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Petaluma, at a glance

Recent decisions, public money, and the commitments worth watching.

Petaluma Civic brings meetings, budgets, permits, city projects, and the public records behind them into one plain-language view.

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Records refreshed Sep 19, 10:00 am · meetings daily, summaries and votes three times a week, permits weekly.

Budget & Finances · Fiscal Year 2025

How Petaluma spent $75 million in fiscal year 2025

  • Police40.3%
  • Fire35.9%
  • Other departments23.8%

Fiscal year 2025 is the most recently audited year on file.

Permits

930 permits in the open queue

The largest group is 123 Fire - State Mandated Inspections - Fire - Inspection Invoice records.

Search & Records

70 official documents, searchable

Organized into 16 collections — the largest is Municipal Code, with 18 records.

Deep Dives · Investigation updated May 27, 2026

Petaluma FY2026–27 Proposed Budget

A structured analysis of the city's $400.4 million proposed budget, covering fiscal health, year-over-year trends, and claims in the public record.

Project Tracker

14 city commitments, tracked

  • Active6
  • Completed6
  • Ending1
  • Promised1
Meetings & Decisions

Transit Advisory Committee met Sep 15, 2026

This was a regular meeting of the Petaluma Transit Advisory Committee, chaired by Vice Chair Eric in the absence of the Chair. The session was time-constrained, with a hard out at 6:00 p.m. The bulk of the meeting was devoted to an extensive Transit Manager Report covering recent service changes, upcoming schedule planning, and regional coordination efforts.

Latest Council Vote

Adopt Resolution Appointing Voting Delegate for League of California Cities 2026 Annual Conference (Item 11)

Passed 6–1 on Sep 14, 2026 — Alex Decarli dissented.

Meetings & Decisions · Coming up

Public Safety Advisory Committee meets Sep 23, 2026

25 public meetings are on the calendar.