Council Member· month-level start: January 2025 appointed to the Scales-Preston vacancy per CCPulse 2025-01-15. month-level end: December 2026 per CCPulse; term runs until the November 2026 election

Arlene Kobata

Pittsburg

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At a glance

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Term ending Nov 1, 2026.

Voice

Meetings spoken in: 19
Total speaking time: 1:02:00
Avg per meeting: 3:16
Segments: 788

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Top issues during term (1)(Budget)

high↓Aug 2026[0]

payment fraud / city funds misdirected

Nearly $1 million in public money went out the door to a scammer, and if it isn't recovered, the city could end up eating the loss or paying the developers twice.

Decisions during term (4)

Recorded while Kobata was in office — not necessarily decisions they moved, spoke to, or voted on.

approved4-0Jul 20, 2026

Housing Authority Resolution – Village of Hope Forgivable Loan and Budget Amendment

approved4-0Jul 20, 2026

Adoption of a City Council Resolution Amending the Fiscal Year (FY) 2026/27 Budget for the Intergovernmental Support Agreement with the United States Army for Small Construction and Design Services at Military Ocean Terminal Concord…

approved7-0Jun 15, 2026

Housing Authority FY 2026-27 Budget Adoption

approvedAbstained3-0-1Jun 15, 2026

Adoption of FY 2026-27 Budgets for City and Affiliated Agencies (Item 11)

Voting record (1)(Budget)

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AbstainedJun 15, 2026

Adoption of FY 2026-27 Budgets for City and Affiliated Agencies (Item 11)

Recused due to her personal property in relation to one of the projects in the budget.