Council members debate budget allocation and negotiation strategies for upcoming FIFA event.

North Beach faces significant budget cuts after approving $129,000 for tree wrapping.

Commissioners discuss budget cuts for the Seafood Festival due to local business complaints.

City expands capital projects budget by $4 million, funding several essential infrastructure improvements.

Commission discusses potential alcohol sales and advertising by Boucher Brothers on Loomis Beach.

Commission endorses a pilot program for alcohol sales with 25% revenue share.

Committee discusses updating parking impact fee last adjusted in 1989 to reflect current costs.

Miami Beach plans rainbow umbrellas for LGBT support and pink umbrellas for breast cancer awareness.

Stonington Selectmen reviewed short‑term rental committee recommendations and supported a register/fee approach; they approved a $35,000 Camoin economic resiliency consulting contract to plan downtown and fisheries economic responses and discussed setting aside $100,000 in a housing reserve.

Stonington's short-term rental committee presented recommendations (registration, fees, ordinance options) and the Selectmen directed staff to begin drafting materials for hearings; the board also discussed establishing a $100,000 housing reserve from tax-acquired property sales and advancing a $35,000 economic resiliency planning contract.

Selectmen approved hiring a consultant for a $35,000 economic resiliency plan to address fisheries, downtown and climate-related impacts; TM Billings reported a $200,000 congressional appropriation for a causeway replacement planning study.

Council approved resolutions of intent to form the Alameda BID and the Alum Rock'Santa Clara BID, moving both districts toward possible assessments starting April 2026; staff will continue outreach, budgeting and board formation work.

At a county meeting, an unidentified Arlington County board member recapped 2025 and laid out 2026 priorities, highlighting local response to reported federal raids, economic resiliency and small-business support, housing affordability and adaptive reuse, emerging AI risks, and childcare and senior poverty concerns.

Board members used the organizational meeting to set policy priorities for the year, stressing economic stability and conversions of office to housing, expanded services for vulnerable residents, funding for public-safety vacancies, and climate and housing initiatives ahead of the FY2027 budget process.

A League of Women Voters forum heard three county-chair candidates debate priorities including balanced budgets and economic resiliency, Clean Water Services rate-setting and oversight, whether to encourage data centers, HUD voucher rulemaking affecting affordability, undocumented residents policy, and approaches to the county jail.