Landscape District Assessments Approved as $850K Fountain Debate Drags On
City Council • San RamonJune 9, 2026
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The San Ramon City Council cleared a packed agenda Monday night, unanimously advancing landscape assessments, election-season rules, and a state-mandated remote meeting policy — but it was a broken step fountain and a 12% survey response rate that drew the sharpest questions from the dais.
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Why it matters: A signature step fountain in the 1984-1 Landscape and Lighting District has been off since 2022, and the 704 households responsible for funding it can't agree on what to do next — a stalemate that could trigger a Prop 218 ballot by fall.
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