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Theodore Sanchez
Councilmember, First Ward2022-12-01 to 2026-12 (month-level start: December 2022 and month-level end: December 2026 per city council page, each official serves a four-year term; this seat was on the 2026 ballot so the 2022 election seated it, Mayor Tran swearing-in on a December 21 per local coverage with year unconfirmed; the Nov 3 2026 general election result and January or December reseating are pending)
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- 15
- Total speaking time
- 1:24:52
- Avg per meeting
- 5:39
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- 983
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Top issues during term (1)(Budget)
Decisions during term (14)
Recorded while Sanchez was in office — not necessarily decisions they moved, spoke to, or voted on.
approved7-0Oct 21, 2026
Review of Administrative Budget Transfers From April 1, 2026, Through June 30, 2026 (All Wards)
approved7-0Oct 21, 2026
Review of Administrative Budget Transfers From April 1, 2026, Through June 30, 2026 (All Wards)
approvedOct 7, 2026
Fiscal Year 2025/26 Budget Amendment of $30,000 – State Asset Forfeiture Gang and Drug Special Revenue Fund (All Wards)
approved7-0Sep 2, 2026
Acceptance of $4,476,076 Board of State and Community Corrections (BSCC) Proposition 64 Public Health and Safety Cohort 4 Grant and Fiscal year 2026-2027 Budget Amendment (All Wards)
approved7-0Sep 2, 2026
$250,000 Budget Increase for Animal Shelter Modular Building Site Improvements, Increasing the Construction and Project Support Budget to $1,825,370. (Ward 3)
approved5-0Aug 5, 2026
Approve Amendment No. 1 to the Professional Services Agreement with IGM Technology Corporation for the Gravity Budget Software Services; and Extending the Term through January 14, 2030, with a Not To Exceed Amount of $467,071 (All Wards)
approvedVoted yes7-0Jun 17, 2026
Adopt FY 2026-27 Operating Budget and FY 2027-2031 Capital Improvement Program
approved7-0Jun 17, 2026
Item 6 — FY 2026-27 Operating Budget & CIP
approvedMay 20, 2026
Review of Administrative Budget Transfers From January 1, 2026, Through March 31, 2026 (All Wards)
approvedMay 20, 2026
Request to Amend the FY 2025/26 Operating Budget in Revenues and Expenditures by $729,283 to Appropriate Forfeited Construction and Demolition (C&D) Waste Diversion Deposits from the Special Deposit Fund (All Wards)
approved6-0May 20, 2026
Request to Amend the FY 2025/26 Operating Budget in Revenues and Expenditures by $729,283 to Appropriate Forfeited Construction and Demolition (C&D) Waste Diversion Deposits from the Special Deposit Fund (All Wards)
approvedVoted yes8-0Apr 29, 2026
Special budget-priorities meeting and forensic-audit engagement
approvedVoted yes7-0Mar 18, 2026
Mid-year budget update received; $1.09M amendment adopted
approved7-0Mar 18, 2026
Budget Amendment FY 25/26, Parks, Recreation and Community Services for the Sponsorship of the 2026 Lunar New Year ($23,750) in Revenue and Expense budget allocations (All Wards) Pg. 766
Voting record (5)(Budget)
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Voted yesJul 14, 2026
Approve the Library’s annual budget of $4,979,531 for Fiscal Year 2026/2027.
Voted yesJun 17, 2026
Adopt FY 2026-27 Operating Budget and FY 2027-2031 Capital Improvement Program
Voted yesApr 29, 2026
Special budget-priorities meeting and forensic-audit engagement
Voted yesApr 29, 2026
FY 2026/27 Budget Workshop — direction to staff
Voted yesMar 18, 2026