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
No biography on file yet.
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 (8)(Development)
Data Center Advisory Committee update
Data centers are being pitched as a major new revenue stream for the city, but residents are questioning the trade-offs.
LMK Petro gas station time extension (1625 Buchanan Road)
Village of Hope TAY housing subordination
Funded entirely by Housing Successor Agency funds — no hit to the general fund.
Avaio Data Center Project (Perseus) at Former Delta View Golf Course
Speakers warned a promised $100 million grid upgrade could be clawed back through litigation and that electricity prices could rise.
Railroad Avenue Specific Plan and transit-oriented development
Bliss Avenue corridor development timing
Rent increases and habitability at Woods Grove Apartments
Tenants reported individual rent hikes of more than $1,000 per month, squeezing household budgets for groceries, medical needs, and school supplies.
First veterinary clinic in west Pittsburg
No city cost — it's a private business bringing services and jobs to a vacant storefront.
Decisions during term (0)
Recorded while Kobata was in office — not necessarily decisions they moved, spoke to, or voted on.
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Voting record (0)(Development)
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