Daly City Council · Nov 3, 2026

Teresa Proaño

Candidate for City Council (incumbent)

7 candidates · 3 seats12 sourced positions

Teresa Proaño, the incumbent, is running for Daly City Council in the Nov 3, 2026 election; 7 candidates are running for 3 seats.

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Daly City vice mayor, appointed to the council in April 2024 and elected that November. She works at Duggan's Serra Mortuary and previously served on the Planning Commission.

Occupation (from candidate statement): City Councilmember / Businesswoman
Endorsed by: Daly City Firefighters Local 2400, the Daly City Police Officers' Association, Congressman Kevin Mullin and Supervisor David Canepa (as listed in her ballot statement). Teresa Proaño · Aug 1, 2026
Campaign website: teresaproano.com

Where Teresa Proaño stands: positions on the record

Cannabis zoning1 sourced position

Voted yes on creating a non-retail cannabis zoning district and rezoning parcels on Mission Street and Geneva Avenue into it (passed 4-1, April 2026).
Council voteDaly City City Council minutes, April 13, 2026 (Regular Meeting) · Apr 13, 2026

Tenant protections1 sourced position

Voted yes on a resolution supporting the goals of a tenant anti-harassment ordinance and committing to study it (passed 3-1, December 2025).
Council voteDaly City City Council minutes, December 8, 2025 (Regular Meeting) · Dec 8, 2025

Westlake Park1 sourced position

as reported by SFGATE
Spoke at an August 2026 rally as a private citizen and said she opposes the Olympic Club's Westlake Park proposal.
Own statementSFGATE · Aug 19, 2026

Budget1 sourced position

Her campaign site says she wants to grow local revenue to fund police, fire and parks.
“Grow local revenue so we can fund police, fire and parks without raising taxes”
Own statementTeresa Proaño for City Council

Housing Element1 sourced position

Voted yes on adopting the revised Housing Element and citywide objective design standards (passed 4-1, November 2024).
Council voteDaly City City Council minutes, November 12, 2024 (Special Meeting) · Nov 12, 2024

Labor agreements1 sourced position

Voted yes on a community workforce agreement with the San Mateo County Building and Construction Trades Council (passed 3-1 with one abstention, September 2025).
Council voteDaly City City Council minutes, September 23, 2025 (Special Meeting) · Sep 23, 2025

Censure1 sourced position

Voted yes on censuring Councilmember Pamela DiGiovanni (passed 4-0, October 2025).
Council voteDaly City City Council minutes, October 27, 2025 (Regular Meeting) · Oct 27, 2025

Police technology1 sourced position

Voted yes on an agreement with Axon for police drones (passed 4-0, July 2026).
Council voteDaly City City Council minutes, July 13, 2026 (Regular Meeting) · Jul 13, 2026

Housing1 sourced position

Her campaign site says new housing should focus near transit and commercial corridors.
“Focus new housing near transit and along commercial corridors so established neighborhoods keep their character”
Own statementTeresa Proaño for City Council

License plate readers1 sourced position

as reported by Peninsula Buzz
Said police used license plate cameras to trace trailers stolen from her neighborhood.
“We have to look at the positive, not just the negative”
Forum answerPeninsula Buzz · Oct 2, 2026

District elections1 sourced position

as reported by Peninsula Buzz; not a direct quote
Spoke about district elections, saying she likes to be able to help any resident who comes to her.
Forum answerPeninsula Buzz · Oct 2, 2026

Past candidacies1 sourced position

Ran for Daly City City Council (short term) in 2024 (won).
Own statementSan Mateo County Elections · Dec 1, 2024

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