Civic Issues
Topics getting the most attention in Lafayette public meetings, ranked by how frequently they are discussed.
3 issues with medium priority
Recycling changes and garbage route shifts
Garbage rates are going up 10 percent this year under a rate-smoothing plan, with a much bigger increase expected when the new contract starts in March 2027.
State legislative landscape and ballot measures
The lobbyist flagged wildfire/insurance bills that passed, more e-bike rules coming, and ballot propositions (especially Prop 43's two-thirds tax threshold and Prop 40/41/42) that could reshape local budgets. If the state's budget wobbles, Lafayette's does too.
Driverless shuttle on Mt. Diablo Boulevard
Councilmember Wotherspoon floated adding an autonomous circulator shuttle to the city's transportation wish list — a driverless vehicle shuttling shoppers and visitors up and down Mt. Diablo so people stop circling parking lots. The council loved the idea, added it to the county project list as a placeholder, and wants to pitch Lafayette as a pilot site to vendors.