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Member of the City Council, City of Burbank

Unofficial result: Won — Nikki Perez (Nonpartisan), Mike Van Gorder (Nonpartisan), Nolan Southerland (Nonpartisan)

Source: results.lavote.gov

Burbank city, California
My vote power: High

What does this office do?

  • Passing city laws, called ordinances
  • Approving the city budget
  • Funding city services, such as police, trash, and parks

Affects: Environment and Public Health, Government Efficiency, Government Spending Reduction,

Candidates:

Nonpartisan

Chris Yoosefi is a small business owner and U.S. Navy veteran who served as a hospital corpsman. His priorities are a local jobs portal linking residents with Burbank employers and more affordable housing.

Nonpartisan

David Donahue owns a factory-built housing company and is a past president of Vision Burbank and the Burbank Fair Housing PAC. His priorities are stopping the removal of two traffic lanes on Olive Avenue and keeping film and TV production in Burbank.

Records: Housing Affordability 2 against, Government Spending Reduction 1 for

Nonpartisan

Eddy Polon is a Burbank transportation commissioner, a former TV game-show writer and producer, and a former kosher bakery owner. His priorities are more housing with paths to homeownership and safer streets.

Records: Public Infrastructure 8 for, Government Spending Reduction 1 for

Nonpartisan

Hovanes Tonoyan is a lifelong Burbank resident and cybersecurity professional with a political science degree from UC Berkeley. His priorities are affordable water and power rates and a well-prepared public safety service.

Nonpartisan

Jackie Waltman serves on Burbank's Civil Service Board and earlier sat on the city's Tenant-Landlord Commission, after decades in child protective services and law enforcement. Her priorities are safe neighborhoods and careful city spending.

Nonpartisan

Jonathan Ontiveros is a lifelong Burbank resident with over a decade in civil engineering, including work at LA County Public Works, and serves as a labor union director. His priorities are more housing that fits existing neighborhoods and protecting local jobs.

Nonpartisan

JT Parr is a comedian who runs a media company and co-created the Netflix show "Chad and JT Go Deep," with a screenwriting degree from Loyola Marymount University. His priorities are more housing and better public transit.

Nonpartisan

Mike Van Gorder is a housing policy analyst with a master's from UCLA who serves on Burbank's Planning Commission. His priorities are stronger renter protections and better wages and benefits for workers.

Records: Housing Affordability 1 for

Nonpartisan · Incumbent

Nikki Perez is a Burbank City Council member and former mayor who holds a master's in social welfare from UCLA and once chaired the Burbank Library Board. Her priorities are rent control and more affordable childcare.

Records: Housing Affordability 7 for, Civil Rights 4 for, Public Safety and Crime Control 1 for,

Nonpartisan

Nolan Southerland is a film editor, a member of the Motion Picture Editors Guild, and a community organizer with the Burbank Tenants Union. His priorities are rent stabilization and protecting immigrant families.

Records: Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties 1 for

Nonpartisan

Robbie Brody is a California administrative law judge who serves on Burbank's parks board and formerly chaired the Burbank Water and Power Board. His priorities are preserving neighborhood character and keeping strong city services, parks, and libraries.

Records: Government Spending Reduction 1 for, 2 against, Public Infrastructure 2 for, Social Programs and Welfare 1 for, 1 against

Nonpartisan

Samantha Wick is an urban planner and nonprofit grant writer who serves on Burbank's Planning Commission and formerly chaired its Heritage Commission. Her priorities are careful housing growth that respects neighborhoods and support for working families.

Records: Housing Affordability 2 for, Public Safety and Crime Control 1 for

Nonpartisan · Incumbent

Tamala Takahashi is Burbank's mayor, has served on the City Council for four years, and works as a clinical therapist. Her priorities are support for small businesses and expanding clean energy and water conservation.

Records: Public Infrastructure 5 for, Environment and Public Health 4 for, Housing Affordability 3 for, 1 against,

Sources: burbankca.gov2 · content.lavote.gov2