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Buffy Wicks @BuffyWicks

CA State Assemblymember from the East Bay, Chair of the Appropriations Committee, Alum of @ObamaWhiteHouse, mom of 2 fierce little girls, wife of @PeterMAmbler

Joined November 2010
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Dave Rand@DRand2024
Jun 12
To anyone questioning the efficacy of the AB130 CEQA exemption - look no further than this beautiful project - just approved in record time, located in one of the most challenging locations in all of LA.
Urbanize LA@UrbanizeLA
Jun 12
Riverwalk development would include 814 apartments commercial space la.urbanize.city/post/big-mi…
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Factory-built housing in the wild! Excited about this 100% affordable 70-unit building right next to BART being built with prefab modules and finished on-site with Carpenters’ labor. Housing innovation has this part of the El Cerrito Plaza going up in weeks instead of months.
Assemblymember Wicks and a group of others wearing high visibility vests and hard hats stand in front of the active construction site of El Cerrito Plaza while a crane hoists a volumetric modular unit through the sky behind them towards the upper levels of the new building.

ALT Assemblymember Wicks and a group of others wearing high visibility vests and hard hats stand in front of the active construction site of El Cerrito Plaza while a crane hoists a volumetric modular unit through the sky behind them towards the upper levels of the new building.

Assemblymember Wicks and two other women all wearing high visibility vests and hard hats stand together in front of the new building of the El Cerrito Plaza project being constructed with volumetric modular components.

ALT Assemblymember Wicks and two other women all wearing high visibility vests and hard hats stand together in front of the new building of the El Cerrito Plaza project being constructed with volumetric modular components.

Assemblymember Wicks smiles and signs her name to the drywall inside one of the units constructed with prefabricated modules at the El Cerrito Plaza project site while wearing a high visibility vest and hard hat.

ALT Assemblymember Wicks smiles and signs her name to the drywall inside one of the units constructed with prefabricated modules at the El Cerrito Plaza project site while wearing a high visibility vest and hard hat.

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Thank you to @BayAreaCouncil for having me, Mayor Barbara Lee and @mayorofsanjose speak about the complexities of our housing crisis & what potential solutions look like. Solving this will take leadership at the state & local level, but together we can get to yes on more housing.
Assemblymember Wicks speaks on stage at an event hosted by Bay Area Council. She is seated on a moderated panel alongside Mayor Barbara Lee and Mayor Matt Mahan, with a large screen behind the stage projecting her image to the audience.

ALT Assemblymember Wicks speaks on stage at an event hosted by Bay Area Council. She is seated on a moderated panel alongside Mayor Barbara Lee and Mayor Matt Mahan, with a large screen behind the stage projecting her image to the audience.

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Buffy Wicks retweeted
Dave Rand@DRand2024
Jun 12
Looking at this map i think this is a very conservative estimate. It does not include many projects and units currently in progress. And if the economy was only better the sky would be the limit!
Buffy Wicks@BuffyWicks
Jun 11
Replying to @BuffyWicks
Thrilled to share that 10k new units benefited from AB 130, making it one of the most effective streamlining laws on the books. July 2025 to May 2026: · Total Projects: 68 · Total Housing Units: 10,378 · Affordable Units: 1,077 (10.38%) · Market-Rate Units: 9,301 (89.62%) /6
Screenshot of a map of California showing where the lead agencies of AB 130 projects are located. Pink pinpoints span the map from Mendocino in the north to San Diego in the south. Most pins are clustered around the Bay Area and Los Angeles area.

ALT Screenshot of a map of California showing where the lead agencies of AB 130 projects are located. Pink pinpoints span the map from Mendocino in the north to San Diego in the south. Most pins are clustered around the Bay Area and Los Angeles area.

Screenshot of a map of the Bay Area in California showing where the lead agencies of AB 130 projects are located. Pink pinpoints show that many projects are clustered in this area, including San Jose, Hayward, Richmond, and San Rafael.

ALT Screenshot of a map of the Bay Area in California showing where the lead agencies of AB 130 projects are located. Pink pinpoints show that many projects are clustered in this area, including San Jose, Hayward, Richmond, and San Rafael.

Screenshot of a map of the Los Angeles in California showing where the lead agencies of AB 130 projects are located. Pink pinpoints show that many projects are clustered in this area, including Los Angeles, Glendale, Long Beach, Torrance, and Mission Viejo.

ALT Screenshot of a map of the Los Angeles in California showing where the lead agencies of AB 130 projects are located. Pink pinpoints show that many projects are clustered in this area, including Los Angeles, Glendale, Long Beach, Torrance, and Mission Viejo.

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Last June we passed AB 130, which included a CEQA exemption for infill housing—clean and simple. But passing a bill is not the same thing as solving a problem. And solutions are what we should be held accountable to, so let’s take stock and see where we’re at. 🧵/8
Governor Gavin Newsom hands Assemblymember Buffy Wicks a signed copy of AB 130 at a bill signing ceremony. They are standing behind a podium surrounded by other lawmakers, with the seal of California, California flag, and US flag behind them.

ALT Governor Gavin Newsom hands Assemblymember Buffy Wicks a signed copy of AB 130 at a bill signing ceremony. They are standing behind a podium surrounded by other lawmakers, with the seal of California, California flag, and US flag behind them.

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These are real homes for real people. Some cities, like Mountain View, are actually on track to triple their housing permits this year under AB 130—approving more permits in the first quarter of this year than they did in all of 2025! /7 bizjournals.com/sanjose/news…

Mountain View on pace to triple 2025 housing permits under AB130

Mountain View approved 978 housing permits under California's AB130 law in early 2026, streamlining environmental review for multifamily projects.

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This policy represented a seismic structural change. It may very well be the most impactful piece of legislation I pass, so I’ll be keeping a close eye on it to make sure it’s working as intended. As always, I’d love to hear your ideas on the next big thing I should tackle. /8
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CA has made great strides in reducing gun violence, but there is more work to be done. June is Gun Violence Awareness Month, and I encourage everyone to stand in solidarity with the victims, families, and communities that have been impacted. Together, we can end gun violence.
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Huge congrats to my friend, @Scott_Wiener. No one works harder - San Francisco is lucky to have you! So proud to support you. Onward to November 💪❤️🔥
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It’s no secret that I’m laser-focused on housing policy. But I’ve also gotten quite active in trying to improve pedestrian/bike safety. Sidewalks, bike lanes, and transit stops get us from point a to point b, and we have to make sure they are safe and accessible.
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3. AB 2168 modifies the Active Transportation Program (the state’s primary funding source for bike/ped infrastructure) to include transit access as priority. Other changes include measures to encourage timely use of awarded dollars, so these projects are completed without delay.
A cyclist waits with their bike on a train platform in front of train doors.

ALT A cyclist waits with their bike on a train platform in front of train doors.

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Together these bills will help keep heavy traffic off residential streets, streamline safety improvement projects for bicyclists & pedestrians, and improve transit access. Our streets should be safe & accessible for everyone–whether you walk, roll, bike, drive, or take transit.
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