California was the first state in the nation to enact legislation aimed at enhancing tribal consultation in land-use and environmental planning. Through Senate Bill 18 (2004) and Assembly Bill 52 (2014), state leaders provided an avenue for integrating Indigenous knowledge into local land-use decisions, especially for cultural and ecological sustainability. This webinar will highlight a recent study evaluating the impact of this legislation, identify constraints, and provide practice-based recommendations to assist stakeholders across the nation to improve tribal consultations.
Meet the Speaker
David Azevedo
Director, Advocacy and Community Engagement
AARP California
David Azevedo
David is an Associate Director, Advocacy and Community Engagement, based in the California State Capitol office in Sacramento. In this role, David leads community-centered advocacy campaigns for AARP California, working with elected officials, state agencies, and community partners throughout the state.
In his Livable Communities work on transportation policy, David developed key AARP wins in the California State Legislature, from lowering speed limits in high-traffic-violence corridors, to securing historic levels of funding for active transportation projects. David has also contributed to AARP’s successful advocacy for housing affordability, helping to bring costs down for older adults and their families. In addition, David represents AARP in high-profile regulatory cases before the California Public Utilities Commission, winning major victories for AARP members, from cutting a rate hike in half for sixteen million utility customers, and defeating several multi-million dollar attempts by corporations to remove landline phone access. David also manages AARP CA’s climate and disaster resilience projects and is the chair of AARP’s national Green SEERG (Employee Resource Group)
David began his career with AARP in 2016, managing the organization’s largest local ballot measure campaign, Measure M, that won with a commanding 71% of the vote and is delivering $120 billion worth of transportation projects in Los Angeles County. In the wake of the 2025 Los Angeles wildfires, and the 2018 Camp Fire that destroyed the town of Paradise, California, he helped manage AARP’s community support and wildfire recovery efforts.
A native Californian, with roots in the Central Valley and a decade of career experience in Southern California, David is an avid swimmer, adventurous pedestrian, and vinyl record collector.
November 5
11:00 am – 12:00 pm
Hosted by: AARP California
