Los Altos Hills · On the record

How the council voted

Every recorded council vote in this guide where two or more of the people we profile voted, side by side. Each line was checked against the meeting minutes it links to. Only candidates and members with a page in this guide are listed; open the minutes for the full roll call.

Council pay

Apr 16, 2026

Introducing an ordinance raising council salaries from $300 to $950 a month

Result as recorded: passed 3-2, April 2026

  • YesLinda SwanVoted yes on introducing an ordinance raising council salaries from $300 to $950 a month (passed 3-2, April 2026).
  • YesStanley MokSeconded and voted yes on introducing an ordinance raising council salaries from $300 to $950 a month (passed 3-2, April 2026).
  • NoRajiv BhatejaVoted no on introducing an ordinance raising council salaries from $300 to $950 a month (passed 3-2, April 2026).

Los Altos Hills City Council regular meeting minutes, April 16, 2026 · Apr 16, 2026Link

Green Sheets measure

Jun 18, 2026

Placing a Green Sheets land use measure, including pathways, on the November 2026 ballot

Result as recorded: failed 2-3, June 2026

  • YesLinda SwanMoved and voted yes on placing a Green Sheets land use measure, including pathways, on the November 2026 ballot (failed 2-3, June 2026).
  • YesStanley MokVoted yes on placing a Green Sheets land use measure, including pathways, on the November 2026 ballot (failed 2-3, June 2026).
  • NoRajiv BhatejaVoted no on placing a Green Sheets land use measure on the November 2026 ballot (failed 2-3, June 2026).

Los Altos Hills City Council regular meeting minutes, June 18, 2026 · Jun 18, 2026Link

Housing Element

Feb 2, 2026

Adopting further Housing Element revisions requested by the state housing department

Result as recorded: passed 3-0, one recused and one absent, February 2026

  • YesLinda SwanSeconded and voted yes on adopting further Housing Element revisions requested by the state housing department (passed 3-0, one recused and one absent, February 2026).
  • YesRajiv BhatejaMoved and voted yes on adopting further Housing Element revisions requested by the state housing department (passed 3-0, one recused and one absent, February 2026).

Los Altos Hills City Council special meeting minutes, February 2, 2026 · Feb 2, 2026Link

Apr 29, 2026

Introducing revised multifamily development standards requested by the state, while directing staff to ask the state for a three-quarter-acre minimum lot size

Result as recorded: passed 5-0, April 2026

  • YesLinda SwanVoted yes on introducing revised multifamily development standards requested by the state, while directing staff to ask the state for a three-quarter-acre minimum lot size (passed 5-0, April 2026).
  • YesRajiv BhatejaMoved and voted yes on introducing revised multifamily development standards requested by the state, while directing staff to ask the state for a three-quarter-acre minimum lot size (passed 5-0, April 2026).
  • YesStanley MokVoted yes on introducing revised multifamily development standards requested by the state, while directing staff to ask the state for a three-quarter-acre minimum lot size (passed 5-0, April 2026).

Los Altos Hills City Council special meeting minutes, April 29, 2026 · Apr 29, 2026Link

Mayor selection

Apr 16, 2026

The council's vice mayor and mayor selection policy, which requires one year of service before vice mayor

Result as recorded: passed 4-1, April 2026

  • YesLinda SwanMoved and voted yes on the council's vice mayor and mayor selection policy, which requires one year of service before vice mayor (passed 4-1, April 2026).
  • YesStanley MokVoted yes on the council's vice mayor and mayor selection policy, which requires one year of service before vice mayor (passed 4-1, April 2026).

Los Altos Hills City Council regular meeting minutes, April 16, 2026 · Apr 16, 2026Link

Private security patrols

Aug 20, 2026

Keeping current private patrol shifts and switching the patrol provider to Securitas

Result as recorded: passed 4-0, one absent, August 2026

  • YesLinda SwanSeconded and voted yes on keeping current private patrol shifts and switching the patrol provider to Securitas (passed 4-0, one absent, August 2026).
  • YesRajiv BhatejaMoved and voted yes on keeping current private patrol shifts and switching the patrol provider to Securitas (passed 4-0, one absent, August 2026).
  • YesStanley MokVoted yes on keeping current private patrol shifts and switching the patrol provider to Securitas (passed 4-0, one absent, August 2026).

Los Altos Hills City Council regular meeting minutes, August 20, 2026 · Aug 20, 2026Link

Sheriff contract

Aug 31, 2026

Signing the five-year sheriff's law enforcement agreement and immediately starting its dispute process over contested overhead costs

Result as recorded: passed 5-0, August 2026

  • YesLinda SwanVoted yes on signing the five-year sheriff's law enforcement agreement and immediately starting its dispute process over contested overhead costs (passed 5-0, August 2026).
  • YesRajiv BhatejaMoved and voted yes on signing the five-year sheriff's law enforcement agreement and immediately starting its dispute process over contested overhead costs (passed 5-0, August 2026).
  • YesStanley MokSeconded and voted yes on signing the five-year sheriff's law enforcement agreement and immediately starting its dispute process over contested overhead costs (passed 5-0, August 2026).

Los Altos Hills City Council special meeting minutes, August 31, 2026 · Aug 31, 2026Link

A “—” means the line records something other than a plain yes or no (a motion, an abstention, or two votes in one line); read the line itself. How this guide works