Brief

Introduced by Councilmember Adrin Nazarian and seconded by Councilmember Imelda Padilla, this motion directs the city to integrate the Low-Income Fare Is Easy (LIFE) transit subsidy program with new housing developments to ensure residents have affordable transit access. The file passed the Transportation Committee in March and Planning and Land Use Management Committee in June, and has now been transmitted to the Housing and Homelessness Committee for further review. It remains pending across three committees.

Full summary

Councilmember Adrin Nazarian's motion (CF 26-0264) directs the city to establish a mechanism linking the Low-Income Fare Is Easy (LIFE) Program—which provides subsidized transit passes to low-income residents—with new housing development approvals and operations. The underlying intent is to ensure that residents of newly constructed affordable and mixed-income housing developments have automatic or streamlined access to discounted transit passes, reducing transportation barriers for lower-income households. The motion was referred simultaneously on February 24, 2026, to three committees: Housing and Homelessness, Planning and Land Use Management, and Transportation. This tri-committee structure reflects the file's cross-cutting nature: it involves transit subsidy policy (Transportation), land-use and housing policy (Planning), and homelessness prevention (Housing and Homelessness). The Transportation Committee approved the item on March 11, 2026, after a March 6 hearing. The Planning and Land Use Management Committee then scheduled and approved the item on June 23, 2026, and transmitted it to the Housing and Homelessness Committee on the same day. As of the most recent activity on June 23, the file is pending final review and approval by the Housing and Homelessness Committee. The motion is related to Council File 15-0719-S19, suggesting it may build on or clarify earlier housing-transit coordination work. The file does not expire until June 2028, giving the committees substantial time to deliberate and act.

Activity (6)

• 2026-06-23 Planning and Land Use Management Committee transmitted Council File to Housing and Homelessness Committee.
• 2026-06-23 Planning and Land Use Management Committee approved item(s) .
• 2026-06-18 Planning and Land Use Management Committee scheduled item for committee meeting on June 23, 2026.
• 2026-03-11 Transportation Committee approved item(s) .
• 2026-03-06 Transportation Committee scheduled item for committee meeting on March 11, 2026.
• 2026-02-24 Motion referred to Housing and Homelessness Committee; Planning and Land Use Management Committee; Transportation Committee.

Documents (4)

• 2026-06-23 Speaker Card(s) · speaker_card
• 2026-03-11 Transmittal Letter to Housing and Homelessness Committee and Planning and Land Use Management Committee · transmittal
• 2026-03-11 Speaker Card(s) · speaker_card
• 2026-02-24 Motions · motion