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Carpenters Union Urges Labor Protections on City-Funded Alvarado Garden Housing Project
A Carpenters Union representative flagged wage theft by developer Danko's subcontractor and urged the city to require labor standards on the $7 million Alvarado Garden project.
Why it matters: San Pablo has committed nearly $7 million in loans and multiple deadline extensions to developer Danko, whose subcontractor was penalized $810,000 for underpaying workers on a San Jose project.
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AC TransitCity Council6d agoJuly 21, 2026
AC Transit Warns San Pablo of 16% Service Cuts Without New Regional Tax
AC Transit presented its $200 million four-year deficit and contingency plan that would cut 16% of service and lay off 300 workers unless a regional sales tax measure passes.
Why it matters: Sixty-five percent of AC Transit riders are transit-dependent with no car access; cuts would disproportionately harm low-income residents and people of color in San Pablo who rely on buses for work, school, and medical care.
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Oakland PrivacyCity Council6d agoJuly 21, 2026
Oakland Privacy Reveals San Pablo PD Illegally Shared License Plate Data With Border Patrol
A public records request revealed that San Pablo police illegally shared license plate reader data with San Diego Sector Border Patrol in violation of SB34.
Why it matters: The illegal sharing of ALPR data with federal immigration enforcement puts San Pablo residents at risk of ICE encounters and violates a 2016 state law designed to protect Californians' privacy.
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Rent ControlCity Council13d agoJuly 14, 2026
Rent Control Initiative Sent to Voters With Revised Language Disclosing $2.4M Annual Cost
Council placed a citizen-initiated rent control ordinance on the November ballot after amending the ballot question to include the program's estimated $1.1M–$2.4M annual cost.
Why it matters: The initiative would create the region's most restrictive rent caps and a new regulatory apparatus affecting 7,189 rental units — including 2,273 single-family homes — while the city already faces a structural budget deficit.
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Sales TaxCity Council13d agoJuly 14, 2026
Council Places Temporary Sales Tax on November Ballot to Close $4.4M Deficit
Council unanimously approved placing a temporary half-cent sales tax measure on the November 2026 ballot to sustain city services amid a $4.4 million structural deficit.
Why it matters: Casino revenues — 59% of the general fund — have stagnated, and the city already spent $2M of emergency reserves to balance the current budget, making the tax measure critical to avoiding service cuts.
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Rent ControlCity Council41d agoJune 16, 2026
Council Orders Fiscal Impact Study on Rent Control Initiative After Direct-Ballot Motion Fails 2-3
Council unanimously certified petition signatures for a rent control initiative but voted 4-1 to order a fiscal impact study rather than placing it directly on the November 2026 ballot.
Why it matters: The 47-page initiative would impose the most restrictive rent control system in California, including mobile homes, and create extensive new regulatory infrastructure; a Redwood City analysis of a nearly identical measure estimated implementation costs up to $10 million.
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San Pablo Community Foundation Grant ProgramCity Council41d agoJune 16, 2026
Council Awards $120K to Nonprofits, Bars Double-Dipping on City Fee Waivers
Twenty-five nonprofit applicants competed for $120,000 in community grants; council approved awards in two separate votes after the mayor recused herself due to conflicts of interest.
Why it matters: The program now bars grant recipients from seeking additional city council fee waivers, ending a practice where nonprofits received funding through multiple channels; a cannabis benefits MOU program may provide additional nonprofit funding next month.
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SLLADCity Council41d agoJune 16, 2026
Council Approves $950K Assessment Levy While General Fund Covers Over Half of $2M District Cost
Council unanimously approved the annual street lighting and landscape assessment at unchanged rates, with the general fund subsidizing over $1 million of the $2 million district budget.
Why it matters: Assessment rates have not increased since 1995 and a Prop 218 vote to raise them is politically infeasible after Measure G's failure; the city is exploring an Enhanced Infrastructure Financing District to offset the growing general fund subsidy.
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