City Council
March 17, 2026 — Regular meeting, 6h 32m. Full transcript and vote records below — no spin, just what happened.
What was decided
approve the consent calendar
How they voted
motion passes unanimously with Cohen absent Official Draft
Yes: Matt Mahan, Rosemary Kamei, Pamela Campos, Anthony Tordillos, Peter Ortiz, Michael Mulcahy, Bien Doan, Domingo Candelas, Pam Foley, George Casey
Absent: David Cohen
Agenda item consent · background & details
Motion by Bien Doan, seconded by Rosemary Kamei
Mover: Doan, seconder: Kamei (per official minutes).
to accept the staff report
How they voted
motion passes unanimously with all present Official Draft
Yes: Matt Mahan, Rosemary Kamei, Pamela Campos, Anthony Tordillos, David Cohen, Peter Ortiz, Michael Mulcahy, Bien Doan, Domingo Candelas, Pam Foley, George Casey
Agenda item 3.4 · background & details
Motion by Pamela Campos, seconded by Bien Doan
Mover: Campos, seconder: Doan (per official minutes).
Approval of staff recommendation
How they voted — Approval of staff recommendation
motion passes unanimously Official Draft
Yes: Matt Mahan, Rosemary Kamei, Pamela Campos, Anthony Tordillos, David Cohen, Peter Ortiz, Michael Mulcahy, Bien Doan, Domingo Candelas, Pam Foley, George Casey
Agenda item 10.2 · background & details
seconded by Rosemary Kamei
Mover: Eng, seconder: Kamei (per official minutes).
How they voted — Substitute motion with friendly amendment
Motion passes 8 to 3 with Doan, Candelas, and Campos voting no. Unverified
Yes: Matt Mahan, Rosemary Kamei, Anthony Tordillos, David Cohen, Peter Ortiz, Michael Mulcahy, Pam Foley, George Casey
No: Bien Doan, Domingo Candelas, Pamela Campos
Agenda item 10.2 · background & details
seconded by Rosemary Kamei
substitute motion for approval of the memo written by council members to update the definition of demolition and direct staff to prepare a workload analysis
How they voted
Motion passes 10 to 1 with Mulcahy voting no. Official Draft
Yes: Matt Mahan, Rosemary Kamei, Pamela Campos, Anthony Tordillos, David Cohen, Peter Ortiz, Bien Doan, Domingo Candelas, Pam Foley, George Casey
No: Michael Mulcahy
Agenda item 10.3 · background & details
Motion by Omar Torres, seconded by Peter Ortiz
Mover: Torres, seconder: Ortiz (per official minutes).
Transcript
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