Council Approves 2026 Legislative Agenda, Allocates $1.75M for Traffic Safety

The Walnut Creek City Council moved swiftly through a packed January agenda, setting the city's state advocacy priorities for the year ahead while directing $1.75 million toward intersection improvements on Ygnacio Valley Road. With one member absent, the remaining four councilmembers voted unanimously on all items, including proclamations marking Human Trafficking Prevention Month and Holocaust Remembrance Day—the latter carrying personal significance for Mayor Kevin Wilk, the city's first Jewish mayor.

• $1.75M in developer community benefit funds allocated to traffic signal upgrades at four Ygnacio Valley Road intersections

• 2026 state legislative agenda adopted with new language on e-bike safety and MCE consumer protections

• Police staffing concerns surface during discussion of $285,000 traffic enforcement grant

• Proclamations honor Human Trafficking Prevention Month and Holocaust Remembrance Day

• Residents raise questions about Measure O recognition and open space enforcement

The council unanimously approved transferring $1.75 million in community benefit funds from The Glen at Heather Farm development to traffic signal improvements along Ignacio Valley Road—a corridor that has drawn safety concerns from neighbors of the new housing project.