One of the fifteen seats in the City Council were up for election while one of the seven seats in the Board of Education were up for election.

[1] Two seats were up for election due to the vacancy of two members, councilman Mitchell Englander of District 12 and Ref Rodriguez of Board District 5, who both resigned in the wake of felony charges against them.

[2][3] The Board District 5 did not have an appointed representative unlike Council District 12, who had previous councilmember Greig Smith installed to finish the term.

[4][5] Municipal elections in California are officially nonpartisan; candidates' party affiliations do not appear on the ballot.

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