Recurring council business

Follow the story
across meetings.

Topics group matching agenda items and cited summaries so residents can see the recent arc without knowing which meeting to open.

01

Local sales tax

Measure X revenue, oversight, and proposals about the tax's 2029 sunset.

Meetings
38
Agenda records
70
Possible November 2026 ballot
02

Budget & city finances

Revenue, spending, audits, appropriations, contracts, and the City's financial position.

Meetings
199
Agenda records
2392
Revenue choices remain central
03

Housing & tenant protections

Affordable housing, rents, tenant protections, homelessness, and residential development decisions.

Meetings
150
Agenda records
583
Housing policy remains active
04

Homelessness response

Shelter, supportive housing, encampments, outreach, and state homelessness funding.

Meetings
95
Agenda records
151
Project funds faced a state deadline
05

Land use & development

Zoning, development proposals, density bonuses, planning rules, and environmental review.

Meetings
136
Agenda records
445
Zoning rewrite remains in engagement
06

Police oversight & accountability

The Police Oversight Commission, its authority, and public review of police policy and equipment.

Meetings
43
Agenda records
49
Oversight review requested
07

Public safety & emergency response

Fire and emergency services, violence prevention, disaster readiness, re-entry, and community safety.

Meetings
93
Agenda records
153
County re-entry center drew city opposition
08

Immigration & ICE response

City policy, legal assistance, and council responses to federal immigration enforcement.

Meetings
19
Agenda records
25
Policy proposals awaiting a later record
09

Transportation & streets

Street construction, parking, transit, rail, pedestrian safety, and mobility projects.

Meetings
144
Agenda records
397
Rail and street projects are moving
10

Bristol Street projects

Road rehabilitation, intersection work, public space, and property actions along Bristol Street.

Meetings
52
Agenda records
190
Construction work remains the latest record
11

Environment & water

Water supply, drought planning, sewers, stormwater, waste, habitat, and environmental programs.

Meetings
159
Agenda records
574
Water plans reached a public hearing
12

Parks, libraries & recreation

Parks, trails, libraries, recreation facilities, maintenance, and public programming.

Meetings
153
Agenda records
458
Landscape maintenance extends into 2027
13

Youth & education

Schools, youth employment, education partnerships, child services, and after-school opportunities.

Meetings
133
Agenda records
328
$600,000 awarded for youth workforce programs
14

Labor & city workforce

Collective bargaining, staffing, employee classifications, compensation, and workplace policy.

Meetings
150
Agenda records
351
Labor talks continued in closed session
15

Arts, culture & historic places

Public art, murals, historic preservation, cultural programs, and arts governance.

Meetings
45
Agenda records
72
Historic-artwork review is underway
Method

Conservative by design.

Items are matched using a small, visible vocabulary of phrases in agenda titles and cited summaries. Ceremonial recognitions and commission-meeting minutes are excluded. A match means the topic appears in the record—not that it was the meeting's main subject. “Next known step” reports only what the available agenda or recording states; it does not predict what the council will do.