I've worked in political offices before like these and I can confirm that politicians respond to constituent outreach. Most people don't care enough about most issues enough to call or email their representatives, so if the office gets a flood of communication on one issue it means something.
If you are a California resident, you should use the contact form the rep provides so you can provide your address (to prove you are a constituent and that they should care about your opinion).
The chair of the appropriations committee, Rep. Buffy Wicks, represents Berkeley, and thus actually cares about your opinion if you live in Berkeley. If you care about this bill, you should call her office at (916) 319-2014, email her, and use her contact form here: https://a14.asmdc.org/email-assemblymember-wicks
Another Rep. on the appropriations committee that is probably relevant to many people here is Rep. Matt Haney, who represents San Francisco. You can call his office at (916) 319-2017, email him at Assemblymember.haney@assembly.ca.gov or contact him here: https://a17.asmdc.org/contact
If you have friends in these districts who care about this issue, you should tell them to contact their reps as well.
I've worked in political offices before like these and I can confirm that politicians respond to constituent outreach. Most people don't care enough about most issues enough to call or email their representatives, so if the office gets a flood of communication on one issue it means something.
If you are a California resident, you should use the contact form the rep provides so you can provide your address (to prove you are a constituent and that they should care about your opinion).
The chair of the appropriations committee, Rep. Buffy Wicks, represents Berkeley, and thus actually cares about your opinion if you live in Berkeley. If you care about this bill, you should call her office at (916) 319-2014, email her, and use her contact form here: https://a14.asmdc.org/email-assemblymember-wicks
Another Rep. on the appropriations committee that is probably relevant to many people here is Rep. Matt Haney, who represents San Francisco. You can call his office at (916) 319-2017, email him at Assemblymember.haney@assembly.ca.gov or contact him here: https://a17.asmdc.org/contact
If you have friends in these districts who care about this issue, you should tell them to contact their reps as well.