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City staff outlines state legislative bills of interest, flags parking and housing measures

2340850 · February 4, 2025
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Communications Director Carmen Palmer briefed the council on a range of state bills under consideration that could affect parking regulation, housing elements, judicial accountability and other issues; the city has submitted feedback on selected measures and has sent opposition letters where noted.

City communications director Carmen Palmer gave the council an update on state legislative activity, highlighting several bills that could affect local regulation and planning.

Palmer said the Legislature is at the committee cutoff and that many bills will die if they do not move out of committee by Friday. She called the volume of introduced bills an "avalanche" and said staff are focusing on those that are moving. On parking regulation, Palmer noted…

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