Petaluma City Council District 3 · Nov 3, 2026
Karen Nau
Candidate for City Council District 3 (incumbent)
Karen Nau, the incumbent, is running for Petaluma City Council District 3 in the Nov 3, 2026 election, against Eric Vazquez.
Vote-by-mail ballots begin mailing; early voting sites open · Mon, Oct 5, 2026
TodayPetaluma City Councilmember, retired preschool teacher and former vice mayor, resident since 1972. She served on the Parks and Recreation Commission and the Airport Commission.
- Occupation (from candidate statement)
- Incumbent
- Campaign website
- www.electkarennau.com
Where Karen Nau stands: positions on the record
Urban Growth Boundary1 sourced position
Lists protecting the Urban Growth Boundary and preserving agriculture among her priorities.
“My priorities are protecting Petaluma's Urban Growth Boundary, preserving agriculture”
Own statementSonoma County Registrar of Voters
Mobile home parks2 sourced positions
Lists supporting mobile-home tenants among her priorities.
“supporting mobile-home tenants”
Own statementSonoma County Registrar of Voters
Voted yes on a letter supporting AB 2596 on mobilehome parks and opposing a state budget trailer bill proposal on housing department fees (passed 7-0, April 2026).
Council votePetaluma City Council minutes, April 6, 2026 · Apr 6, 2026
Downtown hotel and overlay2 sourced positions
Voted no on adopting the findings, General Plan amendment and ordinance for the Downtown Housing and Economic Opportunity Overlay and EKN Appellation hotel project (passed 5-1, April 2025).
Council votePetaluma City Council minutes, April 21, 2025 · Apr 21, 2025
Voted yes on the resolution repealing the downtown General Plan amendment that would have raised the allowed floor area ratio in the overlay from 2.5 to 6.0 (passed six yes votes and one abstention, March 2026).
Council votePetaluma City Council minutes, March 2, 2026 · Mar 2, 2026
Lucchesi Park field1 sourced position
Voted no on directing staff to proceed with an all-weather synthetic turf field replacement and subsurface upgrades at Lucchesi Park (passed 5-2, February 2025).
Council votePetaluma City Council minutes, February 3, 2025 · Feb 3, 2025
General Plan land use1 sourced position
Voted yes on approving the preferred citywide land use map and designation standards for the General Plan update (passed 6-1, December 2025).
Council votePetaluma City Council minutes, December 15, 2025 · Dec 15, 2025
Animal services1 sourced position
Voted yes on the city's response to the Sonoma County Civil Grand Jury report on animal services (passed 5-2, July 2026).
Council votePetaluma City Council minutes, July 20, 2026 · Jul 20, 2026
City budget1 sourced position
Voted yes on the FY 2026-27 city budget resolutions and introducing the budget appropriations ordinance (passed 7-0, May 2026).
Council votePetaluma City Council minutes, May 18, 2026 · May 18, 2026
Open space1 sourced position
Voted yes on a letter of support for the Sonoma County Agricultural Preservation and Open Space District South Sonoma Mountain project (passed 4-3, June 2025).
Council votePetaluma City Council minutes, June 2, 2025 · Jun 2, 2025
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