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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. Endorsed by the Sonoma County Democrats.

Sebastopol City Council · Nov 3, 2026

Sandra
Maurer

Sandra Maurer, the incumbent, 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's vice mayor and a member of the City Council since 2022. She is a former nonprofit director, California Public Utilities Commission intervenor and small business owner.
Occupation (from candidate statement): Incumbent
Party: Nonpartisan race. California Constitution, Article II, Section 6 Endorsed by the Sonoma County Democrats. Sandra Maurer campaign websiteCity issues often split differently from national party lines. Compare their positions.
Endorsed by: Lists the Sonoma County Democrats, Sonoma County Conservation Action, North Bay Association of Realtors, State Senator Mike McGuire and Assemblymember Damon Connolly among her endorsers. Sandra Maurer campaign website
Campaign website: www.sandimaurer.com

Incumbents Jill McLewis and Sandra Maurer are not allowed to state positions on items that will come before the council, as reported by the Sebastopol Times. Sebastopol Times · Oct 5, 2026

On the record: Sandra Maurer

12 sourced

01Downtown traffic1 sourced position

Voted yes on adopting the Reimagining the Core plan to convert Main Street and Petaluma Avenue to two-way traffic (passed 4-1, May 2026).
Council voteSebastopol City Council minutes, May 19, 2026 · May 19, 2026 Link How the council voted

02City budget1 sourced position

Voted yes on adopting the fiscal year 2026-27 city budget (passed 3-2, June 2026).
Council voteSebastopol City Council minutes, June 16, 2026 · Jun 16, 2026 Link How the council voted

03Water and sewer funds3 sourced positions

Says the city should assess the over-allocation the Grand Jury reported and reconcile the water and sewer accounts.
I believe the City needs to assess the over-allocation, and reconcile the accounts even if it takes 20 years to pay back.”
Own statementSandra Maurer campaign website Link
Voted yes on reimbursing $350,354 in city attorney costs to the water and sewer enterprise funds (passed 5-0, August 2026).
Council voteSebastopol City Council minutes, August 4, 2026 · Aug 4, 2026 Link How the council voted
Voted yes on suspending tiered water rates and the fiscal year 2026-27 water rate increase until a new rate study is done (passed 4-0, July 2026).
Council voteSebastopol City Council minutes, July 7, 2026 · Jul 7, 2026 Link

04Sebastopol Commons2 sourced positions

Seconded and voted yes on considering a new ad hoc committee in December on the Commons project, with downtown space included in the evaluation (passed 4-1, September 2026).
Council voteSebastopol City Council minutes, September 15, 2026 · Sep 15, 2026 Link How the council voted
Says she proposed evaluating the downtown cell tower site behind City Hall as a possible library addition, alongside the O'Reilly buildings.
I proposed an alternative.”
Own statementSandra Maurer campaign website Link

05Chain stores1 sourced position

Voted no on directing the city attorney to draft an ordinance prohibiting all new formula businesses (failed 2-3, February 2026).
Council voteSebastopol City Council minutes, February 3, 2026 · Feb 3, 2026 Link How the council voted

06Tenant protections1 sourced position

Voted yes on directing the city attorney to prepare urgency and regular just cause eviction ordinances (passed 4-1, October 2025).
Council voteSebastopol City Council minutes, October 21, 2025 · Oct 21, 2025 Link How the council voted

07Hotels1 sourced position

Voted no on amending the Barlow Hotel development agreement to approve a hotel tax sharing arrangement (passed 3-1, August 2026).
Council voteSebastopol City Council minutes, August 4, 2026 · Aug 4, 2026 Link How the council voted

08Fire services1 sourced position

Moved and voted yes on annexing city fire and emergency medical services into the Gold Ridge Fire Protection District (passed 5-0, February 2025).
Council voteSebastopol City Council minutes, February 4, 2025 · Feb 4, 2025 Link How the council voted

09Grocery 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 she has concerns about the downtown location and did not state a position on the project.
I don't think a Grocery Outlet will replace the local grocery stores.”
Forum answerSebastopol Times · Oct 5, 2026 Link

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