Voter guide · Nov 3, 2026

Alhambra City Council Election 2026

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council seats up

3 contests

6 candidates

Updated Oct 4, 2026. Every claim links to its source. How we check →

The candidates

Listed alphabetically by last name. Every position links to its source.

City Council District 1 · 1 seat

Ron SahuEnvironmental engineer and former Alhambra planning commissioner who leads the nonprofit Grassroots Alhambra.5sourced
Amy J. WongPublic health professional at the South Coast Air Quality Management District. She serves on Alhambra's Historic Preservation Commission and founded a small business.5sourced

City Council District 2 · Unopposed

Ross J. MazaIncumbentVice Mayor and Councilmember, District 26sourced

City Council District 5 · 1 seat

Voters elect one council member from their own district; only Districts 1, 2 and 5 have council races this year.

2 notes on these statements

Ross J. Maza is the only candidate listed for the District 2 seat. City of Alhambra

Measure DB (data center ban) and Measure HT (transient occupancy tax on short-term rentals) are also on the Nov. 3, 2026 city ballot. City of Alhambra

Already on the council, not on the ballot

Whoever you elect will govern alongside these members.

Jeffrey Koji MaloneyCouncilmember, District 3; elected to Council November 20166sourced Noya WangCouncilmember, District 4; elected to Council November 20247sourced

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Match quiz6 questions · answers stay on your phone Seat the CouncilPick winners, see the council What council decidesHousing and tenant protections, Data centers, Short-term rental tax Key datesDeadlines and vote centers

Next date

Ballots begin mailing and early voting sites open

Mon, Oct 5, 2026

TodayAll key dates

What the next council decides

Housing and tenant protections

Where it standsThe council took up an ordinance raising relocation help for certain no-fault evictions at its June and July 2026 meetings.

What's on the tableWhether to revisit the inclusionary housing rules and how tenant relocation rules apply.

On Feb. 23, 2026 the council voted 5-0 to direct staff to look into relocation assistance for tenants displaced at 110 S. Chapel Ave. and future similar cases. Alhambra City Council minutes, Feb. 23, 2026 · Feb 23, 2026
On June 22, 2026 the council introduced for first reading an ordinance raising relocation assistance for certain no-fault evictions, with an exemption for properties of four or fewer units, 4-0 with one member recused. Alhambra City Council minutes, June 22, 2026 · Jun 22, 2026
At the Oct. 1, 2026 forum, Adele Andrade Stadler said the inclusionary housing ordinance requires new developments to offer 15% of units at affordable prices, with an in-lieu fee option. Colorado Boulevard Newspaper · Oct 3, 2026

Data centers

Where it standsThe council put a measure to ban data centers on the Nov. 3, 2026 ballot.

What's on the tableHow the city enforces and applies a data center ban if voters approve it.

The city clerk lists Measure DB, which would define and prohibit data centers in all zones of the city, on the Nov. 3, 2026 ballot. City of Alhambra
On July 27, 2026 the council voted 5-0 to adopt the ordinance calling the election on the data center ban measure. Alhambra City Council minutes, July 27, 2026 · Jul 27, 2026

Short-term rental tax

Where it standsA measure to extend the 12% transient occupancy tax to short-term rentals is on the Nov. 3, 2026 ballot.

What's on the tableHow the city uses new tax revenue if voters approve the measure.

The city clerk lists Measure HT, which would apply the existing 12% Transient Occupancy Tax to short-term rental properties, on the Nov. 3, 2026 ballot. City of Alhambra
The staff report in the July 27, 2026 minutes says the 2026-27 budget showed a net zero unassigned General Fund balance. Alhambra City Council minutes, July 27, 2026 · Jul 27, 2026

Response to federal immigration enforcement

Where it standsThe council adopted a resolution on the city's response to federal civil immigration activities in March 2026.

What's on the tableHow the city carries out the resolution and whether to take further steps.

On Mar. 23, 2026 the council voted 5-0 to adopt Resolution No. R2M26-7 on the city's response to federal civil immigration activities, with an amendment. Alhambra City Council minutes, Mar. 23, 2026 · Mar 23, 2026
The Mar. 23, 2026 minutes list Mayor Maloney and Vice Mayor Andrade-Stadler as the members of the council's subcommittee on the resolution. Alhambra City Council minutes, Mar. 23, 2026 · Mar 23, 2026

Traffic and street safety

Where it standsThe council approves resident traffic-calming requests under guidelines adopted in May 2025.

What's on the tableWhich traffic-calming and street-safety projects the city funds and builds.

The minutes of Jan. 26, 2026 say the city adopted Traffic Calming Guidelines on May 12, 2025. Alhambra City Council minutes, Jan. 26, 2026 · Jan 26, 2026
On Jan. 26, 2026 the council voted 5-0 to approve a crosswalk at South Almansor Avenue and Park Street and speed humps on North Marguerita Avenue. Alhambra City Council minutes, Jan. 26, 2026 · Jan 26, 2026
At the Oct. 1, 2026 forum, candidates discussed Flock and other security cameras. Colorado Boulevard Newspaper · Oct 3, 2026

Who matches you?

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1. Should Alhambra require more relocation help than state law for no-fault evictions?
2. What should happen to the affordable-housing requirement on new developments?
3. How should Alhambra treat data centers?
4. What should the city do about federal immigration enforcement?
5. How should the city use license-plate and security cameras?
6. How should the city respond to resident requests to slow traffic?

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Key dates

Ballots begin mailing and early voting sites openColorado Boulevard Newspaper · Oct 3, 2026Oct 5, 2026
Last day to register to vote onlineColorado Boulevard Newspaper · Oct 3, 2026Oct 19, 2026
Election DayCity of AlhambraNov 3, 2026

The seat math

2 stay (not up this year): Jeffrey Koji Maloney, Noya Wang3 on this ballot

5 council seats. The council decides by a 3-vote majority.

Alhambra's City Council has five members, each elected by district to a four-year term. Colorado Boulevard Newspaper · Aug 29, 2026
Under the city's rotating leadership system, council members take turns serving as mayor for approximately nine months. Colorado Boulevard Newspaper · Aug 29, 2026
The council reorganized on Aug. 24, 2026, with Adele Andrade-Stadler elected mayor and Ross Maza vice mayor. Around Alhambra

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