Seven candidates fight for two seats on East Palo Alto City Council

by Alise Maripuu, Bay City News October 15, 2026October 15, 2026

(L-R) East Palo Alto City Council candidates Gail Wilk Dixon, Deborah Lewis-Virges, Sam Jimenez, Michael Mashack, Ofelia Bello, Vice Mayor Ruben Abrica, and Holifa Windom at a candidate forum in East Palo Alto, Calif. on Saturday, October 10, 2026. The candidates are vying for two spots on the city council in the November 2026 election. (Alise Maripuu/Bay City News)

Seven candidates are running to fill two seats up for grabs on the East Palo Alto City Council this November.

Vice Mayor Ruben Abrica is running for reelection, but Councilmember Martha Barragan announced in August that she decided to not seek reelection due to health reasons.

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Alise Maripuu, Bay City News

Alise is a general assignment reporter with a focus on covering government, elections, housing, crime, courts and entertainment in San Francisco and on the Peninsula. Alise is a Bay Area native from San Carlos. She studied history at University of California, Santa Cruz and first started journalism at Skyline College’s school newspaper in San Bruno. She has interned for Bay City News and for Eesti Rahvusringhääling, or Estonian Public Broadcasting. She has covered everything from the removal of former San Mateo County Sheriff Christina Corpus to the divisive battle over the Great Highway on San Francisco’s west side. Please send her any tips.

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