Marin City and Beyond: American Housing Justice Act

  • Relevance: This bill explicitly designates Marin City (in CA-2) as the initial demonstration site and authorizes expansion to other eligible communities specifically within California's Second Congressional District.

  • Description: It establishes a "rent-to-ownership" pilot program that allows low-income workers and renters to build equity through on-time rent payments. The bill aims to prevent the displacement of historic working-class communities by allowing long-term residents to convert their rent history into ownership interests in acquired properties.

Main Street Small Business & Tax Fairness Act

  • Relevance: The bill defines a "Designated Region" eligible for special economic relief that explicitly includes Marin, Humboldt, Trinity, Del Norte, and Mendocino Counties—the core of CA-2.

  • Description: This legislation provides direct financial support to workers in these high-cost rural areas through a "Regional Work Credit," a refundable tax credit for qualified workers in high-commute counties. It also funds "Workforce Transition" grants for rural counties to retrain workers in sectors like wildfire resilience and healthcare.

Rural Connectivity & Fire Safety Act

  • Relevance: This bill addresses the "silent eviction" of the working class from the North Coast due to the collapse of the private fire insurance market.

  • Description: It creates a "Fire Safety Reinsurance Facility" to ensure that workers who harden their homes against wildfire can still obtain affordable insurance, preventing them from being priced out of the region. It also mandates resilient communications infrastructure to ensure workers maintain connectivity during Public Safety Power Shutoffs (PSPS).

Other Relevant Bills

Cannabis Harm Reduction and Public Safety Act: Highly relevant to workers in the "Emerald Triangle" (Humboldt, Trinity, Mendocino), this bill provides a federal safe harbor for state-legal cannabis businesses, stabilizing employment and allowing workers in this sector to access standard banking and payroll services.

American Climate, Coastal, and Community Resilience Act: Supports the "blue economy" workers of CA-2's coast through "West Coast Kelp Recovery" grants and protections for working waterfronts essential to the fishing industry.

American Worker Opportunity & Transition Act: Establishes "Bridge Income Support" and "FutureSkill Training Accounts" for workers displaced by automation or economic shifts, relevant to the district's evolving timber and agricultural sectors