Oceanside City Council District 2 · Nov 3, 2026
Rick Robinson
Candidate for City Council District 2 (incumbent)
Rick Robinson, the incumbent, is running for Oceanside City Council District 2 in the Nov 3, 2026 election, against Emily Gonzales, Ricky James, Oscarin Ortega and Perry Alvarez.
Ballots start going out · Mon, Oct 5, 2026
TodayFormer Oceanside fire chief and Navy veteran, elected to the District 2 council seat in November 2022.
- Occupation (from candidate statement)
- Oceanside City Councilmember
- Endorsed by
- Oceanside Police Officers Association, Oceanside Firefighters Association, Oceanside Marine Safety Employees Association, Oceanside Chamber of Commerce, Western States Carpenters and County Supervisor Jim Desmond, as listed on his site. Rick Robinson campaign site
- Campaign website
- www.osided2.com
Rick Robinson appears on the ballot as Richard Robinson. City of Oceanside
Ballotpedia lists the San Diego County Republican Party among endorsers of Richard Robinson (Rick Robinson). Ballotpedia
Where Rick Robinson stands: positions on the record
Measure R (prevailing wage)2 sourced positions
Moved to place the prevailing-wage charter amendment (Measure R) on the Nov. 3 ballot (passed 4-0, June 2026).
Council voteOceanside City Council minutes, June 3, 2026 · Jun 3, 2026
As reported by the San Diego Union-Tribune
Voiced reservations that the prevailing-wage provision could put local contractors at a disadvantage, an issue he said the council would work through later.
“work through later”
Own statementSan Diego Union-Tribune · Jun 15, 2026
Measure S (sales tax)1 sourced position
Seconded placing the half-cent sales tax (Measure S) on the Nov. 3 ballot (passed 5-0, June 2026).
Council voteOceanside City Council minutes, June 24, 2026 · Jun 24, 2026
Rent stabilization1 sourced position
Voted no on moving forward a local rent stabilization ordinance (failed 2-3, Sept. 2025).
Council voteOceanside City Council minutes, Sept. 3, 2025 · Sep 3, 2025
Tenant protections2 sourced positions
Voted yes on introducing the Residential Tenant Protections ordinance (passed 3-2, Sept. 3, 2025).
Council voteOceanside City Council minutes, Sept. 3, 2025 · Sep 3, 2025
Voted no on adopting the Residential Tenant Protections ordinance (failed 2-3, Sept. 17, 2025).
Council voteOceanside City Council minutes, Sept. 17, 2025 · Sep 17, 2025
Affordable housing1 sourced position
Voted no on having staff plan raising the affordable-housing share in the general plan's corridor program from 15% to 20% (failed 2-3, June 2026).
Council voteOceanside City Council minutes, June 24, 2026 · Jun 24, 2026
General plan1 sourced position
Voted yes on adopting the Onward Oceanside general plan update and climate action plan update (passed 5-0, June 2026).
Council voteOceanside City Council minutes, June 24, 2026 · Jun 24, 2026
Homelessness2 sourced positions
Voted no on adding three in-house outreach workers to the HEART homeless outreach program (failed 2-3), then yes on creating HEART as staff proposed (passed 5-0, May 2026).
Council voteOceanside City Council minutes, May 20, 2026 · May 20, 2026
Voted no on directing staff to seek proposals for operating the city's homeless shelter (passed 3-2, Feb. 2025).
Council voteOceanside City Council minutes, Feb. 12, 2025 · Feb 12, 2025
Immigration enforcement1 sourced position
Voted no on adding a community trust resolution to the city's response to federal immigration enforcement (failed 2-3, Oct. 2025); the council accepted staff's report on steps already taken.
Council voteOceanside City Council minutes, Oct. 15, 2025 · Oct 15, 2025
South Morro Hills1 sourced position
Voted no on removing clustered housing from the South Morro Hills community plan (passed 3-2, March 2025); the minutes say he saw it as detrimental to farmland preservation.
Council voteOceanside City Council minutes, March 19, 2025 · Mar 19, 2025
Agriculture1 sourced position
As reported by The Coast News
Said he wants real progress on agrotourism in a second term.
“In a second term, I want to see real progress on agrotourism, turning what has been a long-discussed area into something tangible for our farmers and our community,”
Own statementThe Coast News · May 15, 2026
Past candidacy1 sourced position
Ran for Oceanside City Council, District 2 in 2022 (won).
Own statementSan Diego County Registrar of Voters · Nov 8, 2022
What Rick Robinson said vs. how Rick Robinson voted
Measure R (prevailing wage)
In their words
Voiced reservations that the prevailing-wage provision could put local contractors at a disadvantage, an issue he said the council would work through later.
Jun 15, 2026 ·As reported by the San Diego Union-Tribune ·San Diego Union-Tribune · Jun 15, 2026
On the record
Moved to place the prevailing-wage charter amendment (Measure R) on the Nov. 3 ballot (passed 4-0, June 2026).
Jun 3, 2026 ·Oceanside City Council minutes, June 3, 2026 · Jun 3, 2026
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