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Sample Candidate C
Pittsburg City Council · November 3, 2026
Fictional sample respondent. fictional · budget-first. This profile exists to demonstrate how a completed survey displays;
it is not a real candidate.
12 answers on the record. Every answer links to its full version history.
The data center and the development process
PB-1 The council's 2024 approval of the data center project on the former golf course site was the right decision for Pittsburg.
Neutral
"I care less about relitigating the vote than about what the revenue does for the general fund."
PB-2 The single biggest lesson the city should take from the data center process:
Independent review of impacts
PB-3 Later phases of the project should proceed only after Phase 1's water, energy, and noise commitments are independently verified.
Agree
"Verify, but with a defined timeline so the city doesn't lose the revenue to delay."
PB-10 Name three things you want to accomplish on the council that have absolutely nothing to do with the data center.
1. A structurally balanced two-year budget. 2. Police vacancies under 5%. 3. A pavement condition index above the county average.
Budget and city finances
PB-11 The next council should close the city's roughly $5 million budget gap primarily through:
Spending cuts
"A city that can't rank its own spending shouldn't ask residents for more."
Public safety and policing
PB-23 Police staffing should grow over the next four years even if that requires cuts elsewhere in the budget.
Strongly agree
Homelessness
PB-33 The city's homelessness response should prioritize expanding shelter and services over enforcement of encampment rules.
Disagree
"Services yes, but rules that exist must be enforced or they mean nothing."
Housing and growth
PB-41 Pittsburg should allow more multi-family housing near downtown and the BART stations.
Disagree
"Downtown parking and traffic are already failing residents; fix that first."
Economic development, jobs, and downtown
PB-51 When the two conflict, attracting large employers matters more than supporting small local businesses.
Agree
Waterfront, parks, and quality of life
PB-69 Waterfront development should be one of the city's top three capital priorities in the next four years.
Agree
The candidate, the race, and accountability
PB-93 Which single issue should get the council's most attention in 2027:
Public safety
PB-99 In two or three sentences: what should Pittsburg look like ten years from now?
Boring in the best way: balanced budgets, paved roads, staffed police shifts, and a council meeting that ends on time because the basics are handled.