Council posts AB 481 report, sidelines two drones pending public hearing and introduces retroactive drone authorization

Jul 1, 2026

Council accepted the Police Department's AB 481 annual inventory and agreed to publish a public hearing on Aug. 5; two drones were added to the inventory, have been sidelined because they were not properly disclosed, and the council introduced Ordinance 782 to retroactively authorize a recently purchased small drone ($1,459).

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The Soledad City Council accepted the Police Department's AB 481 annual report on July 1 and directed staff to publicize a public hearing on the inventory and related policy on August 5.

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