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El Cerrito council adopts 2026 state legislative platform, adds transfer-tax and EV safety positions
Summary
City staff and consultants recommended modest additions to the city's 2026 state legislative platform: an explicit opposition to legislation that would limit local real-estate/document transfer taxes, and new positions to support first-responder protections and building-code alignment for EV battery risks; the platform was adopted with two no votes.
Assistant City Manager Alex Rologos and outside consultants from the California Public Policy Group presented the proposed 2026 state legislative platform and highlighted three proposed additions: opposition to statewide measures reducing local authority over real‑estate or document transfer taxes; support for legislation and funding to protect first responders from toxic exposures tied to electric-vehicle and lithium-ion battery incidents; and support for aligning building and fire codes with risks associated with EV charging infrastructure.
Dane Hutchings and Ethan…
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