KP Public Affairs

Check out KP’s latest Insights piece on #AB 347, a bill that would charge the Department of Toxic Substances Control with creating a new regulatory enforcement program for PFAS-in-consumer products bans. Key issues and next steps are discussed here: https://lnkd.in/gFwSkKXF #KPInsights 

#ICYMI: We are pleased to announce that Kaitlyn Bryson has joined the firm’s public relations team. She is engaged in community outreach, stakeholder engagement, and media relations support for KP’s clients, in issue areas such as disaster preparedness, water policy, transportation, and energy. Visit our website to learn more about Kaitlyn. https://lnkd.in/gbTc2ur2

A big thank you to everyone who joined us at the POLITICO Happy Hour event this week. The event was success with policy, politics, and public affairs all in one room! If you have any questions about navigating California’s policy/political environment, drop us a line at info@ka-pow.com. #PolicyDiscussions #PublicAffairs #CommunityEngagement

Governor Newsom's latest budget proposal threatens to cut $268.5M from the Cleanup in Vulnerable Communities Initiative. This critical program targets contaminated site cleanups in disadvantaged areas, but its future is now uncertain. What does this mean for these communities, brownfield redevelopment, and the state’s affordable housing and climate change policies? Discover the potential impacts of these cuts in our latest KP Insights article here: https://lnkd.in/gcFaKwXd

Olivia Wright has joined KP Public Affairs, expanding our environmental consulting and regulatory advocacy practice. Olivia’s extensive background in environmental law and policy strengthens our expertise on climate change, hazardous substances, water quality, air quality, and other complex environmental issues. #EnvironmentalConsulting #RegulatoryAdvocacy #Sustainability #KPUpdates https://lnkd.in/gE_VVXMd

Earlier this month, KP’s Vanessa Cajina served on the planning committee for Latina Action Day put on by Hispanas Organized for Political Equality (HOPE). This event celebrated the advocacy of Latina leaders around the state and advocated for policies to improve political and economic equity among Latinas in California. Vanessa has served as HOPE’s board chair since January 2023 leading strategies to advance the organization’s mission. #HOPELatinas #CommunityEngagement

#ICYMI Brian White moderated an amazing panel of Senators and Assembly Members during the first day of the 2024 Pacific Offshore Wind Conference. They discussed key issues that must be addressed quickly to ensure offshore wind becomes a reality in California, including port infrastructure funding, permit streamlining, transmission planning, workforce preparation, and community engagement. It was also featured in POLITICO. See the full article here: https://lnkd.in/gpU4fQc5 #offshorewindca #pacificoffshorewindsummit

KP was honored to attend the California Chamber of Commerce’s 98th Annual Sacramento Host Breakfast to hear about opportunities and challenges facing the business community, including a fireside chat with Governor Gavin Newsom and CalChamber President, Jennifer Barrera.

Snapshot from last week! KP hosted an event for client, CA Water for All, bringing together water leaders across the state to educate policymakers on the need to establish a long-term #watersupply target to secure CA’s future. 💧

#ICYMI: Yesterday, several legislators led by Assembly Member Rick Zbur, and including Assembly Member Cottie Petrie-Norris, Assembly Member Jim Wood, Assembly Member Mike Gipson, Assembly Member Dawn Addis, and Assembly Member Lowenthal, held a press conference to bring attention on passing a climate bond. Specifically, these legislators emphasized the need to pass a #climatebond that includes port infrastructure funding to help develop offshore wind projects. In addition, a diverse group of stakeholders, including KP client Offshore Wind California, participated in the press conference and sent a letter addressed to Governor Newsom and legislative leaders indicating their support for $1 billion dedicated in a climate bond that would support port infrastructure upgrades in California which are needed to build offshore wind projects and meet the state’s climate change goals, address grid reliability challenges, and provide high quality workforce jobs.