WEBVTT 1 00:00:06.300 --> 00:00:17.500 On this week's episode: Los Angeles County's final budget, San Jose's scaled-back parking package, and San Francisco's Planning Commission backing a housing fee break. 2 00:00:20.739 --> 00:00:25.419 Five minutes on what California's local governments decided this week. 3 00:00:26.019 --> 00:00:37.074 This week's reporting comes through two roundups, Bay Area in 5 and LA Area in 5, from the shows for San Francisco, San Jose, Burbank, LA County, Pasadena and Los Angeles. 4 00:00:37.074 --> 00:00:44.919 San Francisco's Board of Supervisors proclaimed October the city's first Walktober, and Pasadena's City Council proclaimed it Walktober and Pedestrian Safety Month. 5 00:00:44.919 --> 00:00:59.539 This episode was produced with AI from the episodes of the shows that cover each government, by way of each area's roundup, which are made from the public recordings of the meetings. Links to every source are in the show notes. 6 00:01:02.778 --> 00:01:20.501 Our top story: on Tuesday, Los Angeles County's Board of Supervisors made its new budget final. Chief Executive Officer Joseph Nicchitta put it at fifty-four point two billion dollars, three point nine billion more than in June, mostly from one-time money. The budget votes were five to nothing. 7 00:01:20.501 --> 00:01:22.274 What does it pay for? 8 00:01:22.274 --> 00:01:48.858 The county's second annual one point two billion dollar payment on childhood sexual assault settlements, among other things. It cuts a net two hundred fifty budgeted positions. Nicchitta said only forty-five point two million dollars of the new spending is ongoing local money the board can use freely, and that Health Services, with about one point four four billion dollars in reserves, expects to run through them during fiscal year twenty-eight twenty-nine. 9 00:01:52.098 --> 00:02:13.946 Up next, San Jose's City Council, which on Tuesday took up downtown parking rates after deferring them three times. Staff had first proposed a five-year plan raising meter rates and running downtown meters until nine at night, and the adopted budget already counts on one point two million dollars a year from the parking fund. 10 00:02:13.946 --> 00:02:15.117 So what passed? 11 00:02:15.117 --> 00:02:41.258 Councilmember Anthony Tordillos's shorter two-year plan failed five to five. A reduced version of it passed seven to three, with Councilmembers Peter Ortiz, Bien Doan and George Casey voting no. It raises garage event and hourly rates and widens a downtown employee permit discount. Meter rates and hours were not changed. About sixteen people spoke, nearly all against the staff plan or asking for a pause. 12 00:02:44.497 --> 00:03:10.685 Our last top story is from San Francisco. On Thursday, its Planning Commission voted seven to nothing to recommend waiving childcare, transit sustainability and area plan impact fees for eligible housing projects in the Family Zoning Plan area. Inclusionary housing requirements stay. It was introduced for corner lots; the commission's recommendation extends it to all eligible parcels, as staff suggested, but leaves off the twenty thirty-two sunset staff also recommended. 13 00:03:10.685 --> 00:03:14.374 And the commission heard about the Flower Mart site, too? 14 00:03:14.374 --> 00:03:29.497 With no vote. A proposed amendment would let that Central SoMa site be built with up to three thousand five hundred thirty-two homes and residential towers up to six hundred feet, or as commercial space. It returns after environmental review. 15 00:03:32.736 --> 00:03:48.917 Now, the rest of the week. On Tuesday, San Francisco's Board of Supervisors voted eleven to nothing to suspend Commissioner William Palmer from the Sheriff's Department Oversight Board and approve official misconduct charges, which go to the Ethics Commission. The charges weren't described at the meeting. 16 00:03:48.917 --> 00:04:00.525 Wednesday, the Los Angeles City Council adopted an ordinance writing parts of Mayor Karen Bass's directive on immigration enforcement into city law, with fourteen votes in favor. It's subject to the mayor's approval. 17 00:04:00.525 --> 00:04:12.134 Pasadena's City Council adopted the Fair Oaks Orange Grove Specific Plan and named part of North Fair Oaks Avenue the Black Legacy District. It passed seven to nothing, with Mayor Victor Gordo recused. 18 00:04:12.134 --> 00:04:20.576 And Burbank's City Council voted five to nothing to have staff return in December with options for waiving film permit fees for a year. 19 00:04:23.815 --> 00:04:34.735 That's the week. Each area's roundup and each government's own show have more. Spot an error? There's a link on the episode's page, and corrections are read on air. 20 00:04:34.735 --> 00:04:38.215 That's the week around California. See you next time.