Shana Charles
CA · Fullerton City Council Member, District 3
Shana Charles has served on the Fullerton City Council since 2022 and is a public health professor at Cal State Fullerton and a former UCLA health policy researcher. Her priorities are paving and maintaining all city streets, restoring parks and trails, and keeping city finances sustainable.
Where Shana Charles stands, based on their records
Supports
Environment and Public Health (1 record), Government Efficiency (1 record), Public Infrastructure (1 record)
Opposes
Government Spending Reduction (1 record), Public Safety and Crime Control (1 record)
Track record
Track record — Environment and Public Health
Environment and Public Health · 1 support
Voted no on a city law banning storage of belongings on public rights-of-way, and no on a resolution opposing air district rules on gas furnaces. Both passed 3-2.
March 4, 2025Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: fullerton.legistar1.com
Track record — Government Efficiency
Government Efficiency · 1 support
Seconded and voted to create a five-resident Ad Hoc Fiscal Sustainability Committee to review city finances. It passed 3-2.
August 6, 2024Supports Government Efficiency
Source: fullerton.legistar1.com
Track record — Government Spending Reduction
Government Spending Reduction · 1 oppose
Seconded and voted for more public outreach on city funding needs and hiring an outside firm to help, a step toward a possible tax measure. It passed 3-2.
November 7, 2023Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: fullerton.legistar1.com
Track record — Public Safety and Crime Control
Public Safety and Crime Control · 1 oppose
Voted no on a city law banning storage of belongings on public rights-of-way, and no on a resolution opposing air district rules on gas furnaces. Both passed 3-2.
March 4, 2025Opposes Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: fullerton.legistar1.com
Track record — Public Infrastructure
Public Infrastructure · 1 support
Seconded a motion to build the Union Pacific Trail Phase Two with the original design backed by the Parks and Recreation Commission. It failed 2-3.
August 15, 2023Supports Public Infrastructure
Source: fullerton.legistar1.com
Track record — General
General · 8 records
Voted no on new noise rules for outdoor entertainment in downtown and general commercial zones. It passed 3-2.
October 7, 2025
Source: fullerton.legistar1.com
Voted no on forming a committee to draft a city charter. It passed 3-2.
June 3, 2025
Source: fullerton.legistar1.com
Seconded a motion to keep the Walk on Wilshire street-closure pilot for outdoor dining through the end of the year. It failed 2-2.
July 16, 2024
Source: fullerton.legistar1.com
Voted no on simply receiving a report on a possible sales tax measure, and asked the council to consider forming a finance committee. The report vote passed 3-2.
July 2, 2024
Source: fullerton.legistar1.com
Voted no on upholding approval of a new industrial warehouse at 801-811 Acacia Avenue after a neighbor appeal. It passed 3-2.
March 5, 2024
Source: fullerton.legistar1.com
Nominated and voted for Council Member Ahmad Zahra for mayor; Nick Dunlap was chosen 3-2.
December 5, 2023
Source: fullerton.legistar1.com
Seconded and voted for a motion to study the cost of leaving the Orange County Power Authority, the public power agency. It passed 3-2.
April 4, 2023
Source: fullerton.legistar1.com
Voted yes on selling city land at 212 East Santa Fe Avenue to Westpark Investments and TA Partners for development. It passed 3-2.
December 20, 2022
Source: fullerton.legistar1.com
Past race Shana Charles ran in:
- Member of the City Council, District 3 · November 3, 2026 · Fullerton city, California · incumbent