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Special City Council Meeting – August 21, 2026: Uncontested Candidates and Commission Interviews

City Council — Friday, August 21, 2026
BodySouth San Francisco, California
SessionCity Council
DateFriday, August 21, 2026
StatusNEW · FILED
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Transcript — Verbatim
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So reporting thank you for this Wednesday, August the 19th roll call.

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Councilmember Coleman?

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Here.

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Councilmember Flores?

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Here.

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Councilmember Nicholas.

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Present.

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Vice Mayor Nagales.

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Here.

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And Mayor Adiego.

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Here.

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Mayor.

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Moving on to public comments.

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We did not receive any public comments through our e-commons portal.

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And unless we have any speakers tonight.

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Present.

0:26

Well, would anyone Lyndon?

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Are you sure you don't want to stand up and make the statement?

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No.

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Yeah, he's like, you know.

0:35

That's good.

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Okay.

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If there are no speakers, we'll go into the first item.

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First item of administrative business is consideration of a resolution to appoint the only candidate for the office of City Council District 1.

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I should promote sorry.

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The Office of the City Council District 5, Edward Eddie Flores, the Office of City Clerk at Large, Rosa Covey Acosta, and the Office of City Treasurer at large, Frank Rezo, or to proceed with the general municipal election for all offices scheduled for November 3rd, 2026.

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Item 1A is the resolution.

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So we have a discussion.

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Let's let's get a motion a second on the floor and then we can discuss.

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We have a motion.

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Okay.

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You want to jump in?

1:25

I do want to jump in.

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Okay.

1:27

Um I think it's generally good that both that voters remember which offices are elected and which are not.

1:36

And that they have a choice in these elections, even though they're uncontested.

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I just think it's a good practice for both to meet their future uh council representative or treasurer city clerk on the ballot.

1:51

Well, I'm in 100% agreement with you.

1:53

I have a real problem with going down this road.

1:56

Um I'd like to save 170,000 whenever I can, but it is budgeted, and especially in the case of uh a new candidate who has not had any exposure in the public.

2:08

I mean, I'm certain she has a circle of friends and she's well known uh on commissions, but but for the vast amount of the public, they have no awareness, and so she enters for the job um without the benefit of having put her name out there for um or the decision considered, and and I guess that would include no opportunity to have a candidate statement out there to kind of you know run down what's important to her and why she's running.

2:41

Um, last time four years ago, I was certain that I wasn't gonna have a challenger, and that was kind of fun because it's good to get a pass once you're established, right?

2:52

Sometimes and um and then I had a challenger and I worked very hard, and that was a good thing because it made me get out at this state of you know in my life to get out there and sell it again.

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Um I think it was important, and I met many people who I had never met in the previous five elections.

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So I'm with you.

3:11

Okay, can I jump in?

3:12

Uh Mr.

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Mayor, uh, I also agree with both of you.

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I think there's something like having someone vote for you, and it doesn't mean just because you're the only candidate, that person's gonna hell and I vote for you.

3:25

Someone might skip that ballot as their as a as I do with judges.

3:31

Yeah, there you go.

3:32

As our form of selecting your candidate, and we've all had the experience that first time where we saw our name on the ballot and we were able to vote for ourselves, and to your point, it is already budgeted, so I would support kind of moving forward with an election to having the candidates name there because it is important for our residents to see who is running and make that decision either to vote for that president or no, even if that person is the only person who should declare votes, they have to go out there and motivate the public.

4:06

That's right, yeah.

4:07

If I may add, um mayor, there in reference to the candidate statement, all candidate statements are published on the city's website on the city clerk page.

4:16

There's uh for each for Aisha's uh seat, her candidate statement has been published and it is available for the public and for um council member Nicholas and the two candidates, those statements are also published on the website.

4:31

How many people visit our website?

4:33

I hope a lot, but they're there.

4:35

Yeah, I was into saving money, so I um I support uh the majority of the council, um, mostly for I know it is all legal and it is in accordance with uh election law, but in this day and age where everything seems to be challenged and reversed.

4:55

I I worry that individuals will manipulate the the term appointed and use it against.

5:02

So I would uh move forward uh in election.

Discussion Breakdown — Share of Meeting
Library Services█████████████████████21%
Youth Programs█████████████████17%
Community Engagement█████████████████17%
Parks and Recreation██████████10%
Public Engagement████████8%
Procedural█████5%
Technology and Innovation███3%
Parking Management███3%
Affordable Housing███3%
Summary of Proceedings

Special City Council Meeting – August 21, 2026: Uncontested Candidates and Commission Interviews

The South San Francisco City Council held a special meeting on August 21, 2026, to consider whether to appoint uncontested candidates for City Council Districts 1 and 5, City Clerk, and City Treasurer, or to proceed with the November 3, 2026, general municipal election. The Council also conducted interviews and made appointments to five commissions. After discussion, the Council decided not to adopt the resolution, thereby allowing the election to proceed. Additionally, they appointed several commissioners.

Discussion Items

  1. Appointment of Uncontested Candidates
    The Council debated Resolution 1a to appoint the sole candidates for four offices. Several members argued that holding an election, despite the $170,000 cost, is important for voter engagement and public awareness. Councilmember Nicolas noted the budget was already allocated. Vice Mayor Nagales and Councilmember Coleman supported proceeding with the election. The Council ultimately took no action, allowing the November 3, 2026 election to proceed.

  2. Interviews and Appointments to Commissions
    The Council interviewed candidates for five commissions and made the following appointments:

    • Youth Commission (one seat, two-year term): Interviewed Angela Tian, Danice Sygaco, Benjamin Kwong, Jamie Yu, and Nyla Macairan. Appointed Nyla Macairan.
    • Equity and Public Safety Commission (alternate seat, non-expiring term): Interviewed Stephanie Campos De Broi. Appointed Stephanie Campos De Broi.
    • Library Board (partial term to March 31, 2029): Interviewed Demetria Vong-Spillan, Lily Ching, Maximilian Hollenback, Tabitha Lee, Gale Yip, and Ava Romero. Appointed Tabitha Lee.
    • Parking Place Commission (three-year term to August 19, 2029): Interviewed Dana Abarca (only candidate). Appointed Dana Abarca.
    • Parks and Recreation Commission (partial term to January 18, 2027): Interviewed Thomas Pamukcu and Brandon Chan. Discussion included the potential conflict of interest given Thomas Pamukcu’s spouse, Aysha Pamukcu, was recently elected to the Council. The Council appointed Brandon Chan.

Key Outcomes

  • The Council did not adopt Resolution 1a, therefore the general municipal election will be held on November 3, 2026, for the offices of City Council District 1 and 5, City Clerk, and City Treasurer.
  • Appointed Nyla Macairan to the Youth Commission (term expiring August 19, 2028).
  • Appointed Stephanie Campos De Broi to the Equity and Public Safety Commission (alternate seat, non-expiring).
  • Appointed Tabitha Lee to the Library Board (term expiring March 31, 2029).
  • Appointed Dana Abarca to the Parking Place Commission (term expiring August 19, 2029).
  • Appointed Brandon Chan to the Parks and Recreation Commission (term expiring January 18, 2027).

Meeting Transcript

So reporting thank you for this Wednesday, August the 19th roll call. Councilmember Coleman? Here. Councilmember Flores? Here. Councilmember Nicholas. Present. Vice Mayor Nagales. Here. And Mayor Adiego. Here. Mayor. Moving on to public comments. We did not receive any public comments through our e-commons portal. And unless we have any speakers tonight. Present. Well, would anyone Lyndon? Are you sure you don't want to stand up and make the statement? No. Yeah, he's like, you know. That's good. Okay. If there are no speakers, we'll go into the first item. First item of administrative business is consideration of a resolution to appoint the only candidate for the office of City Council District 1. I should promote sorry. The Office of the City Council District 5, Edward Eddie Flores, the Office of City Clerk at Large, Rosa Covey Acosta, and the Office of City Treasurer at large, Frank Rezo, or to proceed with the general municipal election for all offices scheduled for November 3rd, 2026. Item 1A is the resolution. So we have a discussion. Let's let's get a motion a second on the floor and then we can discuss. We have a motion. Okay. You want to jump in? I do want to jump in. Okay. Um I think it's generally good that both that voters remember which offices are elected and which are not. And that they have a choice in these elections, even though they're uncontested. I just think it's a good practice for both to meet their future uh council representative or treasurer city clerk on the ballot. Well, I'm in 100% agreement with you. I have a real problem with going down this road. Um I'd like to save 170,000 whenever I can, but it is budgeted, and especially in the case of uh a new candidate who has not had any exposure in the public. I mean, I'm certain she has a circle of friends and she's well known uh on commissions, but but for the vast amount of the public, they have no awareness, and so she enters for the job um without the benefit of having put her name out there for um or the decision considered, and and I guess that would include no opportunity to have a candidate statement out there to kind of you know run down what's important to her and why she's running. Um, last time four years ago, I was certain that I wasn't gonna have a challenger, and that was kind of fun because it's good to get a pass once you're established, right? Sometimes and um and then I had a challenger and I worked very hard, and that was a good thing because it made me get out at this state of you know in my life to get out there and sell it again. Um I think it was important, and I met many people who I had never met in the previous five elections. So I'm with you. Okay, can I jump in? Uh Mr. Mayor, uh, I also agree with both of you. I think there's something like having someone vote for you, and it doesn't mean just because you're the only candidate, that person's gonna hell and I vote for you. Someone might skip that ballot as their as a as I do with judges.

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