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Albany Hill Wildfire Resilience — A Grant-Funded Habitat Restoration • Featured
active • Emergency Management and Disaster Preparedness
Last activity: Jun 27, 2026
Albany Hill — the city's most prominent natural landmark and a beloved open space — is the focus of a new wildfire resilience project that received state funding in early 2026. Albany and El Cerrito received a State Coastal Conservancy gran…
Solano Avenue & Active Transportation — A Contested Corridor • Featured
active • Traffic / congestion
Last activity: Jun 27, 2026
Solano Avenue — Albany's commercial spine and the city's civic identity, anchored by the annual Solano Stroll that draws 100,000 visitors — is at the center of a heated debate over how to balance pedestrian safety, bicycle access, and parki…
The Real Property Transfer Tax — A November 2026 Fiscal Decision • Featured
active • Taxation and Fiscal Policy
Last activity: Jun 27, 2026
Albany is heading toward a landmark November 2026 ballot measure that could reshape how the city funds its services for years to come. The City Council is evaluating a progressive, tiered Real Property Transfer Tax for the 2026 ballot, pote…
Housing Production & R1 Zoning Reform — Densifying a Built-Out City • Featured
active • Housing Affordability
Last activity: Jun 27, 2026
Albany faces one of the most structurally difficult housing challenges in the East Bay: producing hundreds of new units in a city that is 1.7 square miles, almost entirely built out, and commands median home prices approaching $1.6 million.…
November 2026 Elections — A Board Reshaped by June's Results • Featured
active • Governance, Elections, and Civic Process
Last activity: Jun 16, 2026
Alameda County's political landscape is being reset by a combination of June 2026 primary results and November 2026 general elections that will determine the Board of Supervisors' direction on every major issue. Incumbent District 2 Supervi…
Homelessness Funding vs. Incarceration — The Ongoing "Care First, Jails Last" Debate • Featured
active • Homelessness
Last activity: Jun 16, 2026
Alameda County adopted a "Care First, Jails Last" resolution in 2021 committing to prioritize behavioral health and social services over incarceration — a principle that is now being tested by every budget decision the county makes. The ten…
Santa Rita Jail & the Behavioral Health Crisis — Federal Oversight Continues • Featured
active • Mental health
Last activity: Jun 16, 2026
Santa Rita Jail — the fifth-largest county jail in the United States — remains under federal court oversight following a landmark settlement over the treatment of people with mental disabilities. The Babu consent decree placed the county un…
Homelessness — A $33–60 Million Federal Funding Hole • Featured
active • Homelessness
Last activity: Jun 16, 2026
Alameda County's homelessness response is one of the most ambitious in California — and it is now facing a potentially devastating federal funding reversal. HUD announced it will limit funding for permanent housing programs that prioritize …
The $91.4 Million Budget Gap — Closed for Now, Fragile Going Forward • Featured
active • Budget priorities
Last activity: Jun 16, 2026
Alameda County is navigating one of the most significant budget challenges in its recent history — and a near-miss was averted largely thanks to voter-approved local revenue. The Board of Supervisors was presented with a $6.7 billion budget…