Walnut Creek council adopts 2025 legislative agenda, asks staff to add federal and finance priorities

The Walnut Creek City Council on Feb. 18 unanimously approved its proposed 2025 legislative agenda, with council members asking staff to broaden some language so it can be used in both state and federal advocacy and to add a finance-oriented statement opposing measures that would limit municipal financing options.

The agenda, prepared by city staff with input from Townsend Public Affairs, is the city’s framework for state advocacy during the 2025–26 legislative session. Deputy City Manager Carla Hansen said the agenda is an annual action that provides “the framework for advocacy at the state level for the upcoming legislative cycle.”

Council members asked for three edits before finalization: (1) remove or reduce wording that limits the document to state-only advocacy so it can also guide federal outreach; (2) allow alignment with positions taken by national organizations such as the National League of Cities when those positions are consistent with…