San Leandro City Council District 2 · Nov 3, 2026
James Aguilar
Candidate for City Council District 2 (incumbent)
James Aguilar, the incumbent, is running for San Leandro City Council District 2 in the Nov 3, 2026 election, unopposed.
Vote-by-mail ballots start going out; early voting begins · Mon, Oct 5, 2026
TodayDistrict 2 councilmember, a teacher and former San Leandro school board member (until 2025). Appointed in April 2026. Holds a master’s in education from National University.
- Campaign website
- www.jamesforsanleandro.com
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
Where James Aguilar stands: positions on the record
Business license tax2 sourced positions
Voted yes on directing staff to proceed with community outreach on a possible business license tax modernization (passed 6-0, April 2026).
Council voteSan Leandro City Council minutes, April 6, 2026 · Apr 6, 2026
Voted yes on directing staff to continue fiscal analysis toward a business license tax change for the November 2028 election (passed 4-1, July 2026).
Council voteSan Leandro City Council minutes, July 6, 2026 · Jul 6, 2026
Rent stabilization2 sourced positions
Seconded the motion to set Rent Program fees and introduce an ordinance barring the program fee from being passed through to tenants; voted yes (passed 7-0, June 2026).
Council voteSan Leandro City Council minutes, June 1, 2026 · Jun 1, 2026
Lists supporting and maintaining the existing rent stabilization ordinance among his priorities.
“Support and maintain existing Rent Stabilization ordinance”
Own statementJames Aguilar campaign site
Council conduct1 sourced position
Moved, and voted yes on, authorizing the Rules Committee to add facilitated discussion mechanisms for council disagreements to the council handbook (passed 5-1, September 2026).
Council voteSan Leandro City Council minutes, Sept. 8, 2026 · Sep 8, 2026
Parking and development rules1 sourced position
Voted yes on the first reading of an ordinance changing off-street parking rules and adding transportation demand management rules (passed 4-1, July 2026).
Council voteSan Leandro City Council minutes, July 6, 2026 · Jul 6, 2026
Data centers1 sourced position
Lists working to ban data centers in San Leandro among his priorities.
“Work to ban data centers in San Leandro.”
Own statementJames Aguilar campaign site
Also running for City Council District 2
No one else is running for this seat.
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