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Council hears legislative briefing; appoints ad hoc committee to update city legislative platform
Summary
San Luis Obispo City Council received a briefing on the 2023–24 California legislative session, discussed impacts on local priorities and budgets, and appointed an ad hoc committee to update the city's legislative platform for the coming year.
SAN LUIS OBISPO — City staff briefed the San Luis Obispo City Council on key outcomes from the 2023–24 California legislative session and proposed next steps for updating the city’s legislative platform. After the presentation, the council appointed a two-member ad hoc committee to work with staff to review and recommend updates to the platform.
Deputy City Manager Greg Herman and Policy and Programs Manager Natalie Harnett summarized the session’s volume and implications: the Legislature introduced roughly 2,200 bills, about 1,200 reached the governor’s desk and about 1,100 were signed, with a veto rate of approximately 16 percent, staff said. Many bills go into effect Jan. 1, 2025, though some urgency measures took effect immediately and others have delayed effective dates.
Herman described the city’s legislative program — housed in the City Manager’s Office and led by…
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