With the nomination period officially open now through Aug. 7, residents in Los Altos are beginning to announce their intentions to run for city council, and it serves as a reminder that this November marks the first district-based election in the city, with districts 2 and 4 up for grabs.
Anyone living in District 2 or District 4 will receive a ballot to vote for city council. Council seats in the odd-numbered districts will be up for election in 2028.
It’s been a couple years since the council approved the final map for the five council districts throughout the city. The number sequence is south to north, with the Highlands area numbered District 1, the Grant Park area numbered District 2, the Covington and Almond neighborhoods numbered District 3, the Los Altos High School and downtown areas labeled District 4 and northmost Los Altos, including Santa Rita and Egan Junior High schools, numbered District 5.
Former Councilwoman Lynette Lee Eng, then-mayor and current Councilman Jonathan Weinberg and current Mayor Sally Meadows all approved the final district map titled F2a in October 2024. Councilman Pete Dailey and former Councilwoman Neysa Fligor rejected the map unsuccessfully at the time.
The final version showed division of districts along main thoroughfares like Foothill Expressway and El Monte Avenue. It also consolidated shared-interest neighborhoods – all the while meeting the requirements of contiguous, similarly-sized districts with populations each in the 6,000-plus range.
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