San José City Council Study Session: Ideation to Occupancy: A Guide to Building in San José
April 21, 2026 — Study session, 2h 37m. Full transcript and vote records below — no spin, just what happened.
What was decided
Approval of the item
How they voted
Motion passes unanimously Unverified
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 3.3 · background & details
Motion from Councilor Cohen and Tony
How they voted — Motion from Councilor Cohen and Tony
Motion passes unanimously Unverified
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 David Cohen
How they voted — Pass the memo to update the living wage calculation methodology
motion passes unanimously Unverified
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
Approval of staff recommendation
How they voted — Approval of staff recommendation
Motion passes unanimously with all present Unverified
Yes: Rosemary Kamei, Pamela Campos, Anthony Tordillos, David Cohen, Peter Ortiz, Michael Mulcahy, Bien Doan, Domingo Candelas, Pam Foley, George Casey
Absent: Matt Mahan
Agenda item 5.1 · background & details
How they voted — Approval of the staff recommendation
motion passes unanimously Unverified
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 5.1 · background & details
Motion by Michael Mulcahy
Establishment of the East Village Business Improvement District
How they voted
Motion passes unanimously Unverified
Yes: Rosemary Kamei, Pamela Campos, Anthony Tordillos, David Cohen, Peter Ortiz, Michael Mulcahy, Bien Doan, Domingo Candelas, Pam Foley, George Casey
Absent: Matt Mahan
Agenda item 8.1 · background & details
Motion by Anthony Tordillos
Transcript
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