Maywood, CAVoter Guide 2026 · not a ballot

Voter guide · Nov 3, 2026

Maywood City Council Election 2026

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Updated Oct 5, 2026. Every claim links to its source. How we check →

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City Council · Vote for up to 3

Voters citywide elect three of the five council seats to full four-year terms.

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Whoever you elect will govern alongside these members.

Jaime FloresCouncilmember; elected November 2024 to a full four-year term4sourcedFrank GarciaCouncilmember; elected November 2024 to a full four-year term4sourced

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Match quiz2 questions · answers stay on your phoneSeat the CouncilPick winners, see the councilWhat council decidesTeen Tech Center funding gap, Tobacco shop moratorium, City-owned property on District BoulevardKey datesDeadlines and vote centers

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What the next council decides

Teen Tech Center funding gap

Where it standsOn May 27, 2026 the council voted 4-1 to approve $6 million in city self-funding to cover the Teen Tech Center project funding gap.

What's on the tableThe next council will oversee the project and the city funds committed to it.

Tobacco shop moratorium

Where it standsOn May 27, 2026 the council adopted a 45-day interim urgency moratorium on new tobacco shops and directed staff to study the issue.

What's on the tableThe council will decide what rules, if any, to set for tobacco shops after the study.

City-owned property on District Boulevard

Where it standsOn July 22, 2026 the council approved an exclusive negotiating agreement with Mayans Development Group for the property at 5102 and 5110 District Boulevard.

What's on the tableThe council will decide whether to approve any development agreement for the site; the negotiating agreement does not obligate the city to sell or lease it.

Rental registration fees

Where it standsThe council has been discussing fee relief for owner-occupied rental properties under the city's Rent Stabilization Ordinance, with the item back on the Sept. 23, 2026 agenda.

What's on the tableThe council will decide which, if any, fee-relief options staff should advance into ordinance amendments.

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  1. 1. Should Maywood use city money to cover the funding gap on the Teen Tech Center?

  2. 2. Should Maywood pause new tobacco shops while it studies the issue?

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The seat math

2 stay (not up this year): Jaime Flores, Frank Garcia3 on this ballot

5 council seats. The council decides by a 3-vote majority.

  • The City Council has five elected members serving staggered four-year terms. City of Maywood
  • The November 3, 2026 election fills three City Council seats for full four-year terms. City of Maywood
  • Nomination papers were not filed for all incumbent seats by the original deadline, so the nomination period was extended to August 12, 2026. City of Maywood · Aug 7, 2026

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