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HighWater Utilities

Cal-Am cease-and-desist order modification

The city will formally support the water district's state hearing to loosen the 2009 order blocking new water meters — the biggest barrier to housing and business growth on the Peninsula. Briefs are due July 20.

3 mentionsLast discussed Jul 7, 2026

HighWater Utilities

Failed stormwater fee and flood protection funding gap

The city wants to reinstate a stormwater fee — about $4.81 a month for a typical home — to fund two-thirds of storm drain cleaning and maintenance. Protesters fell far short of the majority needed to kill it, so property owners now vote by mailed ballot by July 6. Critics say the city should fix its $12 million budget problem first and argue parcels are charged the same regardless of how permeable they are.

10 mentionsLast discussed Jul 7, 2026