Carlos Escobedo
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Voice
- Meetings spoken in
- 4
- Total speaking time
- 17:50
- Avg per meeting
- 4:28
- Segments
- 239
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Top issues during term (6)(Budget)
Proposed November 2026 Sales Tax Ballot Measure
A new sales tax that would raise the cost of goods purchased in Santa Maria if voters approve it in November.
Amazon donation for firefighter protective gear
$150,000 private donation from Amazon, with a matching budget amendment; no local tax dollars required.
Measure U Spending Outpacing Revenue
Measure U is a half-cent sales tax funding city services; the fiscal 2024-25 statements were under review.
Santa Maria Sports Complex on Track for Spring 2027
Project is reported within budget.
Hancock Terrace Apartments Bond Financing
No city debt; the city receives an $11,000 fee.
Sheriff's Office budget
Your tax dollars could be stretched thinner, potentially impacting essential services if the Sheriff's Office budget is slashed by $5 million.
Decisions during term (3)
Recorded while Escobedo was in office — not necessarily decisions they moved, spoke to, or voted on.
Adoption of a Resolution Approving First Quarter Amendments to the Fiscal Year 2026-27 Budget
FY 2026-28 Biennial Budget adopted (Resolution 2026-103)
FY 2025-26 Budget Rebalancing Analysis and Budget Amendments (Resolution No. 2026-20)
Voting record (2)(Budget)
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Received and filed the Fiscal Year 2025-26 Budget Rebalancing Analysis; and Adopted a Resolution approving First Quarter Budget Amendments to the Fiscal Year 2025-26 Budget for personnel, operational,
FY 2025-26 Budget Rebalancing Analysis and Budget Amendments (Resolution No. 2026-20)
Said he sees real action finally being taken on the deficit