Sausalito City Council · Nov 3, 2026
Melissa
Blaustein
Vice Mayor; elected to a second four-year term in November 2024City of Sausalito
Melissa Blaustein (Vice Mayor) is not on the Nov 3, 2026 ballot and will stay on the Sausalito City Council after the election.
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Background
- About
- Founder and CEO of Allied for Startups and a former member of the Sausalito Sustainability Commission.
- Party
- Nonpartisan race. City of Sausalito
On the record: Melissa Blaustein
5 sourced01Housing on city land1 sourced position
Voted yes on directing staff to make the city-owned MLK/Bus Barn and Corporation Yard sites available for affordable housing (unanimous, January 2026).
Council voteSausalito City Council minutes, January 6, 2026 · Jan 6, 2026LinkHow the council voted
02Measure X1 sourced position
Voted yes on commissioning a staff report and an independent outside-firm report on the AIM Initiative (Measure X) under Elections Code 9212 (passed 4-1, June 2026).
Council voteSausalito City Council minutes, June 16, 2026 · Jun 16, 2026LinkHow the council voted
03Business license tax1 sourced position
Voted yes on directing staff to prepare business license tax amendments as an ordinance and ballot measure for November 2026 (passed 4-1, July 2026).
Council voteSausalito City Council minutes, July 7, 2026 · Jul 7, 2026LinkHow the council voted
04Charter city1 sourced position
Voted yes on tabling action on charter city status and holding public workshops in late 2026 before any 2028 ballot measure (unanimous, June 2026).
Council voteSausalito City Council minutes, June 2, 2026 · Jun 2, 2026LinkHow the council voted
05Regional planning1 sourced position
Voted no on sending an amended comment letter to MTC and ABAG on the Plan Bay Area 2050 environmental impact report (passed 4-1, December 2025).
Council voteSausalito City Council minutes, December 16, 2025 · Dec 16, 2025LinkHow the council voted
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