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San Leandro council splits on exploring 2026 revenue measure as debate over survey transparency deepens
Summary
Council members and residents debated whether the city should spend $92,000 on polling and outreach for a possible November 2026 revenue measure and whether results should be public or covered by attorney-client or deliberative-process privilege; the motion to continue exploration failed and will be reconsidered.
San Leandro — The City Council failed to approve a direction tonight to continue exploring a potential revenue measure for the November 2026 ballot after a heated debate about transparency and legal privilege over survey work.
Deputy City Manager Dustin Clausen and Finance Director Nicole Gonzales presented preliminary, unaudited fiscal-year 2025 results and a proposed phased approach for exploring a measure that staff said would focus primarily on infrastructure needs. Gonzales said the city ended FY25 with a projected ending fund balance of about $69.6 million and a projected draw on reserves of roughly $5.89 million, excluding $9.1 million in encumbrances carried forward. Staff described an initial outreach and survey step that would use an existing contract for $92,000 for polling and consultant work and a separate outreach allocation of about $20,000.
Supporters on the council and members of the public said San Leandro…
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