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National City Council District 3 · Nov 3, 2026

Ditas Yamane

Candidate for City Council District 3 (incumbent)

9 candidates · 3 seats4 sourced positions

Ditas Yamane, the incumbent, is running for National City Council District 3 in the Nov 3, 2026 election, against Jerry Cano and Edward Nieto.

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District 3 councilmember and CEO of her own real estate agency. She chairs the Sweetwater Authority governing board and is vice chair of San Diego Community Power.

Occupation (from candidate statement)
Councilmember/ Businesswoman / Mother

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Where Ditas Yamane stands: positions on the record

Council district budgets2 sourced positions

  • Supported the motion giving each council district a $100,000 annual budget (passed 3-2, June 2023).

    Council voteSan Diego Union-Tribune · Jun 17, 2023

  • as reported by inewsource; not a direct quote except the quoted words

    Defended the $100,000 council district budgets and said the fund has helped her constituents.

    “We have been overlooking services in our district”

    Forum answerinewsource · Aug 31, 2026

Business license tax1 sourced position
Neighborhood projects1 sourced position

  • Says she worked to secure grant funds for El Toyon Park, the Filipino Plaza, a conservation garden, street lights and safer walkways.

    Own statementCity of National City

What Ditas Yamane said vs. how Ditas Yamane voted

Council budgets

In their words

  • Defended the $100,000 council district budgets and said the fund has helped her constituents.

    Aug 31, 2026 ·as reported by inewsource; not a direct quote except the quoted words ·inewsource · Aug 31, 2026

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