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Pittsburg City Council — November 2026

Ten candidates. You choose the questions they all have to answer.

Questions closed September 18, 2026 · Read the rulebook

Voting is closed. The questions asked in the candidate interviews are listed first, in the order they were asked; the rest follow by votes. Vote counts are always shown.

• 9

  votes

  The citizens of Pittsburg do not want a data center in their city, especially one so close to children. As a city council member, what will you do to stop construction of the data center?

  Faith · Somewhere else in Pittsburg·Published·✓ Asked in the interviews

• 6

  votes

  How would you handle the city's budget priorities if revenue is tight — what gets cut first, what's protected?

  Angela · Somewhere else in Pittsburg·Published·✓ Asked in the interviews

• 6

  votes

  Can the city consider adding water features or splash pads to our local parks/playgrounds. Our summers get quite hot, and for the last 10 years of being a resident of Pittsburg, I have had to take my children to neighboring cities to visit playgrounds with water features.

  Emily · Highland Meadows·Published·✓ Asked in the interviews

• 5

  votes

  What are the top three issues facing Pittsburg right now, and what's your specific plan to address each?

  Angela · Somewhere else in Pittsburg·Published·✓ Asked in the interviews

• 5

  votes

  How many times have you met residents outside of a City event to hear their concerns or ideas (i.e. coffee with a Councilmember)?

  Monique · Los Medanos·Published

• 4

  votes

  How do you propose to close the budget deficit while maintaining programs that are for all the citizens of Pittsburg rather than selected groups.

  Stephanie · Highland Meadows·Published

• 2

  votes

  While major employers are key, small businesses drive Pittsburg's economy. What specific incentives, infrastructure investments, or streamlined processes will you push for to help small business owners thrive in our Downtown?

  Marie · I work in Pittsburg (live elsewhere)·Published

• 2

  votes

  Where do you see the city in the next 10 years with infrastructure and development along the entire waterfront including USS Steel areas?

  Mark·Published

• 2

  votes

  If you have a personal or professional conflict of interest concerning an upcoming vote on an item or issue that the city council will be voting on, will you absolutely recuse yourself from that particular vote? Violating this trust is grounds for being removed from office? Y/N?

  Anthony · Somewhere else in Pittsburg·Published

• 2

  votes

  What will you do to help stop the data center? The city members do not want it here.

  Diana · Stoneman·Published

• 2

  votes

  Split into two questions: (1) What will you do to maintain honest and open conversations with city members? (2) How will you notify members about major projects like the data center, given that past projects were built without community notification?

  Diana · Stoneman·Published

• 1

  vote

  Confucius said "A superior man is modest in his speech, but exceeds in his actions." Please describe not what you would do for our city, but what you've already done for your Pittsburg community.

  Reilly · Somewhere else in Pittsburg·Published

• 1

  vote

  What does success look like after your first year in office?

  Angela · Somewhere else in Pittsburg·Published

• 1

  vote

  Would you continue development in the hills or propose reusing vacant or absentee owner property thru out the downtown area

  Mark·Published

• 1

  vote

  Would you respect the will of the voters in regards to upholding the urban limit development boundary

  Mark·Published

• 1

  vote

  Would you be open to reducing the police budget so the city can host events such as our trunk or treat and have more of our general fund available to pay for the independent investigations into PPD misconduct that cannot come out of the PPD budget?

  Angelica·Published

• 1

  vote

  (1) How will you ensure safety and increase access to information for Latinos in Pittsburg? (2) What is the protocol between Pittsburg police and the sheriff's office regarding information sharing, given that sheriffs work with ICE?

  Jessica · Highlands Ranch·Published

• 0

  votes

  Name three things they want to accomplish that have absolutely nothing to do with the data center., how will you know that you have accomplished this.

  Carol · Hillsdale·Published

• 0

  votes

  How long have you lived in Pittsburg?

  Tasha · Somewhere else in Pittsburg·Published

• 0

  votes

  What are your reading habits? Please describe your reading practice. What was the last book you read?

  Tony · Somewhere else in Pittsburg·Published