San Ramon Joins Regional I-680 Smart Ramp Metering Partnership at No Cost to City

San Ramon's City Council unanimously approved joining a first-of-its-kind regional agreement to coordinate freeway ramp metering across the I-680 corridor, giving the city a governance seat in a system that treats 19 northbound ramps as a single, real-time traffic brain — with no financial obligation. The Aug. 11 meeting also surfaced growing resident frustration over illegal Airbnb conversions, climate inaction and the city's still-missing revenue growth strategy.

• Council approves MOU for coordinated ramp metering on I-680, joining Caltrans, CCTA and neighboring cities in a 3-year demonstration targeting 10% travel-time savings on the Bay Area's 7th most congested corridor

• Residents report single-family home illegally converted into four Airbnb units on Pineapple Court, with police calls for domestic violence and questions about planning department oversight

• Climate activists press council to begin implementing its year-old Climate Action Plan and support the Make Polluters Pay resolution

• Public commenter demands revenue growth strategy, noting that replacing expiring Measure N sales tax through retail alone would require eight new Costco-equivalent stores

• Council levies property tax lien on home that refused mandatory garbage service for two years after six of seven notified properties voluntarily paid

• New Sustainability Advisory Committee tasked with studying gas-powered leaf blower ban enforcement before council considers an ordinance