Chico City Council · Nov 3, 2026
Bryce Goldstein
Councilmember, District 7; term ends 2028City of Chico
Bryce Goldstein (Councilmember, District 7) is not on the Nov 3, 2026 ballot and will stay on the Chico City Council after the election.
Transportation planner who served on Chico's Planning Commission and Climate Action Commission. She also served on the Butte Environmental Council Board of Directors.
Where Bryce Goldstein stands: positions on the record
Measure H1 sourced position
Voted yes on a budget policy to dedicate 51% of Measure H funds to streets, roads and sidewalks (failed 3-4, May 2026).
Council voteChico City Council minutes, May 19, 2026 · May 19, 2026
Downtown streets1 sourced position
Voted yes on approving Alternative 1, protected one-way bikeways on Main Street and Broadway (failed 3-3, April 2026).
Council voteChico City Council minutes, April 7, 2026 · Apr 7, 2026
Sewer rates1 sourced position
Voted yes on sewer rate increases of 55% in each of the first two years, paid as a cash option (passed 4-3, June 2026).
Council voteChico City Council minutes, June 16, 2026 · Jun 16, 2026
Homelessness4 sourced positions
Voted no on directing staff to begin enforcing rules that do not violate the Warren agreement and to bring back code changes (passed 4-3, August 2026).
Council voteChico City Council minutes, August 18, 2026 · Aug 18, 2026
Voted no on declaring a local emergency over fire danger in and around the Lindo Channel (passed 6-1, August 2026).
Council voteChico City Council minutes, July 7 to August 3, 2026 · Aug 3, 2026
Said the Lindo Channel emergency declaration was a short-term fix that would move camps elsewhere.
“We need to be holistically addressing this problem, and I'm very concerned that this is being treated as basically a Band-Aid solution,”
Own statementNSPR · Aug 3, 2026
Voted yes on directing staff to close the Alternate Site when the Warren settlement expires and keep the Genesis shelter open (passed 6-0, May 2026).
Council voteChico City Council minutes, May 19, 2026 · May 19, 2026
City manager1 sourced position
Voted yes on approving Gillian Haen's contract as city manager (passed 5-2, July 2026).
Council voteChico City Council minutes, July 7 to August 3, 2026 · Aug 3, 2026
Budget1 sourced position
Voted yes on adopting the 2026-27 city budget (passed 6-1, May 2026).
Council voteChico City Council minutes, May 19, 2026 · May 19, 2026
What Bryce Goldstein said vs. how Bryce Goldstein voted
Homelessness
In their words
Said the Lindo Channel emergency declaration was a short-term fix that would move camps elsewhere.
Aug 3, 2026 ·NSPR · Aug 3, 2026
On the record
Voted yes on directing staff to close the Alternate Site when the Warren settlement expires and keep the Genesis shelter open (passed 6-0, May 2026).
May 19, 2026 ·Chico City Council minutes, May 19, 2026 · May 19, 2026
Voted no on declaring a local emergency over fire danger in and around the Lindo Channel (passed 6-1, August 2026).
Aug 3, 2026 ·Chico City Council minutes, July 7 to August 3, 2026 · Aug 3, 2026
Voted no on directing staff to begin enforcing rules that do not violate the Warren agreement and to bring back code changes (passed 4-3, August 2026).
Aug 18, 2026 ·Chico City Council minutes, August 18, 2026 · Aug 18, 2026
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