San Leandro City Council District 5 · Nov 3, 2026
Xouhoa Bowen
Candidate for City Council District 5 (incumbent)
Xouhoa Bowen, the incumbent, is running for San Leandro City Council District 5 in the Nov 3, 2026 election, unopposed.
Vote-by-mail ballots start going out; early voting begins · Mon, Oct 5, 2026
TodayDistrict 5 councilmember and former Peace Corps volunteer who founded a nonprofit. Serves on the Alameda County Waste Management Authority Board.
- Occupation (from candidate statement)
- San Leandro Councilmember
- Campaign website
- www.xouhoabowen.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 Xouhoa Bowen stands: positions on the record
Rent stabilization2 sourced positions
Voted yes 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 yes 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
Moved the motion directing staff to continue fiscal analysis toward a business license tax change for the November 2028 election; voted yes (passed 4-1, July 2026).
Council voteSan Leandro City Council minutes, July 6, 2026 · Jul 6, 2026
Data centers1 sourced position
as recorded in the council minutes
Told the council in June 2026 that she had submitted a referral on an ordinance to ban data centers.
Own statementSan Leandro City Council minutes, June 15, 2026 · Jun 15, 2026
Parking and development rules2 sourced positions
Moved the first reading of an ordinance changing off-street parking rules and adding transportation demand management rules; voted yes (passed 4-1, July 2026).
Council voteSan Leandro City Council minutes, July 6, 2026 · Jul 6, 2026
Moved adoption of the off-street parking and transportation demand management ordinance on second reading; voted yes (passed 5-1, July 2026).
Council voteSan Leandro City Council minutes, July 20, 2026 · Jul 20, 2026
Council conduct1 sourced position
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
Also running for City Council District 5
No one else is running for this seat.
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