West Covina City Council District 4 · Nov 3, 2026
Ollie Cantos
Candidate for City Council District 4 (incumbent)
Ollie Cantos, the incumbent, is running for West Covina City Council District 4 in the Nov 3, 2026 election, against Pauline Pezza and Danny Roman.
Last day to register to receive a ballot by mail · Mon, Oct 19, 2026
Attorney and Mayor Pro Tem of West Covina, and the first blind person elected to its City Council. He is Special Assistant to the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights at the U.S. Department of Education.
- Occupation (from candidate statement)
- West Covina Councilman/Attorney
- Campaign website
- olliecantos.com
Where Ollie Cantos stands: positions on the record
Health department2 sourced positions
Made a motion to strike city health department work from the proposed 2026-27 budget (failed 2-3, May 2026).
Council voteWest Covina City Council minutes, May 5, 2026 (draft presented for approval) · May 5, 2026
as reported by the San Gabriel Valley Tribune
Told a state hearing the city was not fiscally sound enough to set up a health department and warned about relying on grant money.
“We cannot rely merely on federal funding alone that trickles down to the state that comes to us.”
Own statementSan Gabriel Valley Tribune · Jul 15, 2025
Street sweeping3 sourced positions
Asked to revert to the street sweeping schedule in place before 2025; the request failed 2-3 (July 2026).
Council voteWest Covina City Council minutes, July 7, 2026 (draft presented for approval) · Jul 7, 2026
Made a substitute motion to add street sweeping only on streets residents say need it (failed 2-3, April 2026).
Council voteWest Covina City Council minutes, April 7, 2026 (draft presented for approval) · Apr 7, 2026
Made the motion to introduce Ordinance No. 2526 on street sweeping regulations and enforcement (passed 5-0, January 2025).
Council voteWest Covina City Council minutes, January 21, 2025 (draft presented for approval) · Jan 21, 2025
Budget and taxes2 sourced positions
Asked the council to have him convene stakeholders on a framework for a public safety tax for police and fire; approved 3-2 (May 2026).
Council voteWest Covina City Council minutes, May 5, 2026 (draft presented for approval) · May 5, 2026
Asked for a City Attorney and staff study of a public safety tax; approved 4-1 (June 2025).
Council voteWest Covina City Council minutes, June 17, 2025 (draft presented for approval) · Jun 17, 2025
Data centers2 sourced positions
Made the motion and voted yes on a resolution opposing large-scale data centers and commercial battery energy storage facilities in West Covina (passed unanimously, September 2026).
Council voteWest Covina City Council minutes, September 15, 2026 (draft presented for approval) · Sep 15, 2026
as reported by the San Gabriel Valley Tribune; not a direct quote
Said he authored the resolution because residents worry about data centers' effects on water supply and fire risk from battery storage facilities.
Own statementSan Gabriel Valley Tribune · Sep 16, 2026
Housing development2 sourced positions
Voted no on the general plan amendment for a 232-unit housing project at 1501 W. Del Norte Street (passed 3-2, June 2026).
Council voteWest Covina City Council minutes, June 16, 2026 (draft presented for approval) · Jun 16, 2026
Voted yes on Ordinance No. 2541, the zone change for the 1501 W. Del Norte Street housing project (passed 4-1, June 2026).
Council voteWest Covina City Council minutes, June 16, 2026 (draft presented for approval) · Jun 16, 2026
Council conduct3 sourced positions
Abstained on the resolution censuring Councilmember Brian Gutierrez (passed 3-1-1, March 2026).
Council voteWest Covina City Council minutes, March 17, 2026 (draft presented for approval) · Mar 17, 2026
Voted no on Ordinance No. 2537, which adds a City Council Code of Conduct to the municipal code (passed 3-2, March 2026).
Council voteWest Covina City Council minutes, March 3, 2026 (draft presented for approval) · Mar 3, 2026
Entered a written statement opposing the Code of Conduct's acknowledgment, impeachment and disqualification sections as beyond constitutional limits.
“our responsibility as elected officials is not only to pursue good policy goals, but also to ensure that the laws we adopt remain within the constitutional limits that govern public office.”
Homelessness1 sourced position
Lists opposing the "Housing First" Pathway Home program coming to West Covina among his accomplishments.
Own statementOllie Cantos for City Council
Past candidacy1 sourced position
Ran for West Covina City Council, District 4, in 2022 (won).
Council voteLos Angeles County election results · Nov 8, 2022
What Ollie Cantos said vs. how Ollie Cantos voted
Health department
In their words
Told a state hearing the city was not fiscally sound enough to set up a health department and warned about relying on grant money.
Jul 15, 2025 ·as reported by the San Gabriel Valley Tribune ·San Gabriel Valley Tribune · Jul 15, 2025
On the record
Made a motion to strike city health department work from the proposed 2026-27 budget (failed 2-3, May 2026).
May 5, 2026 ·West Covina City Council minutes, May 5, 2026 (draft presented for approval) · May 5, 2026
Council conduct
In their words
Entered a written statement opposing the Code of Conduct's acknowledgment, impeachment and disqualification sections as beyond constitutional limits.
On the record
Voted no on Ordinance No. 2537, which adds a City Council Code of Conduct to the municipal code (passed 3-2, March 2026).
Mar 3, 2026 ·West Covina City Council minutes, March 3, 2026 (draft presented for approval) · Mar 3, 2026
Abstained on the resolution censuring Councilmember Brian Gutierrez (passed 3-1-1, March 2026).
Mar 17, 2026 ·West Covina City Council minutes, March 17, 2026 (draft presented for approval) · Mar 17, 2026
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