Margaret C. D'Arrigo
CA · Salinas City Council Member, District 3
South Salinas council member since December 2024, and a former elected Hartnell College trustee (2020-2024) with a background in agribusiness. She backs renewing the Measure G sales tax for city staffing and infrastructure, and creating middle-class jobs.
Where Margaret C. D'Arrigo stands, based on their records
Supports
Environment and Public Health (1 record), Public Safety and Crime Control (1 record), Public Infrastructure (1 record)
Opposes
Housing Affordability (3 records)
Mixed record
Government Spending Reduction (1 support · 4 oppose)
Track record
Track record — Environment and Public Health
Environment and Public Health · 1 support
Seconded and voted for a Hartnell policy requiring employees to be vaccinated against COVID-19. It passed 4-1, with one abstention.
September 21, 2021Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: go.boarddocs.com
Track record — Government Spending Reduction
Government Spending Reduction · 1 support · 4 oppose
Publicly backed renewing the Measure G sales tax, saying the city needs the money for staff and infrastructure. She also backed Measure H, which repeals rent stabilization.
September 18, 2026Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: montereycountynow.com
Seconded and voted for Salinas's two-year operating budget for fiscal years 2026-27 and 2027-28. It passed 6-0.
June 16, 2026Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: salinas.legistar.com
Voted to put a renewal of Salinas's 1-cent Measure G sales tax on the November 2026 ballot, with no end date unless voters end it. It passed 6-0.
June 2, 2026Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: salinas.legistar.com
Seconded and voted for eliminating Hartnell College's webmaster job as part of a staff layoff resolution. It passed 4-1, with one abstention.
March 5, 2024Supports Government Spending Reduction
Source: go.boarddocs.com
Moved to buy 1,200 laptops for Hartnell's Salinas Valley Promise Program students at a cost of $399,482 in lottery funds. It passed.
August 2, 2022Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: go.boarddocs.com
Track record — Public Safety and Crime Control
Public Safety and Crime Control · 1 support
Voted for an ordinance updating Salinas's ban on camping on public property and limiting storage of personal belongings there. It passed 5-1.
February 24, 2026Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: salinas.legistar.com
Track record — Housing Affordability
Housing Affordability · 3 oppose
Publicly backed renewing the Measure G sales tax, saying the city needs the money for staff and infrastructure. She also backed Measure H, which repeals rent stabilization.
September 18, 2026Opposes Housing Affordability
Source: montereycountynow.com
Moved to adopt the ordinance repealing Salinas's rent stabilization, just-cause eviction, tenant anti-harassment and rental registry laws. It passed 5-2.
June 3, 2025Opposes Housing Affordability
Source: salinas.legistar.com
Made the first motion to repeal Salinas's rent stabilization law and three tenant protection laws. The council then voted 5-2 to have staff draft the repeal.
April 22, 2025Opposes Housing Affordability
Source: montereycountynow.com
Track record — Public Infrastructure
Public Infrastructure · 1 support
Moved to adopt new Salinas sewer rates for 2025-2030, which raise what residents pay. It passed 6-1.
September 23, 2025Supports Public Infrastructure
Source: salinas.legistar.com
Track record — General
General · 6 records
Seconded and voted for the resolution censuring fellow council member Andrew Sandoval over his social media posts and conduct at meetings. It passed.
January 13, 2026
Source: salinas.legistar.com
Seconded and voted for a deal letting Taylor Fresh Foods develop two city-owned downtown parking lots. It passed 6-1.
November 18, 2025
Source: salinas.legistar.com
Voted to send the rent-control repeal to voters on the November 2026 ballot after residents filed a referendum against it. The motion passed 4-3.
September 23, 2025
Source: salinas.legistar.com
Was endorsed by the Salinas Valley Chamber of Commerce in the 2024 special election for Salinas City Council District 3.
September 27, 2024
Source: business.salinaschamber.com
As a Hartnell College trustee, cast the only no vote as the board voted 4-1 to call a special election, rather than keep an appointment, to fill a vacant board seat.
February 6, 2024
Source: montereycountynow.com
As a Hartnell College trustee, moved to adopt a resolution affirming the college's commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion. It passed.
June 15, 2021
Source: go.boarddocs.com
Past race Margaret C. D'Arrigo ran in:
- Member, City Council, District 3 · November 3, 2026 · Salinas city, California · incumbent