislation today that would strengthen and protect drug-free recovery housing across California while ensuring people who relapse stay connected to housing and services.

California Bill Will End Tax Breaks for Wall Street Landlords

AB 1611 would end a tax break used by large landlords who buy and rent out single-family homes, curbing the growing threat of corporations competing with first-time family homebuyers.

SACRAMENTO, CA — Today, California Assemblymember Matt Haney (D-San Francisco) announced legislation to end a tax break that helps Wall Street landlords buying up homes that should be within reach for working families and first-time buyers.

California Strengthens Ties with Nigeria Through Landmark Lagos Sister-State Partnership

New sister-state relationship reflects deep diaspora connections and expanding economic opportunity between California and Lagos, Nigeria

SACRAMENTO, CA — Today, the California State Assembly approved ACR 129 by Assemblymember Matt Haney (D-San Francisco), which will formally establish a sister-state relationship between California and Lagos State, Nigeria.

As Live Nation- Ticketmaster Monopoly Ruling Clears Path for Breakup, California Bill Targeting Ticket Resale Abuse Advances

Assemblymember Haney’s AB 1720, the California Fans First Act, restores fairness to the concert and live event ticket market and supports live music venues and touring artists by capping out-of-control ticket resale prices to 10% above face value.

SACRAMENTO, CA — As a landmark antitrust ruling finds that Live Nation illegally monopolized the ticketing market — clearing the way for a potential breakup of Live Nation and Ticketmaster — California is advancing legislation to tackle a different, but equally harmful problem: price gouging in the ticket resale market.

As Coachella Prices Spike and Scalpers Rake in Profits, Haney Pushes California Fans First Act to End Unfair Price Gouging

Assemblymember Haney’s AB 1720, the California Fans First Act, restores fairness to the concert and live event ticket market and supports live music venues and touring artists by capping out-of-control ticket resale prices to 10% above face value.

SAN FRANCISCO — As Coachella tickets skyrocket on the resale market with prices reportedly reaching $3,000 for GA and $5,000 for VIP, Assemblymember Matt Haney (D–San Francisco) is taking aim at a “rigged resale economy” and renewing his push for AB 1720, the California Fans First Act, to crack down on scalpers and cap ticket resale prices at 10% above face value.

California Bill Targeting Ticket Resale Scheme Crosses Critical Legislative Hurdle with Overwhelming Support

Assemblymember Haney’s AB 1720, the California Fans First Act, restores fairness to the concert and live event ticket market and supports live music venues and touring artists by capping out-of-control ticket resale prices to 10% above face value.

SACRAMENTO, CA — Today, Assemblymember Matt Haney (D–San Francisco) announced that AB 1720, the California Fans First Act, passed out of the Assembly Committee on Arts, Sports, Tourism & Entertainment with a final vote of 6-1, marking a major step forward in the effort to rein in runaway ticket resale prices and protect fans, artists, and independent venues.

As Medi-Cal Dental Cuts Loom, Haney Pushes to Preserve Dental Access for Millions of Californians

Assemblymember Matt Haney (D- San Francisco) joins dentists and patient advocates to call on California to stop Medi-Cal Dental cuts and end insurance practices that force patients to pay upfront for care.

SACRAMENTO, CA — Assemblymember Matt Haney, along with dentists and patient advocates, urged state leaders today to protect access to dental care by stopping planned cuts to Medi-Cal Dental and supporting AB 1629, a bill that would reduce the upfront costs patients often face when using their dental insurance.