Mike Van Gorder
CA · Member, Burbank Planning Commission
Mike Van Gorder is a housing policy analyst with a master's from UCLA who serves on Burbank's Planning Commission. His priorities are stronger renter protections and better wages and benefits for workers.
Where Mike Van Gorder stands, based on their records
Supports
Housing Affordability (1 record)
Track record
Track record — Housing Affordability
Housing Affordability · 1 support
As a member of the newly formed Glendale Tenants Union, publicly pushed for rent stabilization, saying renters were facing rent hikes of $800 or more.
July 6, 2017Supports Housing Affordability
Source: crescentavalleyweekly.com
Track record — General
General · 6 records
Made the motion to reject a developer's appeal and keep a city decision cutting a proposed 75-unit affordable housing project at 257 West Linden Avenue to 11 units, after fire-safety concerns. The motion passed 4-0.
January 12, 2026
Source: burbank.granicus.com
Seconded and voted for a zoning change allowing adult, vocational and trade schools in Burbank's industrial zones. The motion passed 3-0.
October 13, 2025
Source: burbank.granicus.com
Spoke as a local organizer at Burbank protests outside Disney against ABC's suspension of 'Jimmy Kimmel Live!', calling it a free-speech fight.
September 22, 2025
Source: outlooknewspapers.com
Made the motion to let a San Fernando Boulevard car wash open at 6 a.m., with a new review if the city got more than three noise complaints in six months. The motion passed 4-0.
July 28, 2025
Source: burbank.granicus.com
Was appointed by the Burbank City Council, by consensus, to fill an open seat on the city's Planning Commission through July 2027.
April 22, 2025
Source: burbank.granicus.com
Received the endorsement of the Democratic Socialists of America, Los Angeles chapter, in his 2024 run for Burbank City Council.
September 18, 2024
Source: californiadsa.org
Past race Mike Van Gorder ran in:
- Member of the City Council, City of Burbank · November 3, 2026 · Burbank city, California