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Civic issues
Topics getting the most attention in Montebello public meetings, ranked by how frequently they come up.
Street repaving and rehabilitation projects
Consent items put $640,000 of SB1 gas-tax money into rubberized asphalt street resurfacing and $287,354 into emergency-vehicle signal preemption (Opticom GPS).
Whittier Boulevard paving project
The main Paving the Way project will resurface Whittier Boulevard end to end, starting around November and finishing by June 2027, with outreach to businesses to keep access open during construction.
Capital improvement projects for 2026-27
A resident found a nearly $2.5 million gap between two funding tables in the carryover budget item. The council continued the item to reconcile the numbers before approving.
Preferential Parking on W. Victoria Avenue
Residents of W. Victoria Avenue say overflow parking from nearby apartments, Wilcox Elementary, and a gym leaves them unable to park at home, with trash, vandalism, and hit-and-runs in the mix. The commission recommended a permit-parking district; the City Council makes the final call.