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Sunnyvale City Council District 1 · Nov 3, 2026

Linda Sell

Candidate for City Council District 1 (incumbent)

3 candidates · 3 seats8 sourced positions

Linda Sell, the incumbent, is running for Sunnyvale City Council District 1 in the Nov 3, 2026 election, unopposed.

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Today

District 1 councilmember. Her ballot statement cites her work on school fundraising, safer walking and biking routes for students, and representing Sunnyvale at VTA.

Occupation (from candidate statement)
Sunnyvale Councilmember, District 1
Endorsed by
Mayor Larry Klein, Vice Mayor Richard Mehlinger, Councilmembers Murali Srinivasan, Charlsie Chang and Eileen Le, Rep. Ro Khanna, and Supervisor Otto Lee, among others Linda Sell campaign site
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www.lindaforsunnyvale.com

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Where Linda Sell stands: positions on the record

Tenant protections2 sourced positions

  • Seconded and voted for a motion to study more tenant protections and not introduce a three-month relocation assistance ordinance (passed 4-0, three absent, May 2026).

    Council voteCity Council minutes · May 5, 2026

  • Voted yes on directing staff to draft an ordinance raising relocation assistance for no-fault evictions to three months of rent (passed 5-2, February 2025).

    Council voteCity Council minutes · Feb 25, 2025

Streets and bike lanes1 sourced position
License plate cameras1 sourced position

  • Voted to keep the city's Flock license plate readers with added oversight and to reevaluate vendor options before the 2027 contract renewal (passed 7-0, April 2026).

    Council voteCity Council minutes · Apr 21, 2026

Worker protections1 sourced position

  • Voted no on not adopting a service worker retention ordinance (failed 2-3), then voted to have staff draft one after outreach (passed 5-0, September 2025).

    Council voteCity Council minutes · Sep 30, 2025

Budget1 sourced position

  • Voted no on cutting the planned pension trust contribution by $2 million to add $1 million each to reserves and infrastructure (failed 2-4, December 2025).

    Council voteCity Council minutes · Dec 9, 2025

Homelessness and RVs1 sourced position

  • Voted to have staff develop interim housing at the Fair Oaks site, an RV buyback program and permitted RV parking on designated streets (passed 6-0, April 2026).

    Council voteCity Council minutes · Apr 21, 2026

Priorities1 sourced position

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