AB 2788 was pulled from committee this week as the author,
Assembly Member Mike Gatto, indicated that it would not move
forward this year. CSAC and its local government and planning
partners
quickly expressed our strong opposition when the proposal was
amended into a different bill last week.
AB 2788 would have eliminated review of the aesthetic impacts of
so-called wireless “small cell” antennas, provided an end-run
around environmental review, shut out the public from the
permitting process, and interfered with the ability of local
agencies to fairly determine the terms of leases of the public
right of way for installation of these facilities.
While we are grateful that the proposal appears to be inactive
for the time being, CSAC is already working with technical
experts in an effort to be prepared if a similar bill is
introduced next year.
