San Leandro

San Leandro is a city of 90,000 on the East Bay's western shore between Oakland and Hayward — a diverse, working-class community reinventing itself as a tech and maker economy hub anchored by Ghirardelli's historic factory. Incorporated 1872, governed by a Mayor and six-member district Council.

CivicCause organizes issues, meetings, elections, and public activity around San Leandro so you can see what is happening locally and how it connects to broader county decisions.

San Leandro's City Council remains divided over a potential revenue measure for the November 2026 ballot after failing to approve further exploration of the proposal. The debate highlighted tensions around transparency and legal privilege concerning survey work, reflecting ongoing challenges in addressing the city’s fiscal sustainability. This impasse leaves the city without a clear path forward on a key funding issue that affects budget planning and services.

The next major local decision point will come as San Leandro continues to pursue a transformative 75-acre shoreline development project, which recently secured federal funding support. This initiative aims to add housing, parks, and commercial spaces along the waterfront, marking a significant opportunity for growth. Meanwhile, the city is adjusting to a new governance structure following the June 2 approval of Measure F, which shifts elections to a district-based system, and is implementing a landmark rent stabilization ordinance enacted earlier this year to protect tenants. These developments together shape San Leandro’s evolving civic landscape.

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