Sausalito City Races

Results are a combination of data provided by the Associated Press (AP) and county election offices. The AP calls winners by analyzing vote tallies and other election data. Check marks are used to denote a winner only when the AP calls a race.

City Council Member

Top three candidates win seat.

Ian Sobieski(incumbent)23.5%
2,522 votes
Steven Woodside22.5%
2,414 votes
Melissa Blaustein(incumbent)21.9%
2,357 votes

Updated at 7:18 PM PT on Nov 20, 2024
Marin County

What does a council member do?

City and town council members can propose new city ordinances and vote on a range of issues, including housing development, business ventures and contracts. They also help draft the city or town budget.

Candidate Statements

Candidate Statements are excerpted from the statements provided to election offices, where available.

Jacqueline Amrikhas

  • Certified public accountant  
  • Budget: “I am running for City Council because it is time to turn around the $1 million-plus city deficit and to focus on funding critical infrastructure needs within a balanced budget, not through increased taxes to residents.”
  • Infrastructure: “As a 21-year resident of Sausalito, I believe our city must ensure we can address repairing unsafe roads, sidewalks and preserving our historic seaside community from rising sea levels.”
  • Housing: “We are a welcoming community with a commitment to find the balance between required housing mandates and neighborhood preservation.”

Sandra Bushmaker

  • Attorney/ombudsman
  • Budget: “After years of deficit spending, the city must correct course to live within its means.”
  • Climate Change: “As a waterside community, we must plan for sea level rise and climate changes.”
  • Transparency: “City business must be transparent. The Council sets the tone for public participation. Council should seek public opinion at town halls on issues concerning the community.”
  • sandraforsausalito.com

Steven Woodside

  • No designation.
  • Infrastructure: “Although small, Sausalito faces many of the same issues that challenge larger cities: deteriorating infrastructure, lack of affordable housing, sea level rise, landslides, fire hazards, underfunded obligations, and weak business conditions.”
  • Budget: “We have limited staff and finances to deal with threats to our quality of life.”
  • Collaboration: “With your help, we can find our common ground, tackle our most challenging problems, chart a better course, and act.”
  • StevenWoodside.com

Melissa Blaustein

  • Sausalito City Council Member
  • Budget: “In these last four years together, we have a positive city budget for the first time since the pandemic.”
  • Collaboration: “I will continue to listen, collaborate, and focus on results for Sausalito.”
  • Emergency Preparedness: “We are better prepared for emergencies through intentional disaster planning; using smart-city technologies to move our climate action goals forward.”
  • MelissaForSausalito.com

Ian Sobieski

  • Sausalito City Council Member
  • Budget: “As your current mayor and Council member, I improved Sausalito’s finances and quality of life.”
  • Economic Growth: “Sausalito is now poised for a renaissance. We are a creative community full of doers, makers, innovators, artists. Supportive government policies will create a more vibrant town and boost economic activity.”
  • Infrastructure: “Increased tax revenue, from boosted economic activity, will pay for infrastructure revitalization without raising taxes.”
  • ian4sausalito.com

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