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Nonpartisan race. Under the California Constitution (Art. II, Sec. 6), all city offices are nonpartisan, and a candidate's party preference is not printed on the ballot.

Sebastopol City Council · Nov 3, 2026

Ian
Hoff

Ian Hoff is running for Sebastopol City Council in the Nov 3, 2026 election; 7 candidates are running for 3 seats.

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Background

About: Sebastopol business owner and structural engineer. He is a former volunteer firefighter with the City of Sebastopol and Gold Ridge Fire Protection District.
Occupation (from candidate statement): Engineer/Business Owner
Party: Nonpartisan race. California Constitution, Article II, Section 6
Endorsed by: Lists Sonoma County Supervisor Lynda Hopkins and former Sebastopol Fire Chief Jack Piccinini among his endorsers. Ian Hoff campaign website
Campaign website: www.ianhoff.com

On the record: Ian Hoff

6 sourced

01Grocery Outlet1 sourced position

As reported by the Sebastopol Times from the League of Women Voters forum; answers edited for length and clarity by the outlet
Said he supports Grocery Outlet moving into the former Rite Aid site.
There will be people that will use an affordable grocery store option if we provide it, and that will bring that business to this town. I support this.”
Forum answerSebastopol Times · Oct 5, 2026 Link

02Downtown traffic1 sourced position

As reported by the Sebastopol Times from the League of Women Voters forum; answers edited for length and clarity by the outlet
Said he is not a fan of the city's proposal to switch downtown streets to two-way traffic.
Well, we can slow people down with speed limits, but we don’t want to slow people down with congestion.”
Forum answerSebastopol Times · Oct 6, 2026 Link

03Water and sewer funds1 sourced position

As reported by the Sebastopol Times from the League of Women Voters forum; answers edited for length and clarity by the outlet
Said the city should make the water and sewer funds whole and take care of that infrastructure.
we need to address this and make these funds whole and correct”
Forum answerSebastopol Times · Oct 6, 2026 Link

04Sebastopol Commons1 sourced position

As reported by the Sebastopol Times from the League of Women Voters forum; answers edited for length and clarity by the outlet
Said the city should be careful about taking on the O'Reilly site when it struggles to maintain its own infrastructure.
I would also say we need to be careful about taking on a project like O'Reilly when we struggle to maintain our own infrastructure.”
Forum answerSebastopol Times · Oct 6, 2026 Link

05Surveillance cameras1 sourced position

As reported by the Sebastopol Times from the League of Women Voters forum; answers edited for length and clarity by the outlet
Said license plate readers can help with Amber Alerts and stolen vehicles, and that a private company managing the data is risky.
Now, again, you know, having a private company manage that data—that's risky.”
Forum answerSebastopol Times · Oct 5, 2026 Link

06City budget1 sourced position

Lists addressing structural budget deficits and expanding the city's tax base among his priorities.
Own statementIan Hoff campaign website Link

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