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Davis City Council District 4 · Nov 3, 2026

Gloria Partida

Candidate for City Council District 4 (incumbent)

2 candidates · 2 seats13 sourced positions

Gloria Partida, the incumbent, is running for Davis City Council District 4 in the Nov 3, 2026 election, unopposed.

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First elected to the Davis City Council in June 2018 and re-elected in 2022; served as mayor from July 2020 through June 2022. Worked 30 years as a neurobiologist before retiring in 2019 and is a founder and chair of the Davis Phoenix Coalition.

Occupation (from candidate statement)
Councilmember/Business Owner

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Where Gloria Partida stands: positions on the record

Housing growth2 sourced positions
Affordable housing3 sourced positions

  • Seconded and voted for revising the Village Farms affordable housing plan so no building permits beyond the first 150 are issued until construction starts on 100 affordable units (passed 4-1, Jan. 2026).

    Council voteDavis City Council minutes · Jan 13, 2026

  • Voted no on a motion to require some low-income affordable units in Village Farms' baseline features (failed 1-4, Dec. 2025), then voted for the applicant's affordable housing plan with her amendment adding a trigger to shift burden from the city (passed 4-1).

    Council voteDavis City Council minutes · Dec 16, 2025

  • Moved setting the in-lieu fee for rental housing inclusionary requirements at $250,000 per unit and adopting rental inclusionary guidelines (passed 4-1, Jan. 2025).

    Council voteDavis City Council minutes · Jan 7, 2025

City budget1 sourced position
Police surveillance technology2 sourced positions

  • Seconded and voted for continuing the police department's use of surveillance technologies, including automated license plate readers and drones, under their use policies (passed 5-0, June 2026).

    Council voteDavis City Council minutes · Jun 2, 2026

  • Seconded and voted for letting police seek grant funding for more license plate reader and public safety cameras and adopting a use policy for license plate readers (passed 5-0, March 2025).

    Council voteDavis City Council minutes · Mar 4, 2025

Downtown parking1 sourced position

  • Voted for directing staff to return with a resolution for $1 parking fees at four downtown lots, including the Amtrak depot lot, and introducing a paid-parking ordinance (passed 4-0, June 2026).

    Council voteDavis City Council minutes · Jun 16, 2026

Immigration1 sourced position
Economy1 sourced position
Mayor selection1 sourced position

  • Suggested a mayor rotation system and said she had proposed electing the mayor at large (Dec. 2025).

    “The other thing that I have proposed before is to have the election of mayor at large.”

    Own statementThe California Aggie · Jan 10, 2026

Past candidacy1 sourced position

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