Los Altos Extends Detention-Facility Moratorium for Nearly 11 Months
City Council • Los AltosOctober 28, 2026
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Los Altos will keep detention and custodial processing facilities off its zoning map well into next year. At its Oct. 27, 2026, meeting, the City Council unanimously extended its interim urgency moratorium by 10 months and 15 days. In the same session, it set City Manager Gabriel Engeland's base salary at $375,000 and heard Cal Water's pitch for rebates following a July rate increase.
- Detention-facility moratorium extended 10 months, 15 days on a unanimous vote, beating a Nov. 6 expiration
- City manager pay set at $375,000, with annual adjustments starting July 2027
- Cal Water outlines July rate increase, rebates and a Jan. 1, 2027, state turf deadline
- Councilmember Pete Dailey casts his final vote as a new council prepares to take office Dec. 8
The basics: On Sept. 22, the council adopted a 45-day interim urgency ordinance, Ordinance 2026-548. It pauses applications for, or establishment of, detention or custodial detention facilities and custodial processing facilities. An interim urgency ordinance is a temporary land-use freeze that state law allows while a city studies permanent rules.
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