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Glendale adopts 2026 legislative platform, emphasizing housing, transportation and targeted capital asks
Summary
The Glendale City Council approved a 2026 legislative platform March 3 that highlights housing and transportation priorities, seeks funding for a $25 million South Glendale park (including a $6 million Prop 4 request), requests continuity funding for emergency housing vouchers and ESL programs, and instructs staff to pursue amendments and advocacy in Sacramento.
The Glendale City Council on March 3 adopted a draft 2026 legislative platform that staff said will guide the city's advocacy with state lawmakers during the current session and at the city's Sacramento advocacy days.
Staff presented the platform as a tool to "communicate and monitor the city's priorities," calling out housing and transportation as continuing top priorities and identifying specific bills and implementation concerns, including the MENA Inclusion Act (AB 91) implementation timeline and transit-oriented development bills such as SB 79 and SB 677. "The legislative platform is a tool used by staff to communicate and monitor the city's priorities," staff said during the presentation.
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