Whitney Furness (Council Member) is not on the Nov 3, 2026 ballot and will stay on the Guadalupe City Council after the election.
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Background
- About
- Works for NASA's prime contractor, a.i. solutions, at Vandenberg Space Force Base.
- Party
- Nonpartisan race. California Constitution, Article II, Section 6
On the record: Whitney Furness
10 sourced01City budget1 sourced position
Moved and voted yes on adopting the Fiscal Year 2026-27 city budget (passed 4-1, July 2026).
Council voteGuadalupe City Council minutes, July 14, 2026 · Jul 14, 2026LinkHow the council voted
02Royal Theatre4 sourced positions
Moved to terminate the Royal Theatre project but consider options to preserve the building (passed 5-0, July 2026).
Council voteGuadalupe City Council minutes, July 28, 2026 · Jul 28, 2026LinkHow the council voted
Voted no on appointing Tom Brandeberry as the city's Royal Theatre capital campaign coordinator (3 ayes, 2 nays; March 2026).
Council voteGuadalupe City Council minutes, March 24, 2026 · Mar 24, 2026LinkHow the council voted
Moved and voted yes on creating a two-member council oversight committee for the Royal Theatre project (3 ayes, 2 noes; February 2026).
Council voteGuadalupe City Council minutes, February 24, 2026 · Feb 24, 2026LinkHow the council voted
Moved and voted yes on creating an advisory oversight committee for the Royal Theatre project (passed 4-1, September 2025).
Council voteGuadalupe City Council minutes, September 9, 2025 · Sep 9, 2025LinkHow the council voted
03Elected officials' stipends1 sourced position
Moved to reduce elected officials' stipends to $0 and voted nay on reducing them to $150 a month (3 ayes, 1 nay, 1 absent; September 2026).
Council voteGuadalupe City Council minutes, September 8, 2026 · Sep 8, 2026Link
04Hotel tax (Measure J)2 sourced positions
Argument in favor signed by the mayor and all four council members
Listed as a signer of the official argument in favor of Measure J2026, which would raise the hotel tax from 6% to 12%.
Own statementCity of GuadalupeLink
Voted yes on placing the hotel tax increase (Measure J2026) and the cannabis business tax (Measure G2026) on the November 2026 ballot (passed 5-0, June 2026).
Council voteGuadalupe City Council minutes, June 23, 2026 · Jun 23, 2026LinkHow the council voted
05Housing1 sourced position
Moved and voted yes on approving the seven-unit Dunes Vista affordable apartment project at 855 Pioneer Street (passed 5-0, September 2026).
Council voteGuadalupe City Council minutes, September 22, 2026 · Sep 22, 2026LinkHow the council voted
06City administrator1 sourced position
Moved and voted yes on Amendment No. 1 to City Administrator David Trujillo's employment agreement (passed 4-1, September 2026).
Council voteGuadalupe City Council minutes, September 22, 2026 · Sep 22, 2026Link
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