Redwood City Council District 5 · Nov 3, 2026
Kaia Eakin
Candidate for City Council District 5 (incumbent)
Kaia Eakin, the incumbent, is running for Redwood City Council District 5 in the Nov 3, 2026 election, unopposed.
Vote-by-mail ballots begin mailing; early vote centers open · Mon, Oct 5, 2026
TodayVice Mayor and District 5 councilmember, first elected in 2022. Before the council she raised funds for nonprofits, including the San Mateo County History Museum, and served on the Historic Resources Advisory Committee for six years.
- Occupation (from candidate statement)
- Incumbent
- Campaign website
- www.kaiaeakin.org
Where Kaia Eakin stands: positions on the record
Rent control (Measure E)1 sourced position
Voted yes on the council taking an oppose position on the November 2026 ballot measure to impose additional rent control and just cause eviction limits (passed 6-0-1, Sturken abstaining, July 2026).
Council voteCity Council minutes, July 27, 2026 · Jul 27, 2026
Tenant protections1 sourced position
Voted yes on adopting the Tenant Protection Ordinance, which covers relocation assistance and minimum lease terms (passed 4-3, November 2025).
Council voteCity Council minutes, November 10, 2025 · Nov 10, 2025
Homeless encampments2 sourced positions
Voted yes on adopting the Hopeful Horizons anti-camping ordinance, modeled after San Mateo County's ordinance (passed 6-1, September 2025).
Council voteCity Council minutes, September 8, 2025 · Sep 8, 2025
as reported by the Redwood City Pulse
Cites the Hopeful Horizons ordinance as a first-term accomplishment.
“more tools to not just use a carrot, but also use a stick in a judicious way, in a compassionate way.”
Own statementRedwood City Pulse · Sep 28, 2026
Downtown plan and Broadway1 sourced position
Voted no on expanding the Greater Downtown Area Plan boundary and directing a redesign of Broadway as a slow, person-centered street (passed 4-3, July 2026).
Council voteCity Council minutes, July 13, 2026 · Jul 13, 2026
Tobacco rules1 sourced position
Voted yes on introducing an ordinance repealing the city's tobacco retail permit and flavored tobacco sales articles and adopting San Mateo County's tobacco ordinance by reference (passed 5-2, April 2026).
Council voteCity Council minutes, April 27, 2026 · Apr 27, 2026
Police equipment1 sourced position
Voted yes on a 10-year agreement of up to $1.59 million with Axon to upgrade police Taser X2 devices to Taser 10 devices (passed 6-1, May 2025).
Council voteCity Council minutes, May 12, 2025 · May 12, 2025
E-bikes and street safety1 sourced position
as reported by the Redwood City Pulse; not a direct quote
Wants to work with the county on a model e-bike ordinance that other San Mateo County cities could adopt.
Own statementRedwood City Pulse · Sep 28, 2026
Public safety1 sourced position
Her candidate statement pledges safer roads, especially Woodside Road and El Camino Real, clearer e-bike rules, and unified rules for street and sidewalk vendors.
“I will continue to support community policing to improve public safety.”
Own statementKaia Eakin candidate statement (City of Redwood City) · Jul 29, 2026
Also running for City Council District 5
No one else is running for this seat.
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