San Leandro, CAVoter Guide 2026 · not a ballot

Voter guide · Nov 3, 2026

San Leandro Mayor & City Council Election 2026

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council seats up

5 contests

7 candidates

Updated Oct 4, 2026. Every claim links to its source. How we check →

The candidates

Listed alphabetically by last name. Every position links to its source.

Mayor · 1 seat

City Council District 1 · Unopposed

City Council District 2 · Unopposed

City Council District 3 · 1 seat

City Council District 5 · Unopposed

All San Leandro voters choose one candidate for mayor. Voters in Districts 1, 2, 3 and 5 also choose their own district’s councilmember; Districts 4 and 6 are not on this ballot.

3 notes on these statements

Sbeydeh Viveros-Walton (District 1), James Aguilar (District 2) and Xouhoa Bowen (District 5) are the only candidates on the ballot for their district seats. City of San Leandro · Aug 14, 2026

Nathan Johnson (District 1), Mayra Newton (District 5) and James Day (Mayor) pulled nomination papers but withdrew and are not on the ballot. City of San Leandro · Aug 7, 2026

No candidate statements were submitted for the District 2 contest. City of San Leandro · Aug 7, 2026

Already on the council, not on the ballot

Whoever you elect will govern alongside these members.

Dylan BoldtCouncilmember, District 6; term ends December 20287sourcedFred SimonCouncilmember, District 4; term ends December 20287sourced

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Match quiz5 questions · answers stay on your phoneSeat the CouncilPick winners, see the councilWhat council decidesBudget deficit and business license tax, Rent stabilization, Council conduct and disciplineKey datesDeadlines and vote centers

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Mon, Oct 5, 2026

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What the next council decides

Budget deficit and business license tax

Where it standsThe city may face an $11.6 million deficit over three years, and the council has pointed a business license tax update toward the November 2028 ballot.

What's on the tableWhether and when to bring a revenue measure to voters, and how to balance the budget in the meantime.

Rent stabilization

Where it standsThe council adopted a rent stabilization ordinance in early 2026 and has since set up fees and rules for the program that runs it.

What's on the tableHow the Rent Program is funded and run, and whether to change the ordinance.

Council conduct and discipline

Where it standsThe council censured two members in 2024 and in September 2026 voted to have its Rules Committee work on facilitated discussion mechanisms for council disagreements.

What's on the tableWhether and how to revise the council discipline policy and handbook.

Data centers

Where it standsA council referral on an ordinance to ban data centers was announced in June 2026.

What's on the tableWhether to ban, pause or allow data centers in San Leandro.

Parking and development rules

Where it standsIn July 2026 the council introduced and then adopted an ordinance changing off-street parking rules and adding transportation demand management rules.

What's on the tableHow the new parking and transportation rules apply to development, and whether to change them.

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  1. 1. How should San Leandro close its projected budget deficit?

  2. 2. When should San Leandro ask voters to update its business license tax?

  3. 3. Should San Leandro have a rent stabilization ordinance?

  4. 4. What should San Leandro do about AI data centers?

  5. 5. How should the council handle disputes among its members?

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The seat math

2 stay (not up this year): Dylan Boldt, Fred Simon5 on this ballot

7 council seats. The council decides by a 4-vote majority.

  • The City Council has seven members: a mayor elected at large and six councilmembers, one from each of the city’s six districts. City of San Leandro
  • The mayor and councilmembers serve four-year staggered terms; the mayor and Districts 1, 3 and 5 are elected in one cycle, and Districts 2, 4 and 6 in the other. City of San Leandro
  • San Leandro has a two-term limit for each seat. City of San Leandro
  • After Measure F passed on June 2, 2026, Council Districts 1, 2, 3 and 5 moved from at-large to district elections. City of San Leandro
  • The District 2 seat on this ballot is a partial term ending December 31, 2028; the other contested terms end December 31, 2030. City of San Leandro

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