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City Council approves homeless outreach agreement

Published Jul 31, 2026

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Briefing

Jun 16, 2026

San Pablo Council tackles rent control and budget

The City Council accepted a petition to consider a rent control and just-cause eviction initiative, then ordered a 30-day impact report instead of immediately sending it to voters. It also adopted the city’s two-year budget, approved a $1.26 million stormwater grant application, and set assessments for the 1982-1 street lighting and landscape district for 2026-27.

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Briefing

Jun 16, 2026

City Council adopts service disruption policy

The City Council adopted a resolution approving an administrative policy for handling telephone or internet service disruptions during Council meetings, in connection with SB 707 compliance.

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Briefing

Jun 4, 2026

Cannabis permit appeal approved

The City Council adopted a resolution approving the appeal and allowing a retail cannabis use at 13041 San Pablo Avenue.

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Briefing

Jun 2, 2026

Budget, housing, and grants advanced

The City Council moved forward with the two-year budget process, kept the rent registry program alive by voting to introduce repeal rather than adopt it, and approved several funding and staffing actions including grant applications and a temporary public works director appointment.

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Briefing

May 19, 2026

Council approves budget and housing items

The City Council approved several major items, including a public hearing process for the 2026-27 assessment district, funding for road projects, a $120,000 service agreement with SOS Richmond, a $103,073 homeless outreach contract for the first year, and a budget hearing scheduled for June 1.

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Briefing

May 5, 2026

City Council approves grants and signage changes

The City Council adopted a $90,000 transportation grant for safer routes to E.M. Downer Elementary School, approved a one-year Microsoft 365 licensing agreement not to exceed $137,080, and changed the sign code to allow changeable fuel pricing signs.

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Briefing

Apr 21, 2026

Housing, infrastructure, and city projects advance

The City Council adopted multiple measures, including a $3,000,000 funding commitment for affordable housing at 13717 San Pablo Avenue, a new public financing authority for future infrastructure work, and a contract for Phase 1 concrete improvements on San Pablo Dam Road Gateway. It also approved a zoning change to allow fuel pricing signs and advanced a workplan item to examine local-resident provisions for some affordable housing agreements.

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Briefing

Apr 9, 2026

Budget session advances draft spending plan

The City Council voted 3-0 to direct the City Manager to finalize San Pablo’s preliminary biennial operating budget and capital improvement program for formal adoption in June 2026.

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Briefing

Apr 7, 2026

Housing and development actions advance

The City Council approved a deal-making step for 1411 Rumrill Boulevard, adopted zoning changes tied to housing and air-quality rules, and appointed Y'Anad Burrell to the Planning Commission.

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Briefing

Mar 31, 2026

Housing and property deals advance

San Pablo City Council approved a development agreement for 1820 Rumrill Blvd. to support affordable housing, authorized the city to participate in national prescription opiate litigation, and moved forward with a new rent review program aimed at tenant protections by January 1, 2027.

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Briefing

Mar 17, 2026

City Council approves budget and housing reports

The City Council adopted a $2,858,817 mid-year budget amendment, accepted $1.2 million in grants for park, cleanup, and workforce programs, and approved the 2025 housing and general plan progress reports.

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Briefing

Mar 3, 2026

Housing and infrastructure actions approved

City Council approved a new just-cause eviction and housing stability ordinance, accepted $205,476 in additional grant funds for the Sutter Avenue Green Street project, and authorized an extra $436,455 for police headquarters project management services.

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Briefing

Feb 18, 2026

Housing protections introduced

City Council voted 3-1, with 1 abstention, to introduce an ordinance adding just-cause eviction, housing stability, and anti-harassment protections to the municipal code.

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Briefing

Feb 10, 2026

City Council closed session summary

The City Council met in closed session on multiple litigation matters, several liability claims, and a performance evaluation of the city attorney, then reported no reportable action.

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Briefing

Feb 3, 2026

Housing rules sent back for revisions

The Council denied a proposed tenant protection ordinance, then voted 3-2 to send it back to staff with revisions on who it would cover, when it would apply, and whether some tenants could return at the old rent after a no-fault eviction.

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Briefing

Jan 27, 2026

City Council approves economic and parking plans

The Council adopted a marketing and branding plan, added work on an enhanced infrastructure financing district, and approved funding for a conceptual City Hall parking plan and police parking agreement.

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Briefing

Jan 21, 2026

City Council approves budget and housing actions

The City Council adopted a series of budget, infrastructure, and policy measures, including a $217,877 local contribution for the countywide Smart Signals project, a five-year VoIP contract totaling $149,286, and new reserve policy changes. It also sent a tenant-protection ordinance back to staff for revisions instead of introducing it, after the first-reading motion failed for lack of a second.

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Briefing

Dec 16, 2025

City Council approves housing and infrastructure actions

The City Council approved a one-time mobile home assistance program with $150,000 in housing funds, advanced updated building and zoning code changes, and increased a trash-capture project contract by $130,103 to finish construction.

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Briefing

Dec 2, 2025

Council selects new mayor

Elizabeth Pabon-Alvarado was selected to serve as Mayor for the 2025-2026 term, and Rita Xavier was selected as Vice Mayor. A proposed temporary moratorium on mobile home residents’ rent increases did not advance after a 2-2 vote.

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Briefing

Nov 18, 2025

Council adopts housing and safety measures

The City Council approved a $30,000 alcohol-safety enforcement grant, adopted a $10,000 special-event sponsorship allocation, updated the city fee schedule with inflation-based annual adjustments starting July 1, 2026, and introduced two zoning ordinances tied to the Housing Element and accessory dwelling units.

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Briefing

Nov 4, 2025

Council approves key service updates

The City Council adopted several measures, including $246,572 for 20 replacement automated license plate readers, a revised emergency management plan, a one-time residential credit for missed garbage pickups during the July 2025 work stoppage, and support for a regional post-collection waste agreement.

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Briefing

Oct 21, 2025

Council approves several routine actions

The City Council approved a package of routine items, including a temporary appointment for Public Works Director/City Engineer Jill Mercurio, surplus-property declarations for four city-owned parcels, traffic-safety and cleanup grant actions, and a revised fireworks ordinance.

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Briefing

Oct 7, 2025

City Council approves budget, road work, and fireworks changes

The City Council approved the budget calendar, adopted several capital and repair funding allocations, and introduced an ordinance to tighten fireworks rules in San Pablo.

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Briefing

Sep 16, 2025

Bridge funding and safety grant approved

The City Council approved $850,000 in federal directed spending for the San Pablo Avenue Bridge Replacement Project and accepted $13,318 in grant funds to buy emergency radio chargers and spare batteries.

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