Brisbane 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

Top three candidates win seat.

Cliff Lentz(incumbent)25.7%
1,250 votes
Frank Kern20.8%
1,015 votes
Coleen Mackin(incumbent)20.4%
995 votes

Updated at 7:21 PM PT on Nov 26, 2024
San Mateo 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.

Karen Cunningham

  • Brisbane City Council Member
  • Experience: “I have fostered strong relationships, not only with our Brisbane community, but also with colleagues at the county level.”
  • Public Safety: “My first priority has always been the safety of our community, including our most vulnerable residents.”
  • Budget: “I am fiscally prudent, with a critical eye toward the outcomes and benefits of every dollar spent.”

Frank Kern

  • Product management consultant
  • Parks and Recreation: “I hope to continue on city council to further long-term projects such as additional improvements to the Crocker Park Trail and the installment of public art in Brisbane.”
  • Inclusivity: “I’ve come to appreciate our city’s enthusiasm for its uniqueness, focus on the arts and love for ‘our’ mountain. These qualities foster a sense of community and inclusion that I’ve never seen or felt before in a city.”
  • Priorities: “I seek your vote to city council to not only expand on the work I’ve been doing on the Parks and Rec Commission but to bring my unique experiences, to apply our residence voices, and to guide upcoming projects such as the Baylands, with a keen eye on fiscal responsibility and our precious environment while continuing to foster our tight-knit community.”

Coleen Mackin

  • Brisbane City Council Member
  • Climate Change: “With deep resolve to address climate change, it’s been gratifying to represent Brisbane on the Peninsula Clean Energy Board of Directors, advancing decarbonization, electrification, and providing lower-cost electricity.”
  • Priorities: “I’m keenly aware of issues important to you: growth and development, housing and open space, water and energy, stewardship of the mountain.”
  • Budget: “Cautious spending is essential because city finances still haven’t recovered from the pandemic.”

Chaya-Bella David

  • Community volunteer
  • Experience: “Brisbane’s first Youth Volunteer of the Year Award recipient. Service to my community is something that has always been important to me because it’s a way that I can tackle big issues locally.”
  • Collaboration: “Finding a solution to the problem of a community requires doing the work to find the voices of ALL of YOU.”
  • Priorities: “Finding the pulse of what the community values, comes first and foremost in a position of power.”

Cliff Lentz

  • Brisbane City Council Member
  • Housing: “I’m determined to engage our community to put forth policies that encourage the construction of affordable housing that allows us to retain our diversity, period.”
  • Infrastructure: “It is important that future development is planned with Brisbane’s best interest at the forefront. That will require proactive community engagement, so that developers build appropriately, provide community benefits and pay their fair share to offset impacts to our roads, facilities and infrastructure.”
  • Budget: “When making financial decisions, I’m mindful of staying within the means of the city’s budget. I also evaluate the impacts on our greater community and how investments today reduce greater stress in the future.”

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