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Voter guide · Nov 3, 2026

Solana Beach City Council Election 2026

2 of 5 council seats are on the ballot, with 2 candidates running. Updated Oct 5, 2026. Every claim links to its source. How we check

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The candidates

Listed alphabetically by last name. Every position links to its source.

Only voters in District 2 or District 4 vote on a council seat; each seat has one candidate on the ballot. The mayor is not on this ballot.

Voter registration deadline · Oct 19

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Whoever you elect will govern alongside these members.

What the next council decides

01State housing laws and local control3 sourced facts

Where it standsThe council is updating local rules to match new state housing laws, and members have criticized them; both candidates say they favor local say over development.

What's on the tableThe next council will decide how Solana Beach responds to state housing laws and what housing projects it approves.

02Measure C hotel tax2 sourced facts

Where it standsThe council voted on July 15, 2026 to put a 1% increase in the local hotel tax on the November ballot as Measure C.

What's on the tableVoters decide whether to adopt the increase.

03Fire service after the three-city cooperative2 sourced facts

Where it standsSolana Beach and Del Mar are ending their fire-service cooperative with Encinitas and have hired an interim fire chief while they work out a permanent arrangement.

What's on the tableThe council will decide how Solana Beach provides fire service long term.

04Street and utility projects2 sourced facts

Where it standsA $6.7 million Lomas Santa Fe improvements contract was approved in May 2026, and utility undergrounding districts remain in design.

What's on the tableThe council will oversee construction and funding of these projects.

2 notes on these statements

Councilmember Jill MacDonald, who holds the District 4 seat, is not seeking reelection. Del Mar Times / San Diego Union-Tribune · Aug 16, 2026

Solana Beach voters will also decide Measure C, a 1% increase to the local hotel/lodging tax. City of Solana Beach

New · How Solana Beach is runWho runs Solana Beach, and what it costsThe city manager earns $286,000. See council pay, whether the city is in the red, and where your property tax goes.

Key dates

The seat math

3 stay (not up this year): Jewel Edson, Lesa Heebner, David A. Zito2 on this ballot

5 council seats. The council decides by a 3-vote majority.

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