City of San Pablo  
Meeting Minutes  
City Council  
Wednesday, June 3, 2026  
6:00 PM  
City Council Chambers  
Members of the public may view  
this meeting online by using this URL  
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89046076519  
CALL TO ORDER  
The meeting was called to order at 6:00 PM in the Council Chambers.  
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE  
Mayor Pabon-Alvarado led the Pledge of Allegiance.  
ROLL CALL  
5 -  
Present:  
Councilmember Arturo Cruz, Councilmember Patricia Ponce, Councilmember Abel  
Pineda, Vice Mayor Rita Xavier, and Mayor Elizabeth Pabon-Alvarado  
*Note that Councilmember Ponce arrived at 6:04 PM  
Staff Present:  
City Manager, Matt Rodriguez  
Assistant City Manager, Maria Ojeda  
City Attorney, Brian P. Hickey  
Police Chief, Brian Bubar  
Associate Planner, Griffen Dempsey  
City Clerk, Dorothy Gantt  
Deputy City Clerk, Casey Erlenheim  
Adminstrative Clerk I, David Gonzales  
ORAL COMMUNICATIONS  
No Public Comments were received for Oral Communications.  
PUBLIC HEARINGS  
1.  
26-185  
PUBLIC HEARING AND RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY  
OF SAN PABLO CONSIDERING AN APPEAL OF THE PLANNING  
COMMISSION’S APPROVAL OF A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT TO ALLOW  
A
RETAIL CANNABIS USE AT AN EXISTING COMMERCIAL BUILDING  
LOCATED IN THE COMMERCIAL MIXED USE DISTRICT IN THE SAN PABLO  
AVENUE SPECIFIC PLAN (SP-2) AT 13041 SAN PABLO AVENUE, APNS:  
526-020-011, 526-020-014, & 526-020-015.  
CEQA: This project is categorically exempt under the California Environmental  
Quality Act Guidelines Section 15301, Existing Facilities, Class 1. This Class  
applies to continued operation of existing private structures, such as the existing  
commercial building where the new business proposes to locate, with negligible  
or no expansion of uses.  
The public hearing opened at 6:22 PM  
18 Public Comments were received from the following: Azeem Thomas, Freddi Farias, Nancy Mendoza, Emaan  
Ahmed, Guadalupe Paramo, Evelia Gonzalez, Ryan Holmes, Edwin Solozano, Zohalb Ahmad, Mohammed Bhaiyat,  
Aashir Khan, Firas Jandali, Arwa Asif, Abdullah, Harun Mohamed, Fayza Ayyad, Hmoud Al-Bshayyan Aldabbas,  
Lugman Sabir  
Mayor Pabon-Alvarado called a recess at 7:31 PM  
Reconvened at 7:39 PM  
ROLL CALL  
Present: 5- Councilmember Arturo Cruz, Councilmember Patricia Ponce, Councilmember Abel  
Pineda, Vice Mayor Rita Xavier, and Mayor Elizabeth Pabon-Alvarado  
6 further Public Comments were received from the following: Sonia Rivas, Odey Saeidah, Abdul Ghaforos,  
Tasneem, Khalid Malik, Mian Jalal  
The public hearing closed at 7:59 PM  
A
motion was made by Vice Mayor Xavier, seconded by Councilmember Pineda, that this RESOLUTION  
be Adopted. The motion carried by the following vote:  
5 - Cruz, Ponce, Pineda, Xavier, and Pabon-Alvarado  
Enactment No: RES 2026-081  
Aye:  
SUPPLEMENTAL MATERIALS (IF ANY)  
2.  
26-210  
MATERIALS SUBMITTED AFTER PUBLICATION OF THE AGENDA WILL BE  
APPENDED AFTER THE COUNCIL MEETING. THIS IS NOT AN ACTION ITEM  
BUT MERELY  
A
MECHANISM FOR MATERIALS SUBMITTED AFTER  
PUBLICATION OF THE AGENDA TO BE APPENDED TO THE PUBLISHED  
AGENDA AFTER THE COUNCIL MEETING.  
ADJOURNMENT  
Adjourned at 8:12 PM to the Special City Council meeting of Monday, June 15, 2026 at 5:00 PM.  
Respectfully Submitted,  
____________________________  
Casey Erlenheim, Deputy City Clerk