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How the council voted

Every recorded council vote in this guide where two or more of the people we profile voted, side by side. Each line was checked against the meeting minutes it links to. Only candidates and members with a page in this guide are listed; open the minutes for the full roll call.

Sausalito voter guide

Business license tax

Jul 7, 2026

Directing staff to prepare business license tax amendments as an ordinance and ballot measure for November 2026

Result as recorded: passed 4-1, July 2026

  • YesIan SobieskiVoted yes on directing staff to prepare business license tax amendments as an ordinance and ballot measure for November 2026 (passed 4-1, July 2026).
  • YesJoan CoxVoted yes on directing staff to prepare business license tax amendments as an ordinance and ballot measure for November 2026 (passed 4-1, July 2026).
  • YesMelissa BlausteinVoted yes on directing staff to prepare business license tax amendments as an ordinance and ballot measure for November 2026 (passed 4-1, July 2026).
  • YesSteven WoodsideVoted yes on directing staff to prepare business license tax amendments as an ordinance and ballot measure for November 2026 (passed 4-1, July 2026).
  • NoJill James HoffmanVoted no on directing staff to prepare business license tax amendments as an ordinance and ballot measure for November 2026 (passed 4-1, July 2026).

Sausalito City Council minutes, July 7, 2026 · Jul 7, 2026Link

Charter city

Jun 2, 2026

Tabling action on charter city status and holding public workshops in late 2026 before any 2028 ballot measure

Result as recorded: unanimous, June 2026

  • YesIan SobieskiVoted yes on tabling action on charter city status and holding public workshops in late 2026 before any 2028 ballot measure (unanimous, June 2026).
  • YesJill James HoffmanVoted yes on tabling action on charter city status and holding public workshops in late 2026 before any 2028 ballot measure (unanimous, June 2026).
  • YesJoan CoxVoted yes on tabling action on charter city status and holding public workshops in late 2026 before any 2028 ballot measure (unanimous, June 2026).
  • YesMelissa BlausteinVoted yes on tabling action on charter city status and holding public workshops in late 2026 before any 2028 ballot measure (unanimous, June 2026).
  • YesSteven WoodsideVoted yes on tabling action on charter city status and holding public workshops in late 2026 before any 2028 ballot measure (unanimous, June 2026).

Sausalito City Council minutes, June 2, 2026 · Jun 2, 2026Link

Housing on city land

Jan 6, 2026

Directing staff to make the city-owned MLK/Bus Barn and Corporation Yard sites available for affordable housing

Result as recorded: unanimous, January 2026

  • YesIan SobieskiVoted yes on directing staff to make the city-owned MLK/Bus Barn and Corporation Yard sites available for affordable housing (unanimous, January 2026).
  • YesMelissa BlausteinVoted yes on directing staff to make the city-owned MLK/Bus Barn and Corporation Yard sites available for affordable housing (unanimous, January 2026).
  • YesSteven WoodsideVoted yes on directing staff to make the city-owned MLK/Bus Barn and Corporation Yard sites available for affordable housing (unanimous, January 2026).
  • —Jill James HoffmanSeconded directing staff to make the city-owned MLK/Bus Barn and Corporation Yard sites available for affordable housing (unanimous, January 2026).
  • —Joan CoxMoved directing staff to make the city-owned MLK/Bus Barn and Corporation Yard sites available for affordable housing (unanimous, January 2026).

Sausalito City Council minutes, January 6, 2026 · Jan 6, 2026Link

Measure X

Jun 16, 2026

Commissioning a staff report and an independent outside-firm report on the AIM Initiative (Measure X) under Elections Code 9212

Result as recorded: passed 4-1, June 2026

  • YesIan SobieskiVoted 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).
  • YesJoan CoxVoted 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).
  • YesMelissa BlausteinVoted 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).
  • NoSteven WoodsideVoted no 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).

Sausalito City Council minutes, June 16, 2026 · Jun 16, 2026Link

Regional planning

Dec 16, 2025

Sending an amended comment letter to MTC and ABAG on the Plan Bay Area 2050 environmental impact report

Result as recorded: passed 4-1, December 2025

  • YesIan SobieskiVoted yes on sending an amended comment letter to MTC and ABAG on the Plan Bay Area 2050 environmental impact report (passed 4-1, December 2025).
  • YesJill James HoffmanVoted yes on sending an amended comment letter to MTC and ABAG on the Plan Bay Area 2050 environmental impact report (passed 4-1, December 2025).
  • YesJoan CoxVoted yes on sending an amended comment letter to MTC and ABAG on the Plan Bay Area 2050 environmental impact report (passed 4-1, December 2025).
  • YesSteven WoodsideVoted yes on sending an amended comment letter to MTC and ABAG on the Plan Bay Area 2050 environmental impact report (passed 4-1, December 2025).
  • NoMelissa BlausteinVoted 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).

Sausalito City Council minutes, December 16, 2025 · Dec 16, 2025Link

A “—” means the line records something other than a plain yes or no (a motion, an abstention, or two votes in one line); read the line itself. How this guide works