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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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 (6)(Parks Rec)
Open fires ordinance for parks
Permits and enforcement spread across four departments; fee decisions were deferred, and reservation costs are intended to stay low.
Buchanan Park pond loop replacement
$333,625 plus $156,000.72 in contracts, well under the combined budgets set aside.
City ballet classes competing with local business
City-subsidized classes priced below private studio rates could draw students away from the local business.
Library funding and Monday closures
Restoring Monday service would require the city to resume paying for Monday hours it previously funded.
Central Harbor Park and boat launch completion
$4.2 million project, largely state- and EPA-grant funded.
Port Chicago Trail medallion at the California Theatre
Decisions during term (0)
Recorded while Kobata was in office — not necessarily decisions they moved, spoke to, or voted on.
No decisions found matching Parks Rec.
Voting record (0)(Parks Rec)
No votes found matching Parks Rec.