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State lobbyist briefs Temecula council: housing, wildfire funding and Prop. 36 implementation expected to dominate Sacramento
Summary
Townsend Public Affairs' KC Elliott told the council to expect a busy session focused on housing and land‑use reform, wildfire recovery and preparedness, insurance market changes after recent Southern California fires, and implementation needs tied to Proposition 36.
Townsend Public Affairs Vice President K. C. Elliott briefed the Temecula City Council on the California legislative session Tuesday, outlining priorities he expects to affect local governments, including housing and land use changes, wildfire recovery funding, homeowner insurance market actions and public‑safety implementation needs tied to Proposition 36.
Elliott noted the legislature’s schedule and procedural constraints — Feb. 21 was the deadline to introduce new bills — and that the current session reduced the number of bills each legislator can introduce from 50 to 35, a shift meant to narrow focus. He described the governor’s January budget proposal as “roughly balanced,” citing figures presented in Sacramento: an approximate…
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