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Jul 14, 2026, 7:38 PM
Belmont
Belmont is a city of 28,000 midway down the San Francisco Peninsula — a hillside residential community with bay views and a civic identity shaped by the grand Victorian estate of banker William Ralston, now home to Notre Dame de Namur University. Incorporated 1926, five-member Council.
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2026-07-24
Belmont City Council has an upcoming meeting on 2026-07-28
The Belmont City Council will hold a meeting on July 28, 2026, at 6:00 PM. This session represents the next key opportunity for local officials to address city matters and make decisions affecting Belmont residents.
Currently, there are no specific agenda items or recent news updates tied to this meeting. Residents interested in Belmont’s ongoing challenges, such as affordable housing production, safety improvements along El Camino Real, hillside infrastructure concerns, and the impact of California’s SB 79 transit-oriented development law, should stay tuned for future council discussions. These issues remain important topics for the city but have not yet been scheduled for immediate council action. Watching the July 28 meeting will provide clarity on what steps the council plans to take next.
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El Camino Real Safety & the Grand Boulevard Initiative
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El Camino Real — Belmont's primary commercial and transit spine — is simultaneously the city's most important economic corridor and one of its most dangerous roads for pedestrians and cyclists. With substantial housing planned along El Cam…
Hillside Roads & Geologic Hazards — An Infrastructure Backlog
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Belmont's hillside neighborhoods — governed by the Hillside Residential and Open Space (HRO) zoning districts — sit on some of the Peninsula's most geologically complex and slope-prone terrain. The HRO districts are subject to geologic and…
Affordable Housing Production — Still Falling Short
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Despite significant rezoning activity along its El Camino Real corridor, Belmont has not yet met its state-mandated RHNA targets for low and very-low-income housing. The California Department of Housing and Community Development has determ…
SB 79 & the Transit-Oriented Development Transformation
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Belmont sits squarely in the path of SB 79, California's new transit-oriented housing law, with its Caltrain station at 995 El Camino Real serving as a Tier 1 qualifying stop. SB 79, which takes effect July 1, 2026, overrides local height …
Sheriff's Office Aftermath — Rebuilding Accountability & Trust
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San Mateo County is still working through the fallout of one of the most dramatic law enforcement governance crises in the Bay Area in recent memory. In May 2025, an independent investigation found evidence of conflicts of interest, misuse…
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5/26/2026 • 7:00 PM
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What happened Belmont City Council's 2026-05-26 meeting centered on ADJOURNMENT at 9:00 pm Submitted by Jozi Plut, City Clerk 17 and These improvements widened sidewalks to meet Americans with Disability Act (ADA) stand…
San Mateo County Board of Supervisors
7/7/2026 • 9:00 AM
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What happened AC Transit Board of Directors' 2026-05-13 meeting centered on Consider receiving a report on the FY 2026-27 Proposed Operating and Capital Budgets and provide direction to staff... and Consider authorizing…
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FY 2026-27 proposed budget
Adopted baseline: FY 2025-26 adopted budget PDF
Current proposal: FY 2026-27 proposed budget PDF
This Belmont budget preview compares the FY 2025-26 adopted budget with the FY 2026-27 proposed budget. Proposed values are not final adopted values. Staffing, CIP/capital, fund detail, department detail, and operating-change narrative remain deferred.