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City of Pittsburg

Pittsburg City Council

This person holds one of three at-large seats up this cycle on Pittsburg's City Council. They vote on city ordinances, the budget, and land use. Pittsburg does not directly elect a Mayor -- the council selects one of its own members to serve as Mayor each year on a rotating basis, and day-to-day operations run through an appointed city manager. The term is four years.

Eleven candidates are running for three at-large seats on Pittsburg's City Council. Incumbents Dionne Adams and Arlene Kobata are both seeking reelection. The third seat is open because Angelica Lopez did not file for reelection.

Pittsburg's City Council sets city ordinances, the budget, and land-use decisions for the city, with day-to-day operations run through an appointed city manager. Pittsburg does not directly elect a Mayor: the council selects one of its own members to serve as Mayor each year on a rotating basis, so a vote for Council is the only way to influence who eventually holds that title.

The top three vote-getters win, in a single November election with no primary -- there is no runoff. Both incumbent Council members' filed ballot designations reflect their current status: Adams as "Diversity Executive/Councilmember," and Kobata as "Appointed Incumbent," a status the county's own records tie to Kobata's having reached the seat by council appointment to a vacancy rather than a prior election win.

Dionne Adams

Dionne Adams's ballot title is Diversity Executive and Councilmember. They were first elected to the Council in November 2022. They voted yes on the 2023 Faria Southwest Hills Annexation project, a 1,500-home, 341-acre development.

Arlene Kobata

Arlene Kobata's ballot title is Appointed Incumbent. They reached the Council by appointment to a vacancy, not by winning an election.

Sonja Shephard

Sonja Shephard's ballot title is Environmental Activist. They also ran for a Council seat in 2022 but did not win. No campaign website or news coverage was found for them.

Wolf Croskey

Wolf Croskey's ballot title is Small Business Owner. They ran for a Council seat in 2022, as "Wolfgang Croskey," but did not win. No campaign website or news coverage was found for them.

Amhari Perkins

Amhari Perkins is a first-time candidate whose ballot title is Homemaker. No campaign website or other biographical detail was found for them.

C.C. Cardinalli-Macaluso

C.C. Cardinalli-Macaluso is a first-time candidate whose ballot title is Mother. They qualified on Aug. 12, 2026, the latest of any candidate in the race. No campaign website or other biographical detail was found for them.

Pauline Johnson

Pauline Johnson is a first-time candidate with no filed ballot title. No campaign website, news coverage, or other detail was found for them.

Mark Linde

Mark Linde is a first-time candidate with no filed ballot title. No campaign website, news coverage, or other detail was found for them.

Alvin Nelson

Alvin Nelson is a first-time candidate whose ballot title is Business Leader. No campaign website or other biographical detail was found for them.

Carolynne Born

Carolynne Born is a first-time candidate whose ballot title is Small Business Owner. They qualified on Aug. 12, 2026, tied for the latest in the race. No campaign website or other biographical detail was found for them.

Iztaccuauhtli Hector Gonzalez

Iztaccuauhtli Hector Gonzalez is a first-time candidate whose ballot title is Businessman and Realtor. No campaign website or other biographical detail was found for them.

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