Rialto City Council · Nov 3, 2026

Ed Scott

Candidate for City Council (incumbent)

9 candidates · 2 seats13 sourced positions

Ed Scott, the incumbent, is running for Rialto City Council in the Nov 3, 2026 election; 9 candidates are running for 2 seats.

Mail ballots go out; early voting begins at the Registrar of Voters · Mon, Oct 5, 2026

Today

Where Ed Scott stands: positions on the record

Warehouses4 sourced positions

Voted yes on a 45-day moratorium on new or expanded indoor storage facilities in Rialto (passed 4-1, January 2025).
Council voteRialto City Council minutes, January 28, 2025 · Jan 28, 2025
as summarized in the council minutes; not a direct quote
Said the council had directed that vacant warehouse-zoned properties along Renaissance Parkway be rezoned for retail and commercial use (August 2025).
Own statementRialto City Council minutes, August 26, 2025 · Aug 26, 2025
Voted yes on a permit for a truck terminal on about 45.7 acres in the Agua Mansa Specific Plan (passed 4-1, October 2025).
Council voteRialto City Council minutes, October 28, 2025 · Oct 28, 2025
Voted yes on a 664,859-square-foot warehouse at Locust Avenue and Lowell Street, with $1 million of its $4 million community benefit going to the police department's crime center and truck traffic enforcement (passed 5-0, January 2026).
Council voteRialto City Council minutes, January 27, 2026 · Jan 27, 2026

City budget2 sourced positions

Voted yes on the FY 2026-27 budget with contract services limited to 50% of budgeted amounts and re-reviewed in December (passed 5-0, June 2026).
Council voteRialto City Council minutes, June 23, 2026 · Jun 23, 2026
Cites growth in Rialto's sales tax revenue over the past 10 years.
“In just 10 years Rialto's sales tax is up to a projected 70 million next year”
Own statementSan Bernardino County Voter Information Guide, Nov. 3, 2026 (Rialto City Council candidate statements)

Water and sewer rates2 sourced positions

Abstained on the water rate increases for 2026-2030, citing a conflict of interest as an owner and resident in the Rialto Water Services area (January 2026).
Council voteRialto City Council minutes, January 27, 2026 · Jan 27, 2026
Voted yes on the wastewater rate increases for 2026-2030 (passed 5-0, January 2026).
Council voteRialto City Council minutes, January 27, 2026 · Jan 27, 2026

Housing1 sourced position

Voted yes on the housing element update and new Housing Opportunity District residential overlays (passed 4-0, Andy Carrizales recused, March 2026).
Council voteRialto City Council minutes, March 10, 2026 · Mar 10, 2026

Campaign finance2 sourced positions

Voted yes on Resolution No. 8551 setting campaign contribution limits for city offices (passed 4-1, July 2026).
Council voteRialto City Council minutes, July 28, 2026 · Jul 28, 2026
Said the contribution-limit resolution corrected unclear state rules.
“It needed to be corrected and fixed”
Own statementInland Empire Community News · Aug 4, 2026

Parks1 sourced position

Voted no on a contract of up to $196,000 with Michael Baker International for a Parks Master Plan (passed 3-2, May 2026).
Council voteRialto City Council minutes, May 12, 2026 · May 12, 2026

Homelessness1 sourced position

Voted yes on an agreement with San Bernardino County for operating the West End Navigation Center (passed 5-0, November 2025).
Council voteRialto City Council minutes, November 25, 2025 · Nov 25, 2025

In their words

Said the council had directed that vacant warehouse-zoned properties along Renaissance Parkway be rezoned for retail and commercial use (August 2025).
Aug 26, 2025 ·as summarized in the council minutes; not a direct quote ·Rialto City Council minutes, August 26, 2025 · Aug 26, 2025

On the record

Voted yes on a permit for a truck terminal on about 45.7 acres in the Agua Mansa Specific Plan (passed 4-1, October 2025).
Oct 28, 2025 ·Rialto City Council minutes, October 28, 2025 · Oct 28, 2025
Voted yes on a 664,859-square-foot warehouse at Locust Avenue and Lowell Street, with $1 million of its $4 million community benefit going to the police department's crime center and truck traffic enforcement (passed 5-0, January 2026).
Jan 27, 2026 ·Rialto City Council minutes, January 27, 2026 · Jan 27, 2026

In their words

Said the contribution-limit resolution corrected unclear state rules.
Aug 4, 2026 ·Inland Empire Community News · Aug 4, 2026

On the record

Voted yes on Resolution No. 8551 setting campaign contribution limits for city offices (passed 4-1, July 2026).
Jul 28, 2026 ·Rialto City Council minutes, July 28, 2026 · Jul 28, 2026

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