Locunity/Pacifica, CA·City Council
The City of Pacifica is a general law city governed by a five-member city council. Beginning with the general municipal election in November 2020, the City of Pacifica transitioned from at-large to district-based elections. With district-based elections, each of five councilmembers is elected by voters within that candidate's district. Councilmembers are elected by district to serve all of Pacifica. The City Council selected the sequencing of elections for the districts such that District 2, 3, and 5 held elections for City Council seats in November 2022. District 1 and District 4 City Council seats will be up for election in November 2024. For more information about City of Pacifica's district-based elections, visit the District Based City Council Elections webpage. For more information on the Redistricting Process based on 2020 Census data and to view the current district map, visit the Redistricting webpage. The Pacifica City Council meets at 6:00 p.m. on the second and fourth Monday of each month at the City Council Chambers located at 2212 Beach Boulevard on the second floor (map to location provided by Google maps). Please refer to the meeting agenda(s) for additional details regarding meeting time, location and access. A City Council Meeting brochure has been written to introduce you to the City Council Meetings and to inform you how the meetings are conducted.
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Reports announced an $870,000 Ocean Protection Council grant, full funding for Oceana Boulevard bike lanes, and ten open committee seats.
Why it matters: The grant funds a mandatory coastal adaptation plan, and Coastal Commission certification of permit modifications is set for October 9.
Council unanimously adopted a revised in-lieu fee schedule per unmet below-market-rate unit, indexing rental fees to Bay Area CPI and ownership fees to Pacifica home prices.
Why it matters: Members recalled past projects paying far too little relative to later home values; fees now float with the market pending a nexus study in one to two years.
Council voted 5-0 to deny the Coastal Crest developer's appeal, holding the quarry housing proposal subject to a 1983 voter-approval ordinance and the 2025 coastal plan.
Why it matters: The ruling pits a 43-year-old voter ordinance against state builder's remedy law; the applicant says it could end the housing project, and staff flagged a possible Housing Accountability Act notice.
Two speakers urged a yes vote on Measure BB's 1% sales tax to avert fiscal crisis, while one resident announced opposition.
Why it matters: Supporters said the measure would raise about $5 million a year, equal to more than 600 new hotel rooms of TOT revenue, amid a serious deficit.
Public commenters supported expanding the safe parking program, opposed renewing Flock cameras, and flagged a hazardous cypress tree and encampment counts.
Why it matters: Pacifica Resource Center counts 84 people in nine encampments, including safe parking sites, as the Flock contract faces renewal.
Preliminary year-end figures show revenue at 105% of projections, spending at 93% of budget, and hotel occupancy taxes at 126%.
Why it matters: Better-than-expected numbers come as residents debate whether a new sales tax is needed to close a structural deficit.
Council issued three proclamations recognizing CORA's domestic violence services, Arlene Patton's open space service, and fire prevention through safe battery charging.
Why it matters: Presentations publicized a 24/7 abuse hotline, free evacuation alerts ahead of an expected strong El Niño, and a fire station open house.
Three speakers opposed selling 2212 Beach Boulevard for a hotel, urging a public plaza or wetland and criticizing closed-session negotiations.
Why it matters: The site sits near a failing seawall and pier; speakers framed the sale as a test of council transparency and coastal climate resilience.
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Pacifica Council Keeps Voter-Approval Rule for 1,225-Unit Quarry Project Pacifica's City Council voted unanimously Sept. 28, 2026, to keep a 1983 voter-approval requirement in force for a 1,225-unit builder's remedy pro...
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Council Overhauls Affordable Housing Rules in Marathon Hearing Pacifica's City Council unanimously introduced a sweeping rewrite of its density bonus and inclusionary housing ordinances Monday night, replacing codes as...
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Residents Demand Flock Camera Cancellation as Council Races to Stabilize Crumbling Pier Pacifica's City Council ratified an emergency contract to shore up its cracked municipal pier before winter storms arrive, then sat...
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Council Sends $5 Million Sales Tax to November Ballot as Deficit Hits Crisis Level Pacifica's City Council convened a special meeting Aug. 5 to confront a stark fiscal reality: without new revenue, staff warned, the cit...
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Beach Lot Crisis Dominates as 22 Speakers Demand Action on Vehicle Dwellers Pacifica's council chamber became a pressure valve Monday night as more than 20 residents, faith leaders, and advocates lined up to confront th...
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Pacifica's Pier Faces $64M Repair Bill as Council Races to Stabilize Before Winter The Pacifica City Council unanimously renewed its emergency declaration for the battered municipal pier June 22, learning that the damag...
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Pacifica Adopts Lean $55.4M Budget, Warns Deeper Cuts Loom by January The Pacifica City Council adopted a balanced but structurally fragile fiscal year 2026-27 budget Monday night, approving $55.4 million in general fun...
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Council Ratifies Pier Emergency, Then Spends Five Hours Fighting to Save What Makes Pacifica Home Pacifica's City Council declared a local emergency for its crumbling Municipal Pier on Monday night, then turned to a bud...
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Council Tempers Climate Ambitions as $2.8M Deficit Looms Pacifica's City Council spent more than two hours dissecting its new climate committee's inaugural work plan, softening timelines and policy language while safe-p...
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Pacifica Fights $2.3M Budget Gap as Businesses Rally Against Worst-in-Nation Ranking The Pacifica City Council's May 11 meeting laid bare the financial squeeze facing this coastal city — a $2.3 million structural defici...
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Council Greenlights Contested Hillside Home 4-1 as $3.4M Deficit Looms Pacifica's council spent the bulk of its April 13 meeting navigating the collision between state housing law and neighborhood opposition on a steep...
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Pacifica Hires New City Manager as Tree Program, Commission Shakeup Advance The Pacifica City Council moved to end months of executive uncertainty Monday night, voting 4-1 to hire **Sean Charpentier** — a 20-year public...
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