Mayor· 2024-2026
Elmer Martínez Saballos
Redwood City
About
Elmer Martínez Saballos centered his campaign primarily on community safety as he entered the city council race for District 4, ultimately leading to his historical election as the city's youngest mayor.
Campaign promises (1)
- public-safetyElmer Martínez Saballos focused his city council campaign on community safety.
Voice
- Meetings spoken in
- 22
- Total speaking time
- 7:26:47
- Avg per meeting
- 20:19
- Segments
- 5965
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Top issues during term (9)(Development)
Objective Design Standards for housing
No direct cost to residents; the standards aim to speed housing approvals and reduce legal risk for the city.
Stanford Medicine Cancer Center plan amendments
Stanford pays no property tax as a nonprofit, so community benefits stand in for lost tax revenue; a prior agreement totaled $15 million.
Downtown Area Plan expansion
The expansion needs a new budget, coming back to council later this year.
Maple and Lathrop property negotiations
Purchase price and terms are still under negotiation.
Greater Downtown Area Plan expansion
The plan will guide where future growth and infrastructure dollars go for years, though no spending was approved tonight.
Housing and Homelessness
$1.2 million in housing preservation loans were issued in 2025.
BCC appointments and commission turnover
1900 Broadway affordable housing site substitution and Spring Street sale
The city receives $10.75 million from the land sale.
Docktown Marina Floating Home Demolition
Decisions during term (0)
Recorded while Saballos was in office — not necessarily decisions they moved, spoke to, or voted on.
No decisions found matching Development.
Voting record (0)(Development)
No votes found matching Development.