El Cerrito City Council · Nov 3, 2026
Forrest M. Lanning
Candidate for City Council
Forrest M. Lanning is running for El Cerrito City Council in the Nov 3, 2026 election; 6 candidates are running for 2 seats.
Early voting begins (Richmond Memorial Auditorium) · Fri, Oct 30, 2026
Forrest M. Lanning lists his ballot occupation as Earthquake Resilience Engineer.
- Occupation (from candidate statement)
- Earthquake Resilience Engineer
Where Forrest M. Lanning stands: positions on the record
Flock cameras1 sourced position
as reported by Richmond Confidential; not a direct quote
Registered his opposition to Flock license-plate cameras at the candidates' forum.
Forum answerRichmond Confidential · Oct 1, 2026
Richmond Street project1 sourced position
as reported by Richmond Confidential; not a direct quote
Said at the candidates' forum that he opposed the Richmond Street Complete Streets project.
Forum answerRichmond Confidential · Oct 1, 2026
Disaster resilience1 sourced position
as reported by Richmond Confidential
Said he would work to strengthen the city's infrastructure to prepare for natural disasters.
“I want to make El Cerrito not only more usable but also more resilient”
Forum answerRichmond Confidential · Oct 1, 2026
Also running for City Council
- Mary Ann "MJ" Jawili
- Wally Nowinski
- Gabe Quinto (incumbent)
- Kimberly White
- Carolyn Wysinger (incumbent)
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