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Civic issues
Topics getting the most attention in Monterey Park public meetings, ranked by how frequently they come up.
Measure HOM Housing Overlay Ballot Measure
The council formally endorsed Measure HOM, which would create HOME (Housing Overlay – Mixed Environments) overlays in the city's commercial and industrial areas. Voters decide on November 3, 2026.
Goodviews project termination finalized
The city-owned hillside where a failed development cost taxpayers $16 million in stabilization is being prepped for sale under R-3 zoning. Residents want a dog park or trail; the council says selling to recoup costs comes first, but options remain open.
Hillside Fence Heights and View Preservation
Two longtime residents described a neighbor's 6-to-7-foot vinyl fence that wiped out views they'd enjoyed for decades and dented property values. The council directed staff to study a possible municipal code change requiring neighbor consent for view-blocking fences, though nothing can be done retroactively.
Measure NDC passage and Saturn Park future
Residents passed a first-in-the-nation ballot measure banning data centers by 86% to 13%. The city attorney confirmed the third implementing ordinance takes effect ten days after election results are certified.
Inclusionary Housing Ordinance pause and legal challenges
Recent court rulings have made the city's affordable housing requirements legally shaky, so the council is keeping them paused while staff reworks the rules. The goal is an ordinance that actually produces affordable units without scaring off developers.