Overview

• An investigating judge dismissed the undue inducement accusation against Sala but maintained a falsehood charge over his signature on the Landscape Commission appointment
• Sala affirmed he will complete his term through spring 2027 and refused to step down after receiving an avviso di garanzia in late July
• He defended Milan’s vertical development model as more land-efficient and insisted that the vast majority of recent real estate projects are justified despite isolated errors
• After meeting with families whose homes remain seized, Sala urged the prefect to include developers and the prosecutor in a September roundtable to unblock frozen units
• The planned sale of San Siro stadium and adjacent land to Inter and AC Milan was postponed from July to a council vote in September due to the urban planning probe