District 3 Council Member· 2024-2028
Isabella Chu
Redwood City
About
Isabella Chu's campaign platform for the Redwood City Council District 3 race heavily focuses on local infrastructure improvements and enhancing road safety. Her priorities center around physical upgrades to the city to benefit residents and address district-specific needs.
Campaign promises (1)
- infrastructureIsabella Chu campaigned on pursuing an infrastructure overhaul and improving road safety in District 3.
Voice
- Meetings spoken in
- 16
- Total speaking time
- 2:29:22
- Avg per meeting
- 9:20
- Segments
- 1745
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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 Chu 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.