Encinitas City Council, District 4

The appointed incumbent, seated in January 2025 after the council's 3-1 vote. He owns One Day Signs, his family's downtown sign business established in 1989 under the historic Encinitas sign on Coast Highway 101, and moved to the Village Park area of New Encinitas as a first-grader in 1980. He was elected to the Olivenhain Municipal Water District board in 2022 with 71% of the vote in his district, and serves as a volunteer reserve firefighter with the Orange County Fire Authority. His appointment carried real controversy: a former city Public Health and Safety Commission member and then-Councilmember Lyndes both said his application resume described his firefighting role as a "firefighter engineer" rather than a reserve firefighter -- a characterization San Antonio's supporters argued didn't diminish his willingness to serve, and which the council weighed alongside his other qualifications before appointing him. At his appointment, San Antonio said his interest in Encinitas politics goes "no further than here," with no plans to seek higher office.

Owns a landscape-design business (Waves Landscape Design) and has served on the city's Urban Forest Advisory Commission since 2023; the Olivenhain Municipal Water District has recognized his work for water-smart landscaping. He was a runner-up applicant for the same District 4 council appointment San Antonio won in January 2025 -- the council's initial motion favored Lefkowits before it failed and the seat went to San Antonio instead. He was a founding member of the advocacy group Parents of EUSD and spoke out in support of the LGBTQ+ community during the city's "Boo Bash" controversy. "Encinitas is at a pivotal moment," he said in a statement. "I am running to bring common sense and collaboration back to City Hall so we can protect our coastal character, plan responsibly for growth, protect the most vulnerable members of our community and make decisions that are both legally sound and fiscally responsible."