Julie Roche
CA · Hayward City Council Member
Hayward City Council member since 2022 and an attorney who works with older adults, after seven years on Hayward's Community Services and Planning Commissions. Her top priorities are fiscal responsibility and public safety in partnership with police and fire.
Where Julie Roche stands, based on their records
Supports
Public Safety and Crime Control (4 records), Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties (1 record), Housing Affordability (4 records),
Opposes
Government Spending Reduction (1 record)
Track record
Track record — Government Spending Reduction
Government Spending Reduction · 1 oppose
Moved to approve up to $4 million over 10 years for more Flock license plate reader cameras for Hayward police. It passed 6-1.
May 20, 2025Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: hayward.legistar1.com
Track record — Public Safety and Crime Control
Public Safety and Crime Control · 4 support
At one Hayward council meeting, seconded and voted for a deal with Alameda County to run the Russell City Redress Fund and pay displaced families, which passed 7-0. She also voted yes on a $2.9 million Axon contract for police drones, license plate cameras and a real-time crime center, which passed 6-1.
August 18, 2026Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: hayward.legistar1.com
Seconded and voted to renew the Hayward police military equipment policy. It passed 6-1.
June 16, 2026Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: hayward.legistar1.com
Moved to approve up to $4 million over 10 years for more Flock license plate reader cameras for Hayward police. It passed 6-1.
May 20, 2025Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: hayward.legistar1.com
Voted yes as the Hayward council renewed the police military equipment policy, 6-1.
June 20, 2023Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: hayward.legistar1.com
Track record — Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties
Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties · 1 support
At one Hayward council meeting, seconded and voted for a deal with Alameda County to run the Russell City Redress Fund and pay displaced families, which passed 7-0. She also voted yes on a $2.9 million Axon contract for police drones, license plate cameras and a real-time crime center, which passed 6-1.
August 18, 2026Supports Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties
Source: hayward.legistar1.com
Track record — Housing Affordability
Housing Affordability · 4 support
Voted yes as the Hayward council declared a state of emergency on homelessness, easing zoning rules for shelter. It passed 7-0.
January 30, 2024Supports Housing Affordability
Source: hayward.legistar1.com
Voted yes as the Hayward council adopted its 2023-2031 housing plan (Housing Element), 7-0.
February 7, 2023Supports Housing Affordability
Source: hayward.legistar1.com
Voted yes as the Hayward Planning Commission approved, 6-0, a project with 314 rental apartments, 19 of them affordable, plus shops.
June 23, 2022Supports Housing Affordability
Source: hayward.legistar1.com
As Planning Commission chair, seconded and voted for 176 affordable homes and a school built by Eden Housing on city land. It passed 5-1.
July 22, 2021Supports Housing Affordability
Source: hayward.legistar1.com
Track record — Social Programs and Welfare
Social Programs and Welfare · 2 support
Voted yes as the Hayward council declared a state of emergency on homelessness, easing zoning rules for shelter. It passed 7-0.
January 30, 2024Supports Social Programs and Welfare
Source: hayward.legistar1.com
Co-brought a referral to build a registry of vulnerable residents who need help in emergencies. The council approved it 7-0.
June 27, 2023Supports Social Programs and Welfare
Source: hayward.legistar1.com
Track record — Civil Rights
Civil Rights · 1 support
Moved to switch Hayward to district-based council elections starting in 2026, after a voting rights lawsuit. It passed 6-1.
April 16, 2024Supports Civil Rights
Source: hayward.legistar1.com
Track record — General
General · 6 records
Voted yes as the Hayward council backed, 7-0, a move toward a ban on new data centers.
September 15, 2026
Source: hayward.legistar1.com
Co-brought and seconded a referral on public art in Hayward. The council approved it 7-0.
April 2, 2024
Source: hayward.legistar1.com
Co-brought and seconded a referral for a major Juneteenth event in Hayward. The council approved it 7-0.
March 19, 2024
Source: hayward.legistar1.com
Won a seat on the Hayward City Council in the November 8, 2022 election and was sworn in on December 13, 2022.
November 8, 2022
Source: hayward-ca.gov
Voted no on an auto body repair shop permit on Jefferson Street. The Hayward Planning Commission approved it 4-3.
September 2, 2021
Source: hayward.legistar1.com
Voted yes as the Hayward Planning Commission approved, 6-0, an industrial campus with three buildings and a three-story data center on a 26-acre site.
February 11, 2021
Source: hayward.legistar1.com
Past race Julie Roche ran in:
- Member of City Council, District 6, City of Hayward · November 3, 2026 · Hayward city, California · incumbent