Linda Sell
CA · Member, Sunnyvale City Council, District 1
Sunnyvale City Council member since January 2023 who earlier served on the city's Housing and Human Services Commission and co-founded Silicon Valley Youth Climate Action. Her priorities are protecting quality of life and the environment.
Where Linda Sell stands, based on their records
Supports
Public Safety and Crime Control (1 record), Public Infrastructure (2 records)
Mixed record
Environment and Public Health (1 support · 1 oppose), Government Spending Reduction (1 support · 2 oppose), Housing Affordability (1 support · 1 oppose),
Track record
Track record — Environment and Public Health
Environment and Public Health · 1 support · 1 oppose
Voted no on a policy banning artificial turf on city property, which failed 2-4. She then voted to delay the decision until a city turf study was done; that passed 4-2.
August 27, 2024Opposes Environment and Public Health
Source: legistar.granicus.com
Seconded a plan to use natural grass instead of artificial turf in the Lakewood Park renovation. It passed 6-0. She also voted to bar artificial turf in new city parks, which failed 2-4.
October 24, 2023Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: legistar.granicus.com
Track record — Government Spending Reduction
Government Spending Reduction · 1 support · 2 oppose
Moved to adopt Sunnyvale's 2025-26 city budget and fee schedule. It passed 7-0.
June 17, 2025Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: legistar.granicus.com
Moved to award a $909,780 contract to WeHOPE for street outreach and mobile showers for homeless residents. It passed 7-0.
August 13, 2024Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: legistar.granicus.com
Voted no on a $407,430 contract with HomeFirst for case management and shelter beds for homeless residents. It failed 3-4.
September 26, 2023Supports Government Spending Reduction
Source: legistar.granicus.com
Track record — Public Safety and Crime Control
Public Safety and Crime Control · 1 support
Voted no on the city supporting Proposition 34, a state measure limiting how some health providers spend drug-sale revenue; it failed 3-3. Voted for the city supporting Proposition 36, which allows felony charges and longer sentences for some drug and theft crimes; it passed 4-2.
September 24, 2024Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: legistar.granicus.com
Track record — Housing Affordability
Housing Affordability · 1 support · 1 oppose
Voted to raise the moving aid landlords must pay tenants in no-fault evictions to three months of rent. It passed 5-2.
February 25, 2025Supports Housing Affordability
Source: legistar.granicus.com
Voted no on raising the housing fee on new office and research buildings to $11.50 per square foot for the first 25,000 square feet and $23 after that. It failed 2-5.
January 24, 2023Opposes Housing Affordability
Source: legistar.granicus.com
Track record — Social Programs and Welfare
Social Programs and Welfare · 1 support · 1 oppose
Moved to award a $909,780 contract to WeHOPE for street outreach and mobile showers for homeless residents. It passed 7-0.
August 13, 2024Supports Social Programs and Welfare
Source: legistar.granicus.com
Voted no on a $407,430 contract with HomeFirst for case management and shelter beds for homeless residents. It failed 3-4.
September 26, 2023Opposes Social Programs and Welfare
Source: legistar.granicus.com
Track record — Public Infrastructure
Public Infrastructure · 2 support
Moved to remove street parking on both sides of Hollenbeck Avenue to add buffered bike lanes. It passed 6-1.
December 2, 2025Supports Public Infrastructure
Source: legistar.granicus.com
Moved to make the part-time bike lanes on Homestead Road full-time by removing street parking. It passed 7-0 after an added change for buffered lanes, which she voted against.
August 8, 2023Supports Public Infrastructure
Source: legistar.granicus.com
Track record — General
General · 4 records
Voted no on dropping a proposed law to protect service workers' jobs when building service contractors change. The motion to drop it failed 2-3.
September 30, 2025
Source: legistar.granicus.com
Was selected by the City Council to serve a one-year term as Sunnyvale vice mayor.
January 7, 2025
Source: content.govdelivery.com
Moved to exempt Lockheed Martin from the Moffett Park plan's rule to set aside space for small businesses and startups (Innovation and Creation Space). It passed 4-3.
July 11, 2023
Source: legistar.granicus.com
Was appointed to the Sunnyvale City Council for District 1 after she was the only candidate to file. The council canceled the district's election on a 6-1 vote.
August 23, 2022
Source: svvoice.com
Past race Linda Sell ran in:
- Member, City Council, District 1 · November 3, 2026 · Sunnyvale city, California · incumbent