Mike Buley
CA · Costa Mesa City Council Member, District 1
Costa Mesa City Council member for District 1 since 2024 and an attorney. His priorities are faster business and building permits and fully staffed police and fire departments.
Where Mike Buley stands, based on their records
Supports
Government Spending Reduction (2 records)
Opposes
Housing Affordability (2 records), Social Programs and Welfare (1 record)
Track record
Track record — Government Spending Reduction
Government Spending Reduction · 2 support
Voted against having staff bring back costs for a new Network for Renters' Solutions program; it passed 5-2.
March 17, 2026Supports Government Spending Reduction
Source: costamesa.legistar.com
Voted against requiring notice for all evictions and studying a city rental registry like Santa Ana's; it passed 4-2. At the same meeting, he voted against confirming $100,000 in city donations to two local nonprofits, Enough for All Fund and Someone Cares Soup Kitchen; it passed 5-2.
September 9, 2025Supports Government Spending Reduction
Source: costamesa.legistar.com
Track record — Housing Affordability
Housing Affordability · 2 oppose
Moved to approve the state-required housing rezoning without dropping minimum parking rules; that failed 2-5, and he voted against the final rezoning, which passed 5-2.
April 7, 2026Opposes Housing Affordability
Source: costamesa.legistar.com
Voted against requiring notice for all evictions and studying a city rental registry like Santa Ana's; it passed 4-2. At the same meeting, he voted against confirming $100,000 in city donations to two local nonprofits, Enough for All Fund and Someone Cares Soup Kitchen; it passed 5-2.
September 9, 2025Opposes Housing Affordability
Source: costamesa.legistar.com
Track record — Social Programs and Welfare
Social Programs and Welfare · 1 oppose
Voted against requiring notice for all evictions and studying a city rental registry like Santa Ana's; it passed 4-2. At the same meeting, he voted against confirming $100,000 in city donations to two local nonprofits, Enough for All Fund and Someone Cares Soup Kitchen; it passed 5-2.
September 9, 2025Opposes Social Programs and Welfare
Source: costamesa.legistar.com
Track record — General
General · 5 records
Voted against a new rule requiring staff at store self-checkout stations, citing labor law and business concerns; it passed 5-2.
February 17, 2026
Source: costamesa.legistar.com
Moved to study only a hotel tax increase for the 2026 ballot; that failed 2-4, and he then voted against studying both a hotel tax and a business license tax measure.
December 2, 2025
Source: costamesa.legistar.com
Voted against delaying a hearing on a cannabis shop permit the city had found abandoned, saying the owner missed deadlines; the delay passed 5-2. At the same meeting, he voted against starting an ordinance for Costa Mesa to join the Orange County Power Authority, a public power buyer; it passed 5-2.
September 2, 2025
Source: costamesa.legistar.com
Seconded and voted for firing Costa Mesa's city manager without cause; the motion passed 4-2 with one abstention.
May 6, 2025
Source: costamesa.legistar.com
Won the Costa Mesa City Council District 1 seat with 4,849 votes (54.2%), beating Adam Ereth's 4,104 (45.8%).
November 5, 2024
Source: ocvote.gov
Past race Mike Buley ran in:
- Mayor · November 3, 2026 · Costa Mesa city, California