Twentynine Palms City Council District 4 · Nov 3, 2026

Octavious Scott

Candidate for City Council District 4 (incumbent)

6 candidates · 3 seats9 sourced positions

Octavious Scott, the incumbent, is running for Twentynine Palms City Council District 4 in the Nov 3, 2026 election, against Carlos Blandon.

County mails ballots and early voting begins · Mon, Oct 5, 2026

Today

Twentynine Palms Mayor Pro Tem and District 4 councilmember, a Navy veteran.

Where Octavious Scott stands: positions on the record

Solar project1 sourced position

Voted yes on the motion to deny the E-Group Solar 184-acre commercial solar field project (passed 3-1 with 1 abstention, March 2026).
Council voteTwentynine Palms City Council minutes, March 23, 2026 · Mar 23, 2026

Resilience center grant1 sourced position

Voted no on moving forward with pursuing the Community Resilience Center grant (failed 2-2 with 1 abstention, July 2026).
Council voteTwentynine Palms City Council minutes, July 28, 2026 · Jul 28, 2026

Sales tax (Measure G)1 sourced position

Voted yes to place a 1% sales tax measure on the November 2026 ballot (passed 5-0, July 2026).
Council voteTwentynine Palms City Council minutes, July 14, 2026 · Jul 14, 2026

Ofland Resort rescission1 sourced position

Voted yes on the first reading of the ordinance rescinding the Ofland Resort project approvals (passed 5-0, July 2026).
Council voteTwentynine Palms City Council minutes, July 28, 2026 · Jul 28, 2026

Encampment ordinance1 sourced position

as reported by the Desert Trumpet; not a direct quote
Supported the proposed encampment-clearing ordinance at the September 29 Council meeting, calling its storage of belongings an improvement.
Own statementDesert Trumpet

Flock cameras1 sourced position

Announced he would not support renewing the City's Flock camera contract.
“Based on the information available to me today, I cannot support renewing the Flock contract.”
Own statementDesert Trumpet

Rental housing1 sourced position

as reported by the Desert Trumpet; not a direct quote
Advised against the City getting involved in tenant disputes, saying other agencies address them.
Forum answerDesert Trumpet

Council ethics1 sourced position

Said he is not a fan of a code of conduct and pointed to existing laws and the recall as remedies.
“there’s laws for that, and then there’s voters that can do a recall”
Forum answerDesert Trumpet

Business permitting1 sourced position

Said he would offer incentives and try to cut red tape for businesses.
“I would offer incentives, and I would try to cut red tape where I can to make it easy for businesses to want to come to Twentynine Palms”
Forum answerDesert Trumpet

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