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Burlingame City Council District 3 · Nov 3, 2026

Jen Faber

Candidate for City Council District 3

4 candidates · 3 seats5 sourced positions

Jen Faber is running for Burlingame City Council District 3 in the Nov 3, 2026 election, against Howard Wettan.

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Today

Jen Faber is a Burlingame parent and nonprofit leader who works with the Burlingame Community for Education Foundation. Her campaign site says Burlingame Public Schools secured a $3.21 million grant for 2026-27 under her leadership.

Occupation (from candidate statement)
Education Foundation Director
Endorsed by
Her campaign site lists Lieutenant Governor Eleni Kounalakis, Assemblymember Diane Papan, and Burlingame council members Donna Colson and Peter Stevenson among its endorsers. Jen Faber for Burlingame City Council
Campaign website
faberforburlingame.com

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The city's agenda for the October 6 League of Women Voters candidate forum lists Andrea Pappajohn as unable to attend due to unforeseen circumstances, and lists Jen Faber, Howard Wettan and Peter Stevenson as candidates. City of Burlingame · Oct 6, 2026

The county roster lists Andrea Pappajohn, Jen Faber, Howard Wettan and Peter W. Stevenson as the qualified candidates for these three seats. San Mateo County Elections · Aug 25, 2026

Where Jen Faber stands: positions on the record

Broadway grade separation2 sourced positions

  • as quoted by the San Mateo Daily Journal

    Said that while interim fixes could help, driving the Broadway grade separation forward is of the utmost importance.

    “In the interim, we could do little things that would help, but really, driving forward the grade separation is of the utmost importance, just to make that intersection safer,”

    Forum answerSan Mateo Daily Journal

  • Says she will work on an action plan to move the Broadway Grade Separation forward, with transparent timelines and responsible cost controls.

    Own statementJen Faber for Burlingame City Council (campaign site)

Housing1 sourced position

  • as quoted by the San Mateo Daily Journal

    Said the city has built a lot of housing and must bring infrastructure up to speed with it.

    “We need to make sure our infrastructure is coming up to speed with the housing that we’ve built, so that we can sustain the quality of life that citizens need.”

    Forum answerSan Mateo Daily Journal

Bayfront plan1 sourced position

  • as reported by the San Mateo Daily Journal; not a direct quote

    Said she is more supportive of housing on North Rollins Road than on the Bayfront, which she said lacks the framework to support more people.

    Forum answerSan Mateo Daily Journal

Traffic safety1 sourced position

  • as quoted by the San Mateo Daily Journal

    Said real speed enforcement, in partnership with the police, is needed to get drivers to slow down.

    “Traffic-calming measures have been working, but we need real speed enforcement, and that’s all about partnership with our city and police force to actually get folks to slow down,”

    Forum answerSan Mateo Daily Journal

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