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Core Sectors Briefing - January 2024

Housing regulations, water security, and local economic resilience updates.

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Meeting snapshot

Meeting month January 2024

Special topic Core sectors update

Cadence Third Wednesday

Updates reflect member briefings and committee reports.

Recap summary

What members heard this month.

January focused on housing regulation changes and CEQA streamlining, alongside water reliability updates and energy policy shifts. Members reviewed local economic signals across all five focus areas.

Water

Supply updates

United Water diversions and brackish well MOU updates.

Housing

Regulatory shifts

ADU sales, deposit caps, and parking requirement changes.

Energy

Project watch

Battery storage permitting pathway and security updates.

Environment

Policy changes

Sewage-to-drinking-water rules and wildlife crossing timeline.

Land Use

Local outreach

Pesticide notification and county survey updates.

What to watch next

Signals for the month ahead.

• Members asked to track housing regulation changes.
• Monitor Santa Felicia Dam safety updates.

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