David Chiu (politician)

The eldest child of Taiwanese American immigrant parents, Chiu was born in Cleveland, Ohio, and grew up in Boston, Massachusetts, where he attended Boston College High School.{{cite news|last=Lagos|first=Marisa|title=Gentle manner makes Chiu stand out at City Hall|url=http://www.sfgate.com/news/article/Gentle-manner-makes-Chiu-stand-out-at-City-Hall-3208279.php|access-date=September 15, 2013|newspaper=San Francisco Chronicle|date=November 29, 2009}} Chiu graduated from Harvard University, where he received a B.A. in government from Harvard College, a Master of Public Policy (M.P.P.) from the Kennedy School of Government, and a Juris Doctor degree from Harvard Law School.

In the mid-1990s, Chiu served as Democratic Counsel to the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee's Constitution Subcommittee and aide to Senator Paul Simon to the Senate Budget Committee.{{cite news|last=Gordon|first=Rachel|title=David Chiu plans middle path to SF mayor's office|url=http://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/David-Chiu-plans-middle-path-to-SF-mayor-s-office-2328759.php|access-date=September 15, 2013|newspaper=San Francisco Chronicle|date=October 3, 2011}} After moving to San Francisco in 1996, Chiu worked as a law clerk for Judge James R. Browning of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, as a criminal prosecutor at the San Francisco District Attorney's Office, and as a civil rights attorney at the Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights.{{cite news|last=Letzing|first=John|title=Mayoral Vacancy Raises Odd Prospects|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424052748703886904576031804207522320|access-date=September 15, 2013|newspaper=The Wall Street Journal|date=December 23, 2010}}{{Cite web|last=Thadani|first=Trisha|date=2021-09-29|title=David Chiu is S.F.'s new city attorney. Now comes the scramble to replace him in Sacramento|url=https://www.sfchronicle.com/sf/article/David-Chiu-is-S-F-s-new-city-attorney-Now-16496650.php|access-date=2021-09-30|website=San Francisco Chronicle|language=en-US}} He later founded Grassroots Enterprise, an online communications technology company, and served as its chief operating officer and general counsel. He also served on the San Francisco Small Business Commission until he was elected supervisor in 2008.

{{see also|2008 San Francisco Board of Supervisors elections|San Francisco Board of Supervisors elections, 2012}}

Chiu first ran for elected office in 2008, when he ran for a seat on the San Francisco Board of Supervisors representing District 3. He was backed by incumbent supervisor Aaron Peskin as well as Kamala Harris, Mark Leno, Leland Yee, and Tom Ammiano.{{cite news|last=Sabatini|first=Joshua|date=September 16, 2012|title=David Chiu has drawn critics while occupying middle ground|newspaper=San Francisco Examiner|url=http://www.sfexaminer.com/sanfrancisco/david-chiu-has-drawn-critics-while-occupying-middle-ground/Content?oid=2127430|access-date=September 14, 2013}}{{cite web|author=San Francisco Labor Council|title=David Chiu for Supervisor 2008 - Mailer 6|url=http://www.sfusualsuspects.com/system/files/u16/id_Chiu_for_Supervisor_District_3__Mailer_6_.pdf|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110721041841/http://www.sfusualsuspects.com/system/files/u16/id_Chiu_for_Supervisor_District_3__Mailer_6_.pdf|archive-date=2011-07-21|access-date=September 14, 2013|publisher=San Francisco Usual Suspects|page=3}}

On his first day in office on January 8, 2009, Chiu was elected to a two-year term as president of the Board of Supervisors. He was reelected board president on January 8, 2011.{{cite news|last=Gordon|first=Rachel|date=January 8, 2011|title=David Chiu keeps Board of Supervisors presidency|newspaper=San Francisco Chronicle|url=http://blog.sfgate.com/cityinsider/2011/01/08/david-chiu-keeps-board-of-supervisors-presidency|access-date=September 14, 2013}}

Chiu was reelected to his second and final term as supervisor in 2012, winning over 75% of the vote. He was later reelected by his fellow supervisors to serve an unprecedented third term as president of the board on January 8, 2013. In addition to serving on the Board of Supervisors, Chiu also served as a member of the San Francisco Democratic County Central Committee.{{cite web|title=The DCCC|url=http://www.sfdemocrats.org/the_dccc|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140219171839/http://www.sfdemocrats.org/the_dccc|archive-date=February 19, 2014|access-date=September 15, 2013|publisher=San Francisco Democratic Party}}

In 2012, In 2012, Chiu created a program to provide counsel in civil cases, with its first pilot funding legal representation for tenants facing evictions.{{cite news |last1=Examiner Staff |title=Supervisors create program to provide counsel in civil cases |url=https://www.sfexaminer.com/news/supervisors-create-program-to-provide-counsel-in-civil-cases/ |access-date=4 October 2021 |publisher=San Francisco Examiner |date=29 Feb 2012}} He also authored legislation to oversee the Affordable Housing Trust Fund, then-Mayor Ed Lee’s plan to invest $1 billion in affordable housing construction and related programs.{{cite news |last1=Examiner Staff |title=Affordable housing plans would be studied under board proposal |url=https://www.sfexaminer.com/news/affordable-housing-plans-would-be-studied-under-board-proposal/ |access-date=27 September 2021 |publisher=San Francisco Examiner |date=22 October 2012}}

In 2013, Chiu authored a law that gave tenants facing Ellis Act evictions priority when applying to affordable housing programs.{{cite news |title=Ellis Act evictees could receive priority for affordable housing in San Francisco |url=https://www.sfexaminer.com/news/ellis-act-evictees-could-receive-priority-for-affordable-housing-in-san-francisco/ |access-date=27 September 2021 |publisher=San Francisco Examiner |date=2 October 2013}}

In 2014, Chiu authored legislation that fully legalized in-law units in San Francisco, typically garage or basement-level rentals.{{cite news |last1=Lagos |first1=Marisa |title=S.F. supervisors vote to bring in-law units out of shadows |url=https://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/S-F-supervisors-vote-to-bring-in-law-units-out-5368656.php |access-date=27 September 2021 |publisher=SF Gate |date=1 April 2014}}

In 2010, Chiu established the Healthy Nail Salon Recognition Program, designed to phase out toxic chemicals in nail salons.{{cite news |last1=Knight |first1=Heather |last2=Cote |first2=John |title=Supervisors try to nail down a toxic-free salon compromise |url=https://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/Supervisors-try-to-nail-down-a-toxic-free-salon-3250853.php |access-date=27 September 2021 |publisher=SF Gate |date=5 October 2010}}

In 2014, Chiu authored a law that made San Francisco the first major city in the U.S. to ban the sale of single-use plastic water bottles on public property and require the installation of public drinking water taps.{{cite news |last1=Examiner Staff |title=SF becomes first major city to ban sale of plastic water bottles |url=https://www.sfexaminer.com/news/sf-becomes-first-major-city-to-ban-sale-of-plastic-water-bottles/ |access-date=27 September 2021 |publisher=San Francisco Examiner |date=5 March 2014}}{{cite web |last1=Chiu |first1=David |title=Phasing Out Plastic Bottled Water on City Property |url=https://sfbos.org/sites/default/files/FileCenter/Documents/47426-Bottled%20Water%20Legislation%20Fact%20Sheet.pdf |website=sfbos.org |publisher=San Francisco Board of Supervisors |access-date=27 September 2021}} In the same year, he authored legislation requiring pharmaceutical companies selling prescription drugs in San Francisco to fully fund and oversee a take-back program for expired drugs{{cite news |title=San Francisco Looks To Require Pharmaceutical Companies To Fund Drug Take-Back Program |url=https://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/2014/10/21/san-francisco-looks-to-require-pharmaceutical-companies-to-fund-drug-take-back-program-prescription-drugs-david-chiu-9th-circuit-court-of-appeals/ |access-date=27 September 2021 |publisher=CBS |date=21 October 2014}} and established San Francisco’s “Solar Vision 2020” to expand San Francisco’s GoSolarSF pilot program and advance solar installations and rooftop gardens for new construction.{{cite news |last1=Baker |first1=David R. |title=Proposed S.F. law would put a solar panel on nearly every roof |url=https://www.sfgate.com/business/article/Proposed-S-F-law-would-put-a-solar-panel-on-5827997.php |access-date=4 October 2021 |publisher=SF Gate |date=16 October 2014}}{{cite web |last1=Roxas |first1=Samantha |title=San Francisco Board of Supervisors President David Chiu Proposes a 2020 Solar Goal for the City |url=https://sfenvironment.org/news/press-release/san-francisco-board-of-supervisors-president-david-chiu-proposes-a-2020-solar-goal-for-the-city |website=sfenvironment.org |date=October 16, 2014 |access-date=4 October 2021}}

In 2012, Chiu launched San Francisco’s first participatory budgeting pilot program, allowing District 3 residents to decide how to allocate a portion of the city’s budget to neighborhood priorities.{{cite news |last1=Johnston |first1=T. J. |title=San Francisco to Pilot Participatory Budgeting |url=https://www.sfpublicpress.org/san-francisco-to-pilot-participatory-budgeting/ |access-date=4 October 2021 |publisher=San Francisco Public Press |date=10 December 2012}}

In 2013, Chiu authored an Open Data law establishing rules to make the data of all city departments publicly available.{{Cite web|date=2013-04-10|title=San Francisco passes open data law to release more city information|url=https://www.sfexaminer.com/news/san-francisco-passes-open-data-law-to-release-more-city-information/|access-date=2021-10-06|website=The San Francisco Examiner|language=en-US}}

In 2013, Chiu authored the Family Friendly Workplace Ordinance, which gave workers the right to request flexible working arrangements to assist with caregiving responsibilities.{{cite news |last1=Krasny |first1=Michael |title=Adopting Flexible Work Schedules for Families |url=https://www.kqed.org/forum/201307100930/adopting-flexible-work-schedules-for-families |access-date=27 September 2021 |publisher=KQED |date=10 July 2013}}{{Importance inline|date=May 2020}} The U.K., Australia, Ireland, Italy and New Zealand have similar laws in place designed to protect workers with families from retaliation and discrimination.{{cite news |last1=Albiston |first1=Catherine |title=Flexibility for families that work |url=https://www.law.berkeley.edu/article/flexibility-for-families-that-work/ |access-date=6 October 2021 |publisher=Berkley Law |date=18 July 2013}} The ordinance passed unanimously, making San Francisco the first U.S. city to adopt such a policy.{{cite news |last1=Rupert |first1=Paul |title=Reddit Pulls Back Remote Workers Despite New San Francisco Law |url=https://www.tlnt.com/reddit-pulls-back-remote-workers-despite-new-san-francisco-law/ |access-date=6 October 2021 |publisher=tlnt.com |date=14 October 2014}}{{cite web |last1=Chiu |first1=David |title=San Francisco Family Friendly Workplace Ordinance |url=https://sfbos.org/sites/default/files/FileCenter/Documents/45824-FactSheet--SFFamilyFriendlyWorkplaceOrdinance.pdf |website=sfbos.org |publisher=San Francisco Board of Supervisors |access-date=6 October 2021}}

In 2014, Chiu authored the Predictive Scheduling and Fair Treatment Ordinance, which established fair scheduling practices for part-time workers at chain store retailers.{{cite news |last1=Examiner Staff |title=SF strengthens labor laws on predictive scheduling, equal pay |url=https://www.sfexaminer.com/news/sf-strengthens-labor-laws-on-predictive-scheduling-equal-pay/ |access-date=27 September 2021 |publisher=San Francisco Examiner |date=26 November 2014}}

In 2014, Chiu authored San Francisco’s “Dig Once” ordinance, which requires private companies and public agencies digging up city streets to allow the placement of city-owned conduits for fiber-optic cable in order to expand the city’s public fiber network.{{cite news |last1=Lagos |first1=Marisa |title=Chiu wants S.F. to seize openings to lay Wi-Fi cable |url=https://www.sfgate.com/politics/article/Chiu-wants-S-F-to-seize-openings-to-lay-Wi-Fi-5833645.php |access-date=27 September 2021 |publisher=SF Gate |date=19 October 2014}}

In 2010, Chiu authored Proposition D, which would have allowed non-citizen parents to vote in school board elections.{{cite news |last1=Inaki |title=Proposition would allow noncitizens to vote in school board elections |url=http://eltecolote.org/content/proposition-would-allow-noncitizens-to-vote-in-school-board-elections/ |access-date=4 October 2021 |publisher=eltecolote.org |date=20 October 2010}} The measure failed, but a similar proposition supported by Chiu on the November 2016 ballot later passed with 54% of the vote.{{cite news |last1=Chiu |first1=David |title=Giving all parents a voice in their children's education |url=https://www.sfexaminer.com/opinion/giving-all-parents-a-voice-in-their-childrens-education/ |access-date=4 October 2021 |publisher=San Francisco Examiner |date=27 July 2016}}{{cite web |title=San Francisco, California, Non-Citizen Voting in School Board Elections Amendment, Proposition N (November 2016) |url=https://ballotpedia.org/San_Francisco,_California,_Non-Citizen_Voting_in_School_Board_Elections_Amendment,_Proposition_N_(November_2016) |website=Ballotpedia |access-date=4 October 2021}}

{{see also|2011 San Francisco mayoral election}}

On January 10, 2011, Chiu served as acting Mayor of San Francisco for a day after Gavin Newsom was sworn in as Lieutenant Governor of California, prior to the selection and swearing-in of Ed Lee by the Board of Supervisors.{{cite news|title=Supervisor David Chiu keeping low profile as mayor for a day|url=http://www.sfexaminer.com/sanfrancisco/supervisor-david-chiu-keeping-low-profile-as-mayor-for-a-day/Content?oid=2167661|access-date=September 15, 2013|newspaper=San Francisco Examiner|date=January 11, 2011|author=Bay City News}}

On February 28, 2011, Chiu announced his mayoral candidacy at a morning rally at San Francisco City Hall.{{cite news|last=Gordon|first=Rachel|title=David Chiu set to enter the mayor's race|url=http://blog.sfgate.com/cityinsider/2011/02/27/david-chiu-set-to-enter-the-mayors-race|access-date=September 15, 2013|newspaper=San Francisco Chronicle|date=February 27, 2011}} Over the course of the campaign, Chiu raised over $1.24 million from both private and public sources and spent roughly the same amount.{{cite web|last=Shaikh|first=Shaista|title=Report on San Francisco's Limited Public Financing Program - November 8, 2011 Mayoral Election|date=March 21, 2012|url=http://www.sfethics.org/ethics/2012/03/report-on-san-franciscos-limited-public-financing-program-november-8-2011-mayoral-election.html|publisher=San Francisco Ethics Commission|access-date=September 15, 2013}}

On Election Day, Chiu placed fourth behind incumbent Ed Lee with 17,921 first-place votes. Despite the fourth-place finish, Chiu, Lee, and third-place candidate Dennis Herrera appeared individually on more ballots overall than John Avalos, who came in second.{{cite web|title=November 2011 preliminary RCV analysis|url=http://www.sfusualsuspects.com/wp-content/uploads/latterman-cook-nov-11-rcv-analysis-v3.pdf|publisher=SF Usual Suspects|access-date=September 15, 2013|first=David|last=Latterman|author2=Corey Cook|pages=11–12|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131020212237/http://www.sfusualsuspects.com/wp-content/uploads/latterman-cook-nov-11-rcv-analysis-v3.pdf|archive-date=2013-10-20|url-status=dead}}

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On September 12, 2013, Chiu announced his candidacy for the California State Assembly to replace termed-out Democrat Tom Ammiano in the 17th district, which encompasses the eastern half of San Francisco.{{cite news|author=EXAMINER STAFF|date=September 12, 2013|title=Supervisor David Chiu announces his candidacy for California assembly|newspaper=San Francisco Examiner|url=http://www.sfexaminer.com/sanfrancisco/supervisor-david-chiu-anounced-his-candidacy-for-california-assembly/Content?oid=2576164|access-date=September 15, 2013}} He ran against fellow Democrat and supervisor David Campos, an outspoken progressive. On January 22, 2014, the San Francisco Chronicle column "City Insider" reported that Chiu reported having raised $450,000 for the Assembly race. Polls showed him ahead of Campos.{{cite news|last1=Lagos|first1=Marisa|date=January 22, 2014|title=Chiu raises $450,000 for Assembly race, says poll shows him ahead|work=San Francisco Chronicle|url=http://blog.sfgate.com/cityinsider/2014/01/22/chiu-raises-450000-for-assembly-race-says-poll-shows-him-ahead/|access-date=July 22, 2015}}

Chiu beat Campos in the San Francisco primary on Tuesday, June 3, 2014, by approximately five percentage points. Chiu won 48% of the vote, while Campos pulled in 43%, and Republican candidate David Salaverry won 8.5%, meaning the November election would be between Chiu and Campos.{{cite web|author=Secretary of State of California|author-link=Secretary of State of California|title=Statement of Vote: June 3, 2014 Statewide Direct Primary Election - State Assemblymember|url=http://elections.cdn.sos.ca.gov/sov/2014-primary/pdf/84-state-assemblymember.pdf|access-date=July 22, 2015}} On November 4, Chiu defeated Campos with 51.9% of the vote, and Campos conceded on November 6.{{cite news|last1=Lagos|first1=Marisa|date=November 6, 2014|title=Chiu wins Assembly race after Campos concedes|work=San Francisco Chronicle|url=http://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/Chiu-wins-Assembly-race-after-Campos-concedes-5877206.php|access-date=July 22, 2015}}

In the 2016 California State Assembly election, Chiu defeated Republican challenger Matthew Del Carto 86.3% to 13.7% with 172,153 votes.{{Citation|last=Padilla|first=Alex|title=Statement of Vote - November 8, 2016, General Election|date=November 8, 2016|url=https://elections.cdn.sos.ca.gov/sov/2016-general/sov/2016-complete-sov.pdf|pages=9|publisher=California Secretary of State}}

In the 2018 California State Assembly election, Chiu defeated Democratic challenger Alejandro Fernandez 75.5% to 24.5% with 140,381 votes.{{Citation|last=Padilla|first=Alex|title=Statement of Vote - November 6, 2018, General Election|url=https://elections.cdn.sos.ca.gov/sov/2018-general/sov/2018-complete-sov.pdf|pages=10|publisher=California Secretary of State}}

In the 2020 California State Assembly election, Chiu defeated Libertarian challenger and perennial candidate{{Cite web|last=Bajko|first=Matthew S.|date=August 30, 2006|title=Candidate fights solicitation charge|url=https://www.ebar.com/news///237251|access-date=2020-12-19|website=Bay Area Reporter|language=en}} Starchild 88.9% to 11.1% with 190,731 votes.{{Cite web|date=November 3, 2020|title=California State Assembly - District 17 Election Results {{!}} The Detroit News|url=https://www.detroitnews.com/elections/results/race/2020-11-03-state-house-CA-5777/|access-date=2020-12-19|website=Detroit News|language=en}}

David Chiu was appointed by Speaker Toni Atkins to serve as assistant speaker pro tempore in the 2015–16 session. The assistant speaker pro tempore is the third highest ranking position in the state assembly.{{cite news|last1=White|first1=Jeremy B.|date=November 25, 2014|title=California Assembly Speaker Toni Atkins announces leadership team|work=Sacramento Bee|url=http://www.sacbee.com/news/politics-government/capitol-alert/article4148674.html|access-date=July 22, 2015}}

In 2018, Chiu authored AB 2923, signed into law by Governor Jerry Brown, to facilitate housing production on BART-owned land next to BART stations, with 30% of the housing units required to be affordable.{{cite news |last1=Woolfolk |first1=John |title=Governor Brown signs bill to ease development around BART stations |url=https://www.mercurynews.com/2018/09/30/governor-signs-bill-to-ease-development-around-bart-stations/ |access-date=27 September 2021 |publisher=Mercury News |date=30 September 2018}}{{cite web |title=AB-2923 San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District: transit-oriented development. |url=https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billTextClient.xhtml?bill_id=201720180AB2923 |website=leginfo.legislature.ca.gov |access-date=30 September 2021}}

In 2019, Chiu’s AB 1487 was signed into law to establish the Bay Area Housing Finance Authority (BAHFA), which allows the nine Bay Area counties to work together on affordable housing, including the consideration of regional housing funding measures.{{cite news |last1=Tang |first1=Amber |last2=Feldman |first2=Alexandra |title=Bill aimed at tackling Bay Area housing crisis passes CA State Legislature |url=https://www.dailycal.org/2019/09/25/bill-aimed-at-tackling-bay-area-housing-crisis-passes-ca-state-legislature/ |access-date=27 September 2021 |publisher=dailycal.org |date=25 September 2019}} That same year, Chiu’s AB 1763 was also signed to allow for larger 100% affordable housing projects through density bonus law.{{cite news |title=AB 1763 Allows Affordable Housing to be Built Denser and Taller |url=https://www.meyersnave.com/ab-1763-allows-affordable-housing-to-be-built-denser-and-taller/ |access-date=27 September 2021 |publisher=meyersnave.com |date=13 January 2020}}

In 2015, Chiu authored bills that allowed domestic violence survivors to terminate a lease early{{cite news |title=Success! AB 418 Signed into Law |url=https://www.cpedv.org/post/success-ab-418-signed-law |access-date=27 September 2021 |publisher=California Partnership to End Domestic Violence}} and provided grants for seismic retrofits of buildings with low-income tenants.{{cite web |title=AB-1429 Earthquake loss mitigation: grant programs. |url=https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=201520160AB1429 |website=leginfo.legislature.ca.gov|access-date=27 September 2021}} 

In 2016, Chiu authored and passed legislation providing protections against tenant blacklisting{{cite news |last1=Brod |first1=Gregory J. |title=California Landlord-Tenant Attorney Discusses New Protections for California Renters |url=https://www.sanfranciscoinjurylawyerblog.com/california-landlord-tenant-attorney-discusses-new-protections-california-renters/ |access-date=27 September 2021 |publisher=San Francisco Injury Lawyer Blog |date=23 September 2016}} and prohibiting price-gouging of rental housing during emergencies.{{cite web |title=AB-2820 Crimes: price gouging: states of emergency. |url=https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=201520160AB2820 |website=leginfo.legislature.ca.gov|access-date=27 September 2021}}{{cite news |last1=Nemeth |first1=Mike |title=UPDATE: Gov. Brown signs bill aimed at sealing more eviction court records |url=https://caanet.org/eviction-case-dropped-bill-governor-make-court-filing-private/ |access-date=30 September 2021 |publisher=CAA |date=9 September 2016}}

In 2017, he authored and passed the Immigrant Tenant Protection Act, addressing the harassment of immigrant tenants after Donald Trump’s election.{{cite news |title=The Immigrant Tenant Protection Act |url=https://nonprofithousing.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Tenant-Fights-Our-Rights-Handout.pdf |access-date=27 September 2021 |publisher=Western Center on Law and Poverty}} 

In 2018, Chiu passed his Right to a Safe Home Act to protect crime victims from being evicted for calling emergency assistance,{{cite news |last1=Examiner Staff |title=Calling for help shouldn't leave tenants at risk for eviction |url=https://www.sfexaminer.com/opinion/calling-for-help-shouldnt-leave-tenants-at-risk-for-eviction/ |access-date=27 September 2021 |publisher=San Francisco Examiner |date=20 September 2018}} as well as a bill giving tenants more time to dispute evictions.{{cite news |last1=Carson |first1=Lynda |title=On September 1, tenants get additional time to respond to notorious three-day notices |url=https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2019/08/15/18825508.php |access-date=27 September 2021 |publisher=indybay.org|date=15 August 2019}}  

Chiu successfully authored the Tenant Protection Act of 2019, which prohibited rent-gouging and strengthened just-cause eviction protections.{{cite news |title=Gov. Newsom Signs Tough Renter Protection Bill |url=https://www.sfgate.com/news/bayarea/article/Gov-Newsom-Signs-Tough-Renter-Protection-Bill-14502375.php |access-date=27 September 2021 |publisher=SF Gate |date=8 October 2019}} “Governor Newsom hailed AB 1482 as the nation’s strongest statewide protection measure, saying that tenants deserved relief from the state’s soaring housing costs, which have threatened the ability to stay in their homes.”{{cite news |last1=Dillon |first1=Liam |title=California will limit rent increases under bill signed by Gov. Gavin Newsom |url=https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2019-10-08/california-rent-cap-tenant-protections-signed |access-date=27 September 2021 |work=The Los Angeles Times |date=8 October 2019}}

Chiu authored and passed AB 3088, the COVID-19 Tenant Relief Act of 2020, which prohibited the eviction of tenants facing financial hardship due to the pandemic.{{cite news |last1=Koseff |first1=Alexei |title=Newsom signs California eviction moratorium for renters hurt by pandemic |url=https://www.sfchronicle.com/politics/article/Newsom-signs-California-eviction-moratorium-for-15528629.php |access-date=27 September 2021 |publisher=San Francisco Chronicle |date=31 August 2020}}

In 2021, Chiu’s AB 832 law extended these eviction protections along with rental assistance funding for struggling tenants and landlords.{{cite news |last1=Koseff |first1=Alexei |title=Relief for California tenants as state extends eviction protection through September |url=https://www.sfchronicle.com/politics/article/Relief-for-California-tenants-as-Legislature-16280505.php |access-date=27 September 2021 |publisher=The San Francisco Chronicle |date=28 June 2021}}

In 2017, Chiu’s AB 74 was signed into law, creating the Housing for a Healthy California Program to provide rental subsidies for chronically homeless individuals with significant health care needs.{{cite news |title=Housing for a Healthy California Program |url=https://www.hcd.ca.gov/grants-funding/active-funding/hhc.shtml |access-date=27 September 2021 |publisher=California Department of Housing and Community Development}}

In 2018, Chiu’s AB 2162 was signed into law, streamlining the process for the production of supportive housing for chronically homeless individuals.{{cite news |last1=Nemeth |first1=Mike |title=Gov. Brown signs bills to fast-track housing for homeless, add programs for homeless youth |url=https://caanet.org/gov-brown-signs-bill-to-streamline-approval-of-housing-for-homeless/ |access-date=27 September 2021 |publisher=caanet.org |date=28 September 2018}}

In 2019, Chiu’s AB 943 was signed into law, allowing community colleges to provide emergency financial aid to students experiencing sudden financial hardships, helping them stay in school and avoid homelessness.{{cite news |last1=St. Amour |first1=Madeline |title=New Law Creates Pot of Emergency Funds in California |url=https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2019/10/07/money-student-success-california-can-now-be-used-emergencies |access-date=27 September 2021 |publisher=Inside Higher Ed |date=7 October 2019}}

In 2020, Chiu authored AB 2377, signed by Governor Gavin Newsom, to provide local governments the opportunity to prevent the closures of adult residential facilities that house residents with mental illnesses and other serious conditions who would otherwise become homeless.{{cite news |last1=Thadani |first1=Trisha |title=New state bill aims to soften closures of homes for mentally ill, homeless and drug addicted |url=https://www.sfchronicle.com/local-politics/article/New-state-bill-attempts-to-lessen-the-blow-of-15127032.php |access-date=27 September 2021 |publisher=The San Francisco Chronicle |date=12 March 2020}}

In 2017, Chiu successfully authored two new environmental laws: AB 546 streamlined the permitting process for energy storage,{{cite news |last1=Chiu |first1=David |last2=Lin |first2=Janice |last3=Shaw |first3=Polly |title=California Law Will Streamline Permitting for Distributed Energy Storage |url=https://www.greentechmedia.com/articles/read/california-passes-streamlined-permitting-for-energy-storage |access-date=4 October 2021 |publisher=greentechmedia.com |date=9 October 2017}} while AB 954 standardized confusing food expiration date labels to reduce food waste.{{cite news |last1=Povich |first1=Elaine S. |title=Food Waste Is a Major Problem. Confusing Date Labels Are Making It Worse. |url=https://www.pewtrusts.org/en/research-and-analysis/blogs/stateline/2019/03/28/food-waste-is-a-major-problem-confusing-date-labels-are-making-it-worse |access-date=4 October 2021 |publisher=Pew Trusts |date=28 March 2019}}

In 2019, Chiu authored a law allowing people at restaurants or at public events such as concerts and festivals to bring their own reusable containers for food and drinks in order to replace single-use plastics.{{cite news |last1=Coccia |first1=Rachael |title=Statewide Law Supports Bring Your Own Container, Cup, and More! |url=https://www.surfrider.org/coastal-blog/entry/Statewide-Law-Supports-Bring-Your-Own-Container-Cup-and-More |access-date=4 October 2021 |publisher=Surfrider Foundation |date=27 September 2019}}

In 2021, Chiu authored AB 525 to jumpstart a California offshore wind industry and move the state toward a renewable, clean energy economy; AB 525 passed the Legislature and was signed by Governor Gavin Newsom.{{cite news |last1=Buljan |first1=Adrijana |title=California's Offshore Wind Bill Signed into Law |url=https://www.offshorewind.biz/2021/09/24/californias-offshore-wind-bill-signed-into-law/ |access-date=4 October 2021 |date=24 September 2021}}

In 2015, Chiu authored two electric transportation laws: AB 1236 streamlined the local permitting process for electric vehicle charging stations, while AB 1096 modernized rules to permit the use of electric bicycles.{{cite web |title=AB-1236 Local ordinances: electric vehicle charging stations. |url=https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billTextClient.xhtml?bill_id=201520160AB1236 |website=leginfo.legislature.ca.gov |access-date=6 October 2021}}{{cite news |last1=van Schaik |first1=Jan-Willem |title=New Californian Law Opens Up US Market for E-Bikes |url=https://www.bike-eu.com/laws-regulations/nieuws/2015/10/new-californian-law-opens-up-us-market-for-e-bikes-10124934 |access-date=6 October 2021 |publisher=Bike Europe |date=13 October 2015}}

Chiu’s Public Banking Act of 2019 (AB 857) was signed into law by Governor Newsom, making California the second state in the nation to allow the creation of public banks, as opposed to banks owned by corporate entities.{{cite news |last1=Cowan |first1=Jill |title=Could Public Banks Help Cities Keep Their Money Away From Wall Street? |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/11/us/public-bank-ab-857-california.html |access-date=27 September 2021 |work=The New York Times |date=11 June 2019}} “We finally have the option of reinvesting our public tax dollars in our communities instead of rewarding Wall Street’s bad behavior,” said Chiu after the bill’s passage.{{cite news |last1=Peltz |first1=James F. |title=Public banks can be formed in California: Newsom signs new law |url=https://www.latimes.com/business/story/2019-10-02/public-banks-can-be-formed-under-bill-signed-by-newsom |access-date=27 September 2021 |work=The Los Angeles Times |date=2 October 2019}} In the same year, Chiu’s AB 1340 was signed into law, requiring for-profit colleges to accurately report their graduates’ earnings and debt levels.{{cite news |last1=Mello |first1=Felicia |title=What Happened to California's Crackdown On For-Profit Colleges? |url=https://www.kqed.org/news/11773028/what-happened-to-californias-crackdown-on-for-profit-colleges |access-date=27 September 2021 |publisher=KQED |date=8 September 2019}}

In 2017, in the wake of workplace raids by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement after Donald Trump’s election, Chiu authored the Immigrant Worker Protection Act (AB 450), signed into law to provide workplace protections for workers from illegal ICE raids.{{cite news |last1=Contributor |title=Op-ed: Fighting workplace raids to protect California's workers |url=http://eltecolote.org/content/en/op-ed-fighting-workplace-raids-to-protect-californias-workers/ |access-date=27 September 2021 |publisher=eltecolote.org |date=27 July 2017}}

In the same year, Chiu authored the Immigrant Tenant Protection Act (AB 291), signed into law to safeguard against the unauthorized disclosure of a tenant’s immigration or citizenship status to federal immigration authorities as well as against related landlord harassment or retaliation.{{cite news |title=The Immigrant Tenant Protection Act |url=https://nonprofithousing.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Tenant-Fights-Our-Rights-Handout.pdf |access-date=27 September 2021 |publisher=Western Center on Law and Poverty}}{{cite news |last1=Nemeth |first1=Mike |title=UPDATE: Gov. Brown signs bill targeting discrimination against tenants |url=https://caanet.org/bill-targeting-discrimination-tenants-awaits-governors-signature/ |access-date=5 October 2021 |publisher=caanet.org |date=5 October 2017}}

In 2018, Chiu authored the Immigrant Business Inclusion Act (AB 2184), signed into law to allow anyone, regardless of immigration status, to file for a business license.{{cite news |title=LCCR Applauds Signing of Immigrant Business Inclusion Act |url=https://lccrsf.org/pressroom_posts/lccr-applauds-signing-of-immigrant-business-inclusion-act/ |access-date=27 September 2021 |publisher=Lawyers' Committee For Civil Rights |date=18 September 2018}}{{cite web |title=AB-2184 Business licenses. |url=https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billTextClient.xhtml?bill_id=201720180AB2184 |website=leginfo.legislature.ca.gov |access-date=5 October 2021}}

Chiu’s AB 41, signed into law in 2017, required law enforcement agencies to track the handling of rape evidence kits.{{cite news |last1=Gutierrez |first1=Melody |title=California pushes rape-kit testing bills to end backlog |url=https://www.sfchronicle.com/politics/article/California-pushes-rape-kit-testing-bills-to-end-11718002.php |access-date=27 September 2021 |publisher=The San Francisco Chronicle |date=29 July 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170730141739/https://www.sfchronicle.com/politics/article/California-pushes-rape-kit-testing-bills-to-end-11718002.php |archive-date=30 July 2017 |url-status=live}}

A critic of the backlog of untested rape kits, Chiu authored AB 3118, signed into law in 2018 to require the first statewide audit of rape kits untested by California’s law enforcement agencies.{{cite news |last1=Guest Commentary |title=Law enforcement should get backlog of rape kits tested |url=https://calmatters.org/commentary/my-turn/2021/04/law-enforcement-should-get-backlog-of-rape-kits-tested/ |access-date=27 September 2021 |publisher=Cal Matters |date=1 April 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210401135604/https://calmatters.org/commentary/my-turn/2021/04/law-enforcement-should-get-backlog-of-rape-kits-tested/ |archive-date=1 April 2021 |url-status=live}} In the same year, Chiu’s AB 2138 “fair chance licensing” bill was signed into law, to allow Californians whose record includes an older or less serious arrest or conviction to apply for occupational licenses that could lead to gainful employment.{{cite news |last1=Myrick |first1=Jael |title=For Immediate Release: Governor Brown signs landmark legislation to remove barriers to licensing and decrease recidivism |url=https://ebclc.org/in-the-news/for-immediate-release-governor-brown-signs-landmark-legislation-to-remove-barriers-to-licensing-and-decrease-recidivism/ |access-date=27 September 2021 |publisher=East Bay Community Law Center |date=1 October 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210928044339/https://ebclc.org/in-the-news/for-immediate-release-governor-brown-signs-landmark-legislation-to-remove-barriers-to-licensing-and-decrease-recidivism/ |archive-date=28 September 2021 |url-status=live}}

In 2020, Chiu’s AB 2847 bill was signed into law to modernize California’s “microstamping” law, long challenged by gun manufacturers and the National Rifle Association of America, in order to solve crimes by tracing bullets used in criminal activity.{{cite news |last1=Davis |first1=Ari |title=California gun law on microstamping can help solve crimes. Industry must accept it |url=https://www.sfchronicle.com/opinion/openforum/article/California-gun-law-on-microstamping-can-help-15576196.php |access-date=27 September 2021 |publisher=The San Francisco Chronicle |date=18 September 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200918132822/https://www.sfchronicle.com/opinion/openforum/article/California-gun-law-on-microstamping-can-help-15576196.php |archive-date=18 September 2020 |url-status=live}}

In 2015, Chiu and Assemblymember Autumn Burke authored the Reproductive FACT Act, AB 775, which required women’s health clinics to provide accurate information about health options to patients.{{cite web |title=AB-775 Reproductive FACT Act. |url=https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=201520160AB775&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-_OA2_A9b6CImI7k61izqROahWWCEcpDXHtzbncxlCa0q9QT86wPGr_rlaI58cnHFFE8BKc |website=leginfo.legislature.ca.gov |access-date=5 October 2021}} Co-sponsored by NARAL and then-California Attorney General Kamala Harris, the law was challenged by operators of religious pregnancy centers.{{cite news |last1=Mason |first1=Melanie |title=Religious clinics sue for right to not mention abortion to Californians |url=https://www.latimes.com/local/political/la-me-pc-pregnancy-clinics-abortion-lawsuit-20151013-story.html |access-date=27 September 2021 |work=The Los Angeles Times |date=13 October 2015}} While multiple district courts and the Ninth Circuit upheld the law, after Donald Trump’s appointment of Associate Justice Neil Gorsuch, SCOTUS in a 5–4 decision blocked enforcement of the law in National Institute of Family and Life Advocates v. Becerra.{{cite news |last1=Savage |first1=David G. |title=Supreme Court rules for faith-based pregnancy centers, blocks California disclosure law |url=https://www.latimes.com/politics/la-na-pol-court-pregnancy-abortion-20180626-story.html |access-date=27 September 2021 |work=The Los Angeles Times |date=26 June 2018}} In the same year, Chiu authored successful legislation protecting the parental rights of LGBTQ+ couples who rely on assisted reproduction methods.{{cite news |title=AB 960: EQUAL PROTECTION FOR ALL FAMILIES ACT |url=https://www.eqca.org/ab-960-equal-protection-for-all-families-act/ |access-date=27 September 2021 |publisher=Equality California |date=26 July 2015}}{{cite news |title=Governor signs surrogacy parentage protection act into law |url=https://www.surrogacy-lawyer.com/uncategorized/governor-signs-surrogacy-parentage-protection-act-into-law/ |access-date=27 September 2021 |publisher=The Surrogacy Law Center}}{{cite news |title=CA Governor Signs Landmark Assisted Reproduction Law |url=https://www.therainbowtimesmass.com/ca-governor-signs-landmark-assisted-reproduction-law/ |access-date=5 October 2021 |publisher=The Rainbow Times |date=7 October 2015}}

In 2016, Chiu authored AB 2455, signed into law by Governor Jerry Brown, to register public college students to vote in California as they enroll in classes.{{cite news |last1=Contributor |title=California Needs Automated Student Voter Registration |url=http://eltecolote.org/content/en/california-needs-automated-student-voter-registration/ |access-date=27 September 2021 |publisher=eltecolote.org |date=19 May 2016}}

In 2018, Chiu authored AB 2291, signed into law by Governor Jerry Brown, to combat bullying in schools by improving anti-bullying training for teachers.{{cite news |title=CAIR-SFBA APPLAUDS GOV. BROWN'S SIGNING OF ANTI-BULLYING BILL |url=https://ca.cair.com/sfba/news/cair-sfba-applauds-gov-browns-signing-of-anti-bullying-bill/ |access-date=27 September 2021 |publisher=CAIR California}}

In 2019, Chiu successfully authored legislation requiring the collection of sexual orientation and gender identity (SOGI) data from state agencies addressing health, human services, education and employment,{{cite news |last1=Madison |first1=Alex |title=2019 sees 12 new LGBT laws |url=https://www.ebar.com/news/news//270269 |access-date=27 September 2021 |publisher=The Bay Area Reporter |date=2 January 2019}}

In 2020, Chiu along with Assemblymembers Chris Holden and Cristina Garcia (politician) authored AB 979, signed into law by Governor Gavin Newsom, to require diversity on corporate boards.{{cite news |last1=Thorbecke |first1=Catherine |title=California law mandates diversity in corporate boardrooms |url=https://abcnews.go.com/Business/california-law-mandates-diversity-corporate-boardrooms/story?id=73362109 |access-date=27 September 2021 |publisher=ABC News |date=1 October 2020}} In the same year, Chiu successfully authored a law ensuring that transgender students’ chosen names and identities are accurately reflected on student records,{{cite news |last1=Bajko |first1=Matthew S. |title=CA legislators tell state colleges to stop deadnaming trans, nonbinary students |url=https://www.ebar.com/news/latest_news//308393 |access-date=27 September 2021 |publisher=The Bay Area Reporter |date=30 August 2021}}

Chiu was a plaintiff in two successful lawsuits challenging the Trump Administration’s attempts to exclude the counting of immigrants from the 2020 United States Census.{{cite news |last1=Chiu |first1=David |title=Please Be Counted: Lives Depend On The Census |url=http://eltecolote.org/content/en/please-be-counted-lives-depend-on-the-census/ |access-date=27 September 2021 |publisher=eltecolote.org |date=10 September 2020}}

As Chair of the California Asian Pacific Islander Legislative Caucus, Chiu was outspoken against the rise of anti-Asian bigotry during the pandemic{{cite news |last1=Walsh |first1=Eli |title=Newsom, AAPI community leaders condemn spike in anti-Asian hate crimes |url=https://www.sfexaminer.com/news/newsom-aapi-community-leaders-condemn-spike-in-anti-asian-hate-crimes/ |access-date=27 September 2021 |publisher=San Francisco Examiner |date=19 March 2021}} and led efforts to pass a historic $156.5M API Equity Budget in the 2021 state budget to combat anti-Asian hate.{{cite news |last1=Braun |first1=Sara |title=Statement: Governor Newsom Signs API Equity Budget |url=https://stopaapihate.org/statement-governor-newsom-signs-api-equity-budget/ |access-date=27 September 2021 |publisher=Stop AAPI Hate |date=13 July 2021}}

Chiu was sworn in as the 15th City Attorney of San Francisco on November 1, 2021, to replace outgoing city attorney Dennis Herrera, who was appointed to the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission after Harlan Kelly resigned due to federal charges.{{cite news|date=29 September 2021|title=Mayor London Breed Appoints David Chiu to Replace Outgoing City Attorney|publisher=CBS SF Bay Area|url=https://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/2021/09/29/mayor-london-breed-appoints-david-chiu-to-replace-outgoing-city-attorney/|access-date=29 September 2021}} Chiu is the city's first Asian city attorney.{{cite news |last1=Bay City News Service |title=David Chiu named San Francisco city attorney |url=https://www.smdailyjournal.com/news/bay_area/david-chiu-named-san-francisco-city-attorney/article_7b202238-2191-11ec-bc02-97e4cb095aae.html |access-date=30 September 2021 |publisher=The Daily Journal |date=29 September 2021}}

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