San Carlos

Local InterestIn play (residents organizing)

Ban status

No enacted leaf-blower-specific ordinance. Active change.org petition advocacy on file — see linked petition for proposed scope.

Source for tracking: change.org petition (see linked URL). Region added to tracker on 2026-05-06 by migration 0275 to capture advocacy activity. Petition target jurisdiction confirmed via petition text. No primary-law text exists yet.

Last updated: May 18, 2026

Timeline

2026-05-26Town hall / public meeting — San Carlos Council to study potential gas leaf blower ban after rebate pilot

Advocacy

Petition: Help Us End the San Carlos Leaf Blower Nightmare— Change.org, 2013
Earlier (~2013) San Carlos petition urging ordinance limiting leaf blowers within 300 ft of structures. Closed.
Petition: Help San Carlos Go Cleaner — Ban Gas-Powered Leaf Blowers— Change.org
San Carlos CA ban petition (557 signatures). References AB 1346 and neighboring Bay Area bans (Hillsborough, Burlingame, Menlo Park, Palo Alto, Atherton, Los Gatos, Cupertino, Mill Valley, Oakland, Millbrae). Addresses Mayor Sara McDowell, Pranita Venkatesh, Adam Rak. City Council blocked further consideration; campaign continues. Active.

Research & citations

San Carlos Council to study potential gas leaf blower ban after rebate pilot— gas leaf blowers, 2026-05-29T12:02:16.000Z
Months after launching a $100 rebate program to help residents switch to electric leaf blowers, the San Carlos City Council revisited a possible gas-blower ban at its Tuesday meeting. Citing growing resident emails, councilmembers agreed to hold a study session — looking at enforcement experiences in nearby Burlingame, San Mateo and Millbrae — rather than immediately pursue a ban.
City of San Carlos, CA — Official Website

California context

In forceAB 1346 — Statewide SORE sales ban

Enacted 2021-10-09· Effective 2024-01-01

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