Voters asked to change San Leandro council election system in June ballot measure

by Kiley Russell, Bay City News May 4, 2026May 4, 2026

San Leandro City Hall is shown in a May 2025 Google Street View image. San Leandro voters will decide a June 2 charter amendment that would reshape future City Council elections. (Google)

San Leandro voters are being asked to decide the fate of a charter amendment on the June 2 ballot that will change the structure of future City Council elections.

Under threat of litigation, the City Council unanimously placed the charter amendment proposal on the ballot during a meeting in June of 2025.

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Kiley Russell, Bay City News

Kiley Russell writes primarily for Local News Matters on issues related to equity and the environment. A Bay Area native, he has lived most of his life in Oakland. He studied journalism at San Francisco State University, worked for the Associated Press and the former Contra Costa Times, among other outlets. He has covered everything from state legislatures, local governments, federal and state courts, crime, growth and development, political campaigns of various stripes, wildfires and the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina.

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