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Phoebe Venkat
Suzy Niederhofer
Patrick Sullivan
The close race for the third Foster City Council seat is drawing to a close, with Phoebe Venkat ahead by more than 200 votes over candidate Shankar Kenkre.
As of Nov. 26, there are no unprocessed votes left to count in San Mateo County, virtually solidifying the final candidates though 1,323 challenged ballots could be cured by Dec. 3
Venkat joins Suzy Niederhofer as the newest councilmember. Mayor Patrick Sullivan also ran again this election and won with about 24% of the vote. Venkat and Niederhofer received 18% and 24% of the votes, respectively. They will take the seats of Councilmember Jon Froomin, who chose not to run again, and Councilmember Sam Hindi, who will term out.
Sullivan said he is looking forward to working with both of them, though they each campaigned with a different message on housing. Niederhofer has expressed more skepticism toward the state’s Housing and Community Development Department, previously stating the city’s state-mandated housing goals, or Regional Housing Needs Allocation, is high for such a small city.
Venkat also reiterated during her campaign that her perspective as a renter is important, given everyone else on the council are homeowners.
“The exciting thing is that [Phoebe] is a renter. To have someone on the council who is a renter is important, since they do represent 46% of the people in Foster City,” Sullivan said. “I look forward to working with her and hopefully it will stimulate some people and maybe renters who will want to participate.”
He added that Niederhofer approaches housing from a different angle, especially coming from working in city-level finance roles for over 30 years.
Venkat has said she is less concerned with pushing back on California’s housing laws and policies and wants to focus on education and bridging gaps between those who are more pro-housing and those skeptical of increased development. She said she is looking forward to working with everyone on the council and is currently in a listen-and-learn mode.
“What is really important are the different strengths and those things that we can bring to the table in the housing realm and other realms as well,” she said. “I’m not coming in and saying, ‘here are my ideas.’ I’m asking what are those things that are already in flight or have stopped for whatever reason, and how can I step in there?”
This is likely the city’s last at-large election, as it is working to finalize district elections by 2026.
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