San Leandro Mayor · Nov 3, 2026
Juan González III
Candidate for Mayor (incumbent)
Juan González III, the incumbent, is running for mayor of San Leandro in the Nov 3, 2026 election, against James Maes.
Vote-by-mail ballots start going out; early voting begins · Mon, Oct 5, 2026
TodaySan Leandro mayor with a Ph.D. in economics from MIT who was a UC Berkeley lecturer for six years. For over 30 years has helped clients use data analytics and financial modeling.
- Occupation (from candidate statement)
- Mayor, City of San Leandro
- Endorsed by
- Lists the San Leandro Chamber of Commerce PAC as an endorsement. Juan González campaign site
- Campaign website
- juangonzalezformayor.com
Where Juan González III stands: positions on the record
Rent stabilization2 sourced positions
Voted no on the first reading of the ordinance establishing residential rent stabilization (passed 5-1, January 2026).
Council voteSan Leandro City Council minutes, Jan. 12, 2026 · Jan 12, 2026
Voted no on the second reading adopting Ordinance 2026-001 to establish residential rent stabilization (passed 6-1, February 2026).
Council voteSan Leandro City Council minutes, Feb. 2, 2026 · Feb 2, 2026
Business license tax1 sourced position
Seconded and 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
Budget1 sourced position
as reported by Tri-City Voice
Said in the State of the City address that the city needs a revenue measure to address its infrastructure challenges, as reported by Tri-City Voice.
“We need a revenue measure to start addressing our infrastructure challenges”
Own statementTri-City Voice · May 12, 2026
Parking and development rules2 sourced positions
Voted no 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
Voted no on adopting the off-street parking and transportation demand management ordinance on second reading (passed 5-1, July 2026).
Council voteSan Leandro City Council minutes, July 20, 2026 · Jul 20, 2026
Council conduct2 sourced positions
Voted yes on the resolution censuring Vice-Mayor Fred Simon (passed 4-2, November 2024).
Council voteSan Leandro City Council minutes, Nov. 18, 2024 · Nov 18, 2024
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
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