Redlands City Council District 5 · Nov 3, 2026

Paul Barich

Candidate for City Council District 5 (incumbent)

5 candidates · 3 seats5 sourced positions

Paul Barich, the incumbent, is running for Redlands City Council District 5 in the Nov 3, 2026 election, unopposed.

Mail ballots delivered to the Post Office; early voting begins · Mon, Oct 5, 2026

Today

Redlands councilmember for District 5 who opened a downtown Redlands insurance agency in 1979. He was first elected to the council in 2014.

Mario Saucedo (District 3) and Paul Barich (District 5) are the only candidates listed for their seats; District 1 has three candidates. San Bernardino County Registrar of Voters: Candidate List, Nov. 3, 2026 · Sep 29, 2026

Where Paul Barich stands: positions on the record

Warehouses1 sourced position

Seconded the Nov. 18, 2025 motion directing staff to draft an ordinance banning new warehouses citywide (passed 5-0).
Council voteCommunity Forward Redlands · Nov 18, 2025

Infrastructure contracts1 sourced position

Voted no on the $5,537,700 construction contract for the California Street and Redlands Boulevard intersection widening (passed 4-1, July 2026).
Council voteRedlands City Council minutes, July 21, 2026 · Jul 21, 2026

Homelessness1 sourced position

Made the motion to accept a $611,041 county HHAP-5 grant for the Homekey site, emergency shelter and outreach (passed 5-0, Sept. 2026).
Council voteRedlands City Council minutes, Sept. 1, 2026 · Sep 1, 2026

Supportive housing1 sourced position

Voted yes to form the Redlands Housing Corporation to support acquisition of the property at 1675 Industrial Park Avenue (passed 5-0, July 2026).
Council voteRedlands City Council minutes, July 21, 2026 · Jul 21, 2026

Event support1 sourced position

as reported by Community Forward Redlands; not a direct quote
At the Sept. 21, 2026 special meeting, said he would support asking nonprofits to cover some of the cost of city support for community events.
Own statementCommunity Forward Redlands · Sep 24, 2026

No one else is running for this seat.

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