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 "city": "Santa Maria",
 "state": "CA",
 "page": "https://mytown.theboringparts.com/city/pub-santamaria/",
 "attribution": "MyTown / The Boring Parts — CC BY 4.0. Summaries AI-generated from official sources.",
 "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
 "generated": "2026-08-20",
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   "date": "2026-08-20",
   "body": "Planning Commission Study Session",
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   "date": "2026-08-19",
   "body": "Planning Commission",
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  {
   "date": "2026-08-12",
   "body": "Special City Council Meeting",
   "headline": "Council to hold closed session on labor negotiations, city manager and attorney pay, litigation",
   "summary": "This is a special City Council meeting that will immediately recess into closed session to discuss labor negotiations with all bargaining units, performance evaluations and compensation for the City Manager and City Attorney, and two cases involving significant exposure to litigation. The council will reconvene in open session for a report from the City Attorney and public comment before adjourning. No other substantive public business is on the agenda.",
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  {
   "date": "2026-08-11",
   "body": "Recreation and Parks Commission",
   "headline": "Commission to discuss electric bicycle and motorcycle safety campaign",
   "summary": "The Recreation and Parks Commission will hold a regular meeting on August 11, 2026, at 4:00 p.m. in City Hall Council Chambers. The main item of business is a discussion of a public education and awareness campaign on the safe and lawful operation of electric bicycles and motorcycles. The commission will also review and approve the minutes from its July 14, 2026 meeting. Public comment is limited to 15 minutes total, with 3 minutes per speaker.",
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   "date": "2026-08-11",
   "body": "Zoning Administrator",
   "headline": "Zoning board to weigh lab expansion and mosque conversion",
   "summary": "The Santa Maria Zoning Administrator will hold a hearing on two permit requests: a 13,000-square-foot addition to the Hardy Diagnostics medical lab at 1444 West McCoy Lane, and a conditional use permit to convert a building at 712 East Chapel Street into a religious facility for the Central Coast Islamic Center. Both items are on the consent calendar, meaning they may be approved in one motion unless someone requests separate discussion. No public hearings are scheduled.",
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   "date": "2026-08-11",
   "body": "Library Board of Trustees",
   "headline": "Library Board to review code of conduct, public comment rules, and goals",
   "summary": "The Santa Maria Library Board of Trustees is holding a regular meeting to approve minutes from May 12, 2026, and discuss old business including a code of conduct revision update and public comment time allowance. New business includes departmental goals, followed by the Library Director's report on main and branch libraries. The agenda is largely procedural with no major financial or policy decisions listed.",
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   "date": "2026-08-10",
   "body": "Block Grants Advisory Committee",
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   "summary": "The agenda for the Santa Maria Block Grants Advisory Committee meeting on August 10, 2026, consists solely of technical placeholders and embedded content areas with no actual agenda items, descriptions, or attachments. No decisions, proposals, or discussions are documented.",
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   "date": "2026-08-06",
   "body": "Planning Commission Study Session",
   "headline": "No substantive items listed for Planning Commission Study Session",
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   "date": "2026-08-05",
   "body": "Planning Commission",
   "headline": "No substantive items listed for Planning Commission meeting",
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   "date": "2026-08-04",
   "body": "City Council Meeting",
   "headline": "City Council to consider new transactions and use tax ordinance",
   "summary": "The City Council will discuss the adoption of Ordinance No. 2026-05 to impose a transactions and use tax, subject to voter approval in November 2026. The body will also review responses to a Grand Jury report on gangs and approve several professional service contracts.",
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  {
   "date": "2026-07-16",
   "body": "Planning Commission Study Session",
   "headline": "Planning Commission study session lacks specific agenda items",
   "summary": "This is a study session of the Santa Maria Planning Commission. The posted agenda contains only placeholder and structural elements, with no specific items, proposals, or discussions listed. The meeting appears to be procedural in nature.",
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   "date": "2026-07-15",
   "body": "Planning Commission",
   "headline": "Santa Maria Planning Commission meeting scheduled, no substantive items listed.",
   "summary": "The Santa Maria Planning Commission is scheduled to meet on July 15, 2026. The provided agenda contains no specific items for discussion or decision, only procedural boilerplate.",
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  {
   "date": "2026-07-14",
   "body": "Recreation and Parks Commission",
   "headline": "Commission to consider historic landmark nomination for Elks Field and Simas Park",
   "summary": "The Recreation and Parks Commission will review a proposal regarding the historic landmark nomination of Elks Field and Simas Park Baseball Fields. The commission may authorize staff to forward these materials to the Planning Commission for further recommendation.",
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  {
   "date": "2026-07-13",
   "body": "Block Grants Advisory Committee",
   "headline": "Committee to review funding priorities for fiscal year 2027-2028",
   "summary": "The Block Grants Advisory Committee is holding a special community needs workshop. The committee will discuss current community needs and take action to review and adopt funding priorities for the 2027-2028 fiscal year.",
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   "date": "2026-07-07",
   "body": "City Council Meeting",
   "headline": "City Council to update catering vehicle regulations",
   "summary": "The City Council will hold a closed session to evaluate the City Attorney, discuss labor negotiations, and confer on litigation. In regular session, they will consider a proclamation for Recreation and Parks Month and a consent calendar including adoption of an ordinance updating catering vehicle regulations, a resolution for Opportunity Zones 2.0 census tracts, a public convenience determination for a beer/wine license at Super Canasta, and an amendment to a professional services agreement for environmental analysis of a package delivery warehouse.",
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   "date": "2026-07-02",
   "body": "Planning Commission Study Session",
   "headline": "No substantive items listed for this Planning Commission session",
   "summary": "The provided agenda contains only procedural software boilerplate and no specific discussion items or decisions. It appears to be an empty or placeholder document.",
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   "date": "2026-07-01",
   "body": "Planning Commission",
   "headline": "Planning Commission to review zoning changes for senior mobile home parks and ADUs",
   "summary": "The Planning Commission will consider several zoning text amendments to the city municipal code. They will also review a conditional use permit for a new athletic training and research facility.",
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  {
   "date": "2026-06-18",
   "body": "Planning Commission Study Session",
   "headline": "No agenda items listed for Planning Commission Study Session",
   "summary": "The provided text contains only procedural software boilerplate and no specific agenda items. There are no decisions or discussions scheduled in this document.",
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   "date": "2026-06-17",
   "body": "Planning Commission",
   "headline": "Agenda contains only procedural boilerplate",
   "summary": "This meeting agenda appears to consist solely of procedural or technical content with no substantive items for discussion or decision.",
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   "date": "2026-06-16",
   "body": "City Council Meeting",
   "headline": "City Council to vote on pay schedules and legal service contracts",
   "summary": "The City Council will review economic development reports and fireworks enforcement efforts. Key decisions include updating the city's pay schedule for police and firefighters and approving legal service amendments. The council will also consider agreements to facilitate the development of the Perlman Apartments.",
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  {
   "date": "2026-06-09",
   "body": "Recreation and Parks Commission",
   "headline": "New Recreation and Parks Director introduced",
   "summary": "This meeting is mostly procedural: approving previous minutes, public comment, and staff/commissioner reports. The notable presentations are the introduction of new Recreation and Parks Director Ramon Galo and a Youth and Teen presentation.",
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   "date": "2026-06-08",
   "body": "Block Grants Advisory Committee",
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   "date": "2026-06-04",
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   "headline": "Planning Commission study session with no substantive items",
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   "date": "2026-06-02",
   "body": "City Council Meeting",
   "headline": "City Council holds public hearing on FY 2026-28 biennial budget",
   "summary": "The City Council will receive a presentation and hear public testimony on the proposed FY 2026-28 Biennial Budget, including General Fund and Measure U overview, then provide input and direction. The consent calendar includes adoption of a zoning map, a $7.3 million transit claim, solid waste rate increases through 2029, and Japanese Community Center rental fees. The council will also go into closed session to evaluate the City Attorney, discuss labor negotiations, and consult on litigation regarding a property tax exchange agreement with the County.",
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   "date": "2026-05-21",
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   "headline": "Planning Commission study session with no specific items listed",
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