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Pittsburg City Council · November 3, 2026

11 qualified candidates · 3 seats · City of Pittsburg, Contra Costa County, California

Candidates on ballot

for 3 seats

Core survey questions

v1.0 · published Aug 2026

Real responses

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Sample responses

fictional, for demo

Position updates

with stated reason

Side-by-side answers

Select any question row for the full answers, caveats, and history. Prefer a plain table? Every answer as accessible text.

Strongly agree Agree Neutral Disagree Strongly disagree Choice / written answer No response Updated answer

v1.0 · published Aug 2026	Sample A fictional · incumbent-style	Sample B fictional · data-center critic	Sample C fictional · budget-first	DA	AK	SS	IH	AP	AN	ML	WC	PJ	CB	CC
PB-1 The council's 2024 approval of the data center project on the former golf course site was the right decision for Pittsburg.	A	SD	N	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
PB-2 The single biggest lesson the city should take from the data center process:	Earlier and	Binding community	Independent review	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
PB-3 Later phases of the project should proceed only after Phase 1's water, energy, and noise commitments are independently verified.	A	SA	A	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
PB-11 The next council should close the city's roughly $5 million budget gap primarily through:	Growing the	A stated	Spending cuts	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
PB-23 Police staffing should grow over the next four years even if that requires cuts elsewhere in the budget.	A	N	SA	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
PB-33 The city's homelessness response should prioritize expanding shelter and services over enforcement of encampment rules.	A	SA	D	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
PB-41 Pittsburg should allow more multi-family housing near downtown and the BART stations.	SA	A	D	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
PB-51 When the two conflict, attracting large employers matters more than supporting small local businesses.	N	D	A	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
PB-69 Waterfront development should be one of the city's top three capital priorities in the next four years.	SA	N	A	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
PB-93 Which single issue should get the council's most attention in 2027:	Economic development	Roads and	Public 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-99 · In two or three sentences: what should Pittsburg look like ten years from now? permanent link

Sample Candidate A

A city that finally gets credit for what it is: a working waterfront town with a full downtown, an employer base that pays for good services, and neighborhoods people move to on purpose.

Answered Aug 3, 2026 · current · cite this answer

Sample Candidate B

A city where growth happens with residents instead of to them. Ten years from now no one in Pittsburg should learn about a major project from a construction fence.

Answered Aug 3, 2026 · current · cite this answer

Sample Candidate C

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.

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

Every candidate gets a column whether they answer or not. Non-response is public information: once invitations go out, this panel shows the date surveyed, reminders sent, and who declined.

Dionne Adams

incumbent

no response · not yet sent

Arlene Kobata

incumbent

no response · not yet sent

Sonja Shephard

challenger

no response · not yet sent

Iztaccuauhtli Hector Gonzalez

challenger

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

C.C. Cardinalli-Macaluso

challenger

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

Answers are never overwritten. Every revision is timestamped, keeps its history, and publishes with the respondent's stated reason.

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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