BC
Ben Caldera
Council Member2024-12-01 – 2028-12-01 (month-level start: December 2024, elected District 3 Nov 2024 per ballot-book 2024 general ballot listing and December 4, 2024 council swearing-in per Citizen Portal; month-level end: December 2028, four-year term per 10/21/2026 City Attorney staff report)
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Top issues during term (3)
low↑Nov 2026[10]
Retroactive PE-license pay documentation for city engineer classification
Documentary only — CalPERS confirmed the earlier resolutions support the five percent compensation; no new pay is created.
high↑Nov 2026[10]
Affordable housing on city-owned land at 1232 Monterey Street
No price tag for the homes yet — the project is still just a concept and would need outside funding.
medium↑Nov 2026[10]
Rising costs on the Soledad Recycled Water Conveyance Project
Combined new spending of roughly $439,000, drawn from wastewater impact fees and the project's remaining contingency.
Decisions during term (0)
Recorded while Caldera was in office — not necessarily decisions they moved, spoke to, or voted on.
No decisions found.