David MourraDavid Mourra

Councilmember David Mourra has been one of the strongest housing voices during his first term and was instrumental in Emeryville maintaining its pro-housing status. He has focused not only on how we can build more, but also on trying to find ways to address common obstacles in the city, now that zoning is less of an issue.

CM Mourra has been a vocal champion of housing, transit, and safe streets during his time on council. He was one of key votes supporting Emeryville’s 40th Street Multimodal Project, adding a mile of transit lanes and protected bike lanes along one of Emeryville’s most important corridors. He is also a large supporter of Emeryville’s pro-housing designation and has been finding ways to reduce development costs and streamline housing development. He has also spent years on Emeryville’s Transportation and Sustainability Committee, helping direct city staff to decrease reliance on private automobiles in future city projects. Our endorsement joins those by the majority of Emeryville’s city council, State Senator Jesse Arreguín, the Alameda County Democrats, The Sierra Club, and more.