YIMBY Action✓ Endorses“Councilmember Malia Vella has been the most reliable vote for housing on the Alameda City Council, and her record is why we are endorsing her for Mayor.”
2026 Midterm Partner Endorsements
Malia Vella
Mayor of Alameda, Alameda Mayor · Alameda, CA
Backed byYIMBY ActionHousing Action Coalition
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YIMBY Action✓ Endorses
Housing Action Coalition✓ EndorsesAbout Malia Vella
First elected to Alameda City Council in 2016, Malia has served twice as Vice Mayor (2016-2018 and 2020-2022). Malia is an attorney, educator, and public school parent of two. She has led efforts to improve student outcomes as a Deputy Superintendent at the California Department of Education, focusing on education policy, improving literacy proficiency, closing the opportunity gap, and transforming California's schools.
Since leaving the Department, Malia has continued her work in education advising and supporting education leaders from across the world by focusing on improving literacy rates through early screening for risk of reading difficulties and providing students of all backgrounds with access to supported fluency practice.
From maliavella.com
Malia Vella on Housing and Abundance
“We need to continue to address housing relief across the city in myriad ways: preventing further displacement by maintaining rent stabilization ordinances, investing in social housing, and building more homes.”
“By doing this we can boost the local economy through attraction of new businesses and industries, like biotech and clean technology, streamline permitting, align zoning and incentives, and strengthen collaboration of local business network.”
“As Mayor, I will focus on strengthening good governance, protecting Alamedans quality of life, expanding housing opportunities, enhancing public safety and climate resilience, and building a strong, sustainable local economy.”