Review note: Jim Waschura's own campaign site (jimwaschura.com), read in full: describes 28 years as a Los Altos Hills resident and six years on the town's Planning Commission, and states a platform of public safety and emergency services, efficient town administration, and implementing the town's Housing Element (via ADU, SB 9, duplex/triplex, and multifamily projects) to avoid a builder's-remedy lawsuit while protecting the town's semi-rural character; states his opposition to writing the disputed "Green Sheets" development-limits proposal directly into town code, favoring ordinances and objective standards instead. may have more bias because it is an advocacy voter guide compared to other formal government and nonprofit journalism sources.

losaltoshills.ca.gov (opens in a new tab)Town of Los Altos Hills -- "Who is running for Los Altos Hills City Council?" the Town Clerk's own qualified-candidates list: names all three candidates who filed for the two open City Council seats (Indu Kadambi, Jim Waschura, Jasmeen Pombra), each with filed ballot designation and a phone number or email where provided, and links to each candidate's FPPC Form 700 and Form 501.
losaltoshills.ca.gov (opens in a new tab)Town of Los Altos Hills -- "Election Information" page: states two City Councilmember seats are up for four-year terms in the November 3, 2026 election, and that the nomination period closed 5:00 p.m. Friday, August 7, 2026.
losaltoshills.ca.gov (opens in a new tab)Town of Los Altos Hills -- "Meet your Mayor and City Councilmembers" page: names the current five-member Town Council -- Mayor Rajiv Bhateja, Vice Mayor Linda G. Swan, George K. Tyson, Kavita Tankha, and Stanley Q. Mok -- with each member's term-of-office expiration date, confirming Tyson's and Tankha's terms both expire December 2026 and Bhateja's, Swan's, and Mok's all expire December 2028.
losaltoshills.ca.gov (opens in a new tab)Town of Los Altos Hills -- Jasmeen Pombra's own filed FPPC Form 501 (Candidate Intention Statement) for Los Altos Hills City Council Member, date-stamped received by the Town Clerk July 28, 2026 -- the first of the three qualified candidates to file.
losaltoshills.ca.gov (opens in a new tab)Town of Los Altos Hills -- Jim Waschura's own filed FPPC Form 501 (Candidate Intention Statement, filed under his full legal name, James R. Waschura) for Los Altos Hills City Council Member, date-stamped received by the Town Clerk June 22, 2026.
losaltoshills.ca.gov (opens in a new tab)Town of Los Altos Hills -- Indu Kadambi's own filed FPPC Form 501 (Candidate Intention Statement) for Los Altos Hills City Council Member, date-stamped received by the Town Clerk August 7, 2026 -- the final day of the regular nomination period.
jimwaschura.com (opens in a new tab)Jim Waschura's own campaign site (jimwaschura.com), read in full: describes 28 years as a Los Altos Hills resident and six years on the town's Planning Commission, and states a platform of public safety and emergency services, efficient town administration, and implementing the town's Housing Element (via ADU, SB 9, duplex/triplex, and multifamily projects) to avoid a builder's-remedy lawsuit while protecting the town's semi-rural character; states his opposition to writing the disputed "Green Sheets" development-limits proposal directly into town code, favoring ordinances and objective standards instead.
en.wikipedia.org (opens in a new tab)Wikipedia's Los Altos Hills, California article: confirms it is an incorporated town (not a city) with a five-member elected Town Council, 2020 census population 8,489, and names Rajiv Bhateja as the current Mayor.
padailypost.com (opens in a new tab)Palo Alto Daily Post -- "A look at who is running for local offices this fall" (Aug. 19, 2026), read in full: states "Two seats up for grabs belonging to George K. Tyson and Kavita Tankha. Jim Waschura and Jasmeen Pombra have filed to run" -- independent, dated confirmation (as of that article's own snapshot, before Indu Kadambi's later Aug. 7 filing) that this is an open-seat race with no incumbent seeking reelection.
losaltoshills.ca.gov (opens in a new tab)Town of Los Altos Hills -- "Campaign Finance Statements" page: lists statement postings back to 2016 but had no 2026 filings posted as of this retrieval, and gives no NetFile or other online portal link -- consistent with a town this small, which may keep local committees on paper with the Town Clerk rather than an online portal.

Last updated August 31, 2026.

City of Los Altos Hills

Los Altos Hills Town Council

This person would hold one of two seats on Los Altos Hills's Town Council. The council has five members. They vote on local land use, the budget, and municipal services. Los Altos Hills is a Santa Clara County hill town of about 8,500 people. The other three council seats are not up this cycle. The Mayor and Vice Mayor titles rotate among council members. They are not elected separately. Only City Council Member is on this year's ballot. The term is four years. All council seats are elected citywide, not by district.

Three candidates are running for Los Altos Hills's two open Town Council seats. They are Indu Kadambi, Jim Waschura, and Jasmeen Pombra. The two with the most votes win. There is no primary or runoff.

This person would hold one of two open seats on Los Altos Hills's five-member Town Council. They vote on local land use, the budget, and municipal services in this roughly 8,500-person Santa Clara County hill town, alongside the other three Council seats (not up this cycle). The Mayor and Vice Mayor titles rotate among sitting Council members rather than being separately elected -- only "City Council Member" is on this year's ballot. The term is four years. All Council seats are elected citywide (at-large), not by district.

Both open seats belong to sitting Council members George K. Tyson and Kavita Tankha, whose terms expire December 2026, per the Town's own official councilmember roster. Neither filed for reelection -- the Town's own qualified-candidates list names three candidates, all newcomers to the seat. The other three Council seats (Mayor Rajiv Bhateja, Vice Mayor Linda G. Swan, and Stanley Q. Mok, terms expiring December 2028) aren't up this cycle.

Indu Kadambi

Indu Kadambi's ballot title is "Business Owner." She filed to run on August 7, 2026, the final day allowed. No other information about her candidacy was found.

Jim Waschura

Jim Waschura's ballot title is "Los Altos Hills Planning Commissioner." He has held that seat for six years and lived in town for 28 years. His platform includes public safety, efficient town government, and more housing. He wants to avoid a lawsuit over housing while keeping the town's rural character. He opposes putting the disputed "Green Sheets" proposal directly into town code. He filed to run on June 22, 2026.

Jasmeen Pombra

Jasmeen Pombra's ballot title is "Physician." They filed to run on July 28, 2026, first of the three candidates to file. No other information about their candidacy was found.

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