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<br /> <br />July 23, 2026 <br /> <br />President Gabe Quinto <br />League of California Cities <br />1400 K Street, Suite 400 <br />Sacramento, CA 95814 <br /> <br />Subject: Support for a Resolution Establishing a Working Group to Evaluate a State Constitutional <br />Amendment or Other Initiative to Restore Local Housing and Land Use Authority <br /> <br />Dear President Quinto, <br /> <br />The City of Murrieta is sponsoring a resolution for consideration by the General Assembly of the <br />League of California Cities to establish a statewide working group to evaluate a constitutional <br />amendment or other legislative, policy, or ballot-based strategies to restore and strengthen local <br />authority over housing and land use decisions. <br />The proposed resolution, together with the required background materials, will be submitted to Cal <br />Cities for consideration at the 2026 Annual Conference in Orange County on September 24 and <br />25. The resolution would direct the League to convene a working group to evaluate potential <br />approaches for addressing the increasingly broad and prescriptive state mandates affecting local <br />housing, zoning, development standards, and project approval authority. <br />On behalf of the City of Canyon Lake, this letter confirms our support for the City of Murrieta’s <br />submission of the proposed resolution and its consideration by the League of California Cities <br />General Assembly at the 2026 Annual Conference. <br /> <br />Sincerely, <br /> Arron Brown <br />City Manager <br />City of Canyon Lake <br />14 <br />Page 304 of 318