Arcadia City Council District 2 · Nov 3, 2026
Sharon Kwan
Candidate for City Council District 2 (incumbent)
Sharon Kwan, the incumbent, is running for Arcadia City Council District 2 in the Nov 3, 2026 election, against Burton Brink.
Vote-by-mail ballots begin mailing · Mon, Oct 5, 2026
TodayArcadia District 2 councilmember and small business owner with a background in financial services. She was president of the Rancho Santa Anita Property Owners Association for ten years.
Where Sharon Kwan stands: positions on the record
Housing development2 sourced positions
Voted yes on approving the 130-unit North Village mixed-use condominium project at 225 N. 2nd Avenue, including 20 low-income units (passed 5-0, July 2026).
Council voteArcadia City Council minutes, July 21, 2026 (in Aug. 18 agenda packet) · Jul 21, 2026
Voted no on approving a 30-unit condominium project at 514 Fairview Avenue on appeal of the Planning Commission's denial (passed 4-1, June 2026).
Council voteArcadia City Council minutes, June 16, 2026 (in July 21 agenda packet) · Jun 16, 2026
Budget1 sourced position
Voted no on adopting the Fiscal Year 2026-27 city budget (passed 4-1, June 2026).
Council voteArcadia City Council minutes, June 16, 2026 (in July 21 agenda packet) · Jun 16, 2026
Foreign-government engagement1 sourced position
Abstained on a motion directing staff to set a policy requiring City Council approval before anyone engages with foreign governments or officials (carried 4-0 with 1 abstention, July 2026).
Council voteArcadia City Council minutes, July 21, 2026 (in Aug. 18 agenda packet) · Jul 21, 2026
Financial oversight2 sourced positions
Voted no on motions to order a third-party legal report on who may request, approve and sign city checks, and to ask the State Controller to evaluate whether city funds were misused for foreign influence (passed 4-1, July 2026).
Council voteArcadia City Council minutes, July 21, 2026 (in Aug. 18 agenda packet) · Jul 21, 2026
Moved to hire an independent third-party forensic auditor to review the city's financial records; the motion failed for lack of a second (July 2026).
Council voteArcadia City Council minutes, July 21, 2026 (in Aug. 18 agenda packet) · Jul 21, 2026
Public safety1 sourced position
Voted no on the city's $87,895 annual cost for the Foothill Air Support Team helicopter program for fiscal year 2026-27 (passed 4-1, Aug. 2026).
Council voteArcadia City Council minutes, Aug. 18, 2026 (in Sept. 1 agenda packet) · Aug 18, 2026
E-bike regulation1 sourced position
Voted yes on forming an ad hoc committee to evaluate regulations for electric bicycles, motorized scooters and group cyclists (passed 5-0, Aug. 2026).
Council voteArcadia City Council minutes, Aug. 18, 2026 (in Sept. 1 agenda packet) · Aug 18, 2026
Drone policy1 sourced position
Voted yes on forming a council subcommittee to evaluate drone policies (passed 5-0, Sept. 2026).
Council voteArcadia City Council minutes, Sept. 1, 2026 (in Sept. 15 agenda packet) · Sep 1, 2026
Auditor selection2 sourced positions
Voted yes on the agreement with Vasquez & Company LLP for the city's financial auditing services (passed 5-0, Sept. 2026).
Council voteArcadia City Council draft minutes, Sept. 15, 2026 (in Oct. 6 agenda packet) · Sep 15, 2026
as recorded in the council minutes; not a direct quote
Said that after 11 years with the same auditing firm she believed it was healthy and responsible to make a change.
Own statementArcadia City Council draft minutes, Sept. 15, 2026 (in Oct. 6 agenda packet) · Sep 15, 2026
City facility fees1 sourced position
Voted no on adopting Resolution No. 7711 establishing fees for city facility use (passed 3-2, Sept. 2026).
Council voteArcadia City Council draft minutes, Sept. 15, 2026 (in Oct. 6 agenda packet) · Sep 15, 2026
Santa Anita Park oak trees1 sourced position
as recorded in the council minutes; not a direct quote
Asked the council to put the proposed removal of 34 protected oak trees at Santa Anita Park on a future agenda; sufficient support was not received (Aug. 2026).
Own statementArcadia City Council minutes, Aug. 18, 2026 (in Sept. 1 agenda packet) · Aug 18, 2026
Flock cameras1 sourced position
as recorded in the council minutes; not a direct quote
Asked the council to put a discussion of Flock cameras on a future agenda; sufficient support was not received (Sept. 2026).
Own statementArcadia City Council draft minutes, Sept. 15, 2026 (in Oct. 6 agenda packet) · Sep 15, 2026
What Sharon Kwan said vs. how Sharon Kwan voted
Auditor selection
In their words
Said that after 11 years with the same auditing firm she believed it was healthy and responsible to make a change.
Sep 15, 2026 ·as recorded in the council minutes; not a direct quote ·Arcadia City Council draft minutes, Sept. 15, 2026 (in Oct. 6 agenda packet) · Sep 15, 2026
On the record
Voted yes on the agreement with Vasquez & Company LLP for the city's financial auditing services (passed 5-0, Sept. 2026).
Sep 15, 2026 ·Arcadia City Council draft minutes, Sept. 15, 2026 (in Oct. 6 agenda packet) · Sep 15, 2026
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