Arlene Kobata
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Voice
- Meetings spoken in
- 19
- Total speaking time
- 1:02:00
- Avg per meeting
- 3:16
- Segments
- 788
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Top issues during term (6)(Development)
Data Center Advisory Committee update
Speakers cited figures including $6,000 per resident over 20 years in subsidies and a $750,000 community grant from an environmental settlement; the city says the data center is not embedded in the current budget.
LMK Petro gas station time extension (1625 Buchanan Road)
Village of Hope TAY housing subordination
Funded entirely by Housing Successor Agency funds — no hit to the general fund.
Bliss Avenue corridor development timing
Rent increases and habitability at Woods Grove Apartments
Tenants reported individual rent hikes of more than $1,000 per month, squeezing household budgets for groceries, medical needs, and school supplies.
Railroad Avenue Specific Plan and transit-oriented development
Decisions during term (0)
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Voting record (0)(Development)
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