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Pittsburg City Council · November 3, 2026

11 qualified candidates · 3 seats · City of Pittsburg, Contra Costa County, California
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Prototype with simulated data. The 11 candidates listed are the real qualified candidates per the Pittsburg City Clerk. None of them has been sent this survey and no answer on this page is theirs. The 3 "Sample" respondents are fictional, created to demonstrate how completed surveys display.
Candidates on ballot
11
for 3 seats
Core survey questions
12
v1.0 · published Aug 2026
Real responses
0
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Sample responses
3
fictional, for demo
Position updates
1
with stated reason

Where they agree, and where they split

One line per question, one dot per answer, from strongly disagree on the left to strongly agree on the right, most divided first. Click a question for the full answers.
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scale questions where answers align
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scale questions that split those who answered
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positions changed, each with a stated reason
PB-1 The council's 2024 approval of the data center project on the former golf course site was the right decision for Pittsburg. divided · 3 answered
Strongly disagree Strongly agree
PB-33 The city's homelessness response should prioritize expanding shelter and services over enforcement of encampment rules. divided · 3 answered
Strongly disagree Strongly agree
PB-41 Pittsburg should allow more multi-family housing near downtown and the BART stations. divided · 3 answered
Strongly disagree Strongly agree
PB-23 Police staffing should grow over the next four years even if that requires cuts elsewhere in the budget. mixed · 3 answered
Strongly disagree Strongly agree
PB-51 When the two conflict, attracting large employers matters more than supporting small local businesses. mixed · 3 answered
Strongly disagree Strongly agree
PB-69 Waterfront development should be one of the city's top three capital priorities in the next four years. mixed · 3 answered
Strongly disagree Strongly agree
PB-3 Later phases of the project should proceed only after Phase 1's water, energy, and noise commitments are independently verified. aligned · 3 answered
Strongly disagree Strongly agree
Sample ASample BSample C

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v1.0 · published Aug 2026 Sample A fictional · incumbent-style Sample B fictional · data-center critic Sample C fictional · budget-firstDAAKSSIHAPANMLWCPJCBCC
PB-1  The council's 2024 approval of the data center project on the former golf course site was the right decision for Pittsburg. AgreeStrongly disagreeNeutral–––––––––––
PB-2  The single biggest lesson the city should take from the data center process: Earlier and wider public noticeBinding community benefits agreementsIndependent 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. AgreeStrongly agreeAgree–––––––––––
PB-11  The next council should close the city's roughly $5 million budget gap primarily through: Growing the tax baseA stated mixSpending cuts–––––––––––
PB-23  Police staffing should grow over the next four years even if that requires cuts elsewhere in the budget. AgreeNeutralStrongly agree–––––––––––
PB-33  The city's homelessness response should prioritize expanding shelter and services over enforcement of encampment rules. AgreeStrongly agreeDisagree–––––––––––
PB-41  Pittsburg should allow more multi-family housing near downtown and the BART stations. Strongly agreeAgreeDisagree–––––––––––
PB-51  When the two conflict, attracting large employers matters more than supporting small local businesses. NeutralDisagreeAgree–––––––––––
PB-69  Waterfront development should be one of the city's top three capital priorities in the next four years. Strongly agreeNeutralAgree–––––––––––
PB-93  Which single issue should get the council's most attention in 2027: Economic developmentRoads and infrastructurePublic safety–––––––––––
PB-99  In two or three sentences: what should Pittsburg look like ten years from now? ✎✎✎–––––––––––
PB-10  Name three things you want to accomplish on the council that have absolutely nothing to do with the data center. ✎✎✎–––––––––––

PB-3 · Later phases of the project should proceed only after Phase 1's water, energy, and noise commitments are independently verified.

Sample ASample BSample C
Strongly disagree Strongly agree
Sample Candidate A
Agree
"Verification is reasonable if it doesn't duplicate what the settlement already requires."
Answered Aug 3, 2026 · current · cite this answer
Sample Candidate B
Strongly agree
Updated Aug 12, 2026. The settlement requiring 100% renewable power and recycled-water cooling set a bar. Independent verification of Phase 1 is now the minimum I would accept before any later phase.
View answer history (2 versions)
Aug 3, 2026
Agree
Original answer.
Aug 12, 2026
Strongly agree
The settlement requiring 100% renewable power and recycled-water cooling set a bar. Independent verification of Phase 1 is now the minimum I would accept before any later phase.
Updated Aug 12, 2026 · 2 versions · cite this answer
Sample Candidate C
Agree
"Verify, but with a defined timeline so the city doesn't lose the revenue to delay."
Answered Aug 3, 2026 · current · cite this answer
11 candidates on the ballot have not answered this question; their columns fill in as responses arrive.

The empty chairs

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Dionne Adams
incumbent
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Sonja Shephard
challenger
no response · not yet sent
no response · not yet sent
Amhari Perkins
challenger
no response · not yet sent
Alvin Nelson
challenger
no response · not yet sent
Mark Linde
challenger
no response · not yet sent
Wolf Croskey
challenger
no response · not yet sent
Pauline Johnson
challenger
no response · not yet sent
Carolynne Born
challenger
no response · not yet sent
no response · not yet sent
Sample Candidate A
fictional · incumbent-style
responded (demo)
Sample Candidate B
fictional · data-center critic
responded (demo)
Sample Candidate C
fictional · budget-first
responded (demo)
Candidate list: City of Pittsburg City Clerk, qualified candidates for November 3, 2026.

Position updates

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Aug 12, 2026
Sample B updated their answer to PB-3 (Later phases of the project should proceed only after Phase 1's wat...) from Agree to Strongly agree.
Stated reason: "The settlement requiring 100% renewable power and recycled-water cooling set a bar. Independent verification of Phase 1 is now the minimum I would accept before any later phase."
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Aug 3, 2026
Sample A answered the survey: 12 answers published.
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Aug 3, 2026
Sample B answered the survey: 12 answers published.
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Aug 3, 2026
Sample C answered the survey: 12 answers published.
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