Richard Robinson

Voted against creating an Oceanside Commission on Sustainability and Climate Action. The motion failed 2-3.

February 14, 2024Opposes Environment and Public Health

Source: oceanside.legistar.com

Voted against funding a legal aid program for tenants. The motion failed 2-3.

April 15, 2026Supports Government Spending Reduction

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Voted against moving forward a local rent stabilization ordinance and against a $100,000 pilot legal defense fund. Both motions failed 2-3.

September 3, 2025Supports Government Spending Reduction

Source: oceanside.legistar.com

Made the motion to form a special tax district for public facilities at the North River Farms housing project, with bond debt of up to $45 million. It passed 4-1.

February 15, 2023Opposes Government Spending Reduction

Source: oceanside.legistar.com

Made the motion to approve a $2,591,681 contract with GHD for phase 2 of the city's sand nourishment and retention pilot project to fight beach erosion. It passed 4-1.

January 25, 2023Opposes Government Spending Reduction

Source: oceanside.legistar.com

Co-requested a council review of how the city enforces its ban on illegal fireworks. The council gave staff direction.

August 20, 2025Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

Source: oceanside.legistar.com

Made the motion to introduce a city ordinance tightening rules on public encampments and storing personal property in public places. It passed 4-1.

October 9, 2024Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

Source: oceanside.legistar.com

Seconded the motion to approve a 373-unit mixed-use project on Mission Avenue, with added building spacing rules. It passed 3-2.

January 14, 2026Supports Housing Affordability

Source: oceanside.legistar.com

Voted against final adoption of the city's residential tenant protections ordinance, after voting to introduce it two weeks earlier. The ordinance failed 2-3.

September 17, 2025Opposes Housing Affordability

Source: oceanside.legistar.com

Voted against moving forward a local rent stabilization ordinance and against a $100,000 pilot legal defense fund. Both motions failed 2-3.

September 3, 2025Opposes Housing Affordability

Source: oceanside.legistar.com

Voted against directing staff to write a tenant protection ordinance and rent limits for corporate-owned apartment buildings. Both motions passed 3-2.

April 9, 2025Opposes Housing Affordability

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Voted against removing clustered housing from the South Morro Hills farmland community plan and delaying the plan until after the General Plan update. It passed 3-2.

March 19, 2025Supports Housing Affordability

Source: oceanside.legistar.com

Voted to add the city's higher 15% affordable housing requirement to its coastal program and send it to the California Coastal Commission. It passed 4-1.

April 10, 2024Supports Housing Affordability

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Seconded the final adoption of a zoning change allowing up to 86 homes per acre in downtown mixed-use projects. It passed 4-1.

November 1, 2023Supports Housing Affordability

Source: oceanside.legistar.com

Voted against funding a legal aid program for tenants. The motion failed 2-3.

April 15, 2026Opposes Social Programs and Welfare

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Voted against adding a community trust resolution to the city's response to federal immigration enforcement. The motion failed 2-3.

October 15, 2025Opposes Civil Rights

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Voted against flying the Pride flag at City Hall each June. The motion failed 2-3.

May 21, 2025Opposes Civil Rights

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Made the motion to raise city water rates about 6% and sewer rates about 4% in both 2026 and 2027. The motion failed 2-3.

October 1, 2025Supports Public Infrastructure

Source: oceanside.legistar.com

Made the motion to form a special tax district for public facilities at the North River Farms housing project, with bond debt of up to $45 million. It passed 4-1.

February 15, 2023Supports Public Infrastructure

Source: oceanside.legistar.com

Made the motion to approve a $2,591,681 contract with GHD for phase 2 of the city's sand nourishment and retention pilot project to fight beach erosion. It passed 4-1.

January 25, 2023Supports Public Infrastructure

Source: oceanside.legistar.com

Said he made an unintentional mistake after taking $2,000 from a couple and then voting in May 2026 to approve a cannabis-growing permit on their land. He returned half the money in July, after the state pay-to-play deadline.

September 9, 2026

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Co-requested and seconded a motion to study making Supul/El Corazon Park fields the permanent home for Pop Warner football and Thunder Rugby. It passed 4-1.

August 19, 2026

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Seconded the resolution putting a temporary half-cent sales tax increase on the November 2026 ballot. It passed 5-0.

June 24, 2026

Source: oceanside.legistar.com

Cast the lone vote against opening Cesar Chavez Park for renaming. It passed 4-1.

April 8, 2026

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Voted against removing the cap on park impact fees for single-family homes and dropping the two-year phase-in. It passed 3-2.

November 19, 2025

Source: oceanside.legistar.com

Seconded the motion to approve the Eddie Jones Road warehouse project, with a $2.5 million community benefit payment for parks. It passed 3-2.

August 6, 2025

Source: oceanside.legistar.com

Voted against adopting updated water and sewer buy-in fees charged to new development. They passed 3-2.

June 18, 2025

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Made the motion to allow four storefront cannabis shop licenses and end the existing delivery-only licenses. It passed 4-1.

February 19, 2025

Source: oceanside.legistar.com

Voted against directing staff to seek bids from outside groups to run the city's homeless shelter. It passed 3-2.

February 12, 2025

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Voted against changing the Planning Commission appointment process so each council member picks a commissioner, with term limits. The motion failed 2-3.

January 22, 2025

Source: oceanside.legistar.com

Made the motion to put a 10-year extension of the city's half-cent sales tax (Measure X) on the November 2024 ballot. It passed 5-0.

June 26, 2024

Source: oceanside.legistar.com

Seconded and voted for a slate of regional board appointments that made him the city's main representative on the North County Transit District board. It passed 3-2.

December 20, 2023

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Made the motion to reject an environmental group's appeal and approve the El Corazon commercial project with four drive-thru restaurants and a gas station. It passed 4-1.

June 21, 2023

Source: oceanside.legistar.com

Seconded a motion to delay a proposal to raise the city's affordable housing requirement for new developments from 10% to 20% until an August housing workshop. It passed 3-2.

June 7, 2023

Source: oceanside.legistar.com

Co-requested a council item and seconded the motion directing staff to create a program for two storefront cannabis shop permits, with new tax money going to youth programs. It passed 4-1.

April 19, 2023

Source: oceanside.legistar.com

Co-requested and seconded a council item asking staff to temporarily waive annual registration fees for mobile home parks. It passed 4-0.

April 5, 2023

Source: oceanside.legistar.com

Won the Oceanside City Council District 2 seat with backing from the Chamber of Commerce and the city's police and firefighter unions.

December 2, 2022

Source: oceansidechamber.com

Was endorsed by the Oceanside Chamber of Commerce board for the District 2 City Council seat.

August 3, 2022

Source: oceansidechamber.com

Retired as Oceanside fire chief after six years leading the department and more than four decades in fire service.

June 21, 2022

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