Sbeydeh Viveros-Walton

Candidate for City Council Member, San Leandro, District 1 · San Leandro Councilwoman

Sbeydeh Viveros-Walton is a first-generation immigrant with more than 18 years of experience in public-service leadership. She moved to San Leandro in 2015 with her spouse and two children. She completed her education through California's public system, starting at Chabot Community College before transferring to UC Berkeley, where she earned a double major in Rhetoric and Ethnic Studies, and later earned a Master's in Public Administration from San Francisco State University. She has held roles in San Leandro including Public Information Officer and chair positions for the Library Historical Commission, Cherry Festival, and Cinco de Mayo Planning Committees, and has spoken annually at San Leandro High School's Career Day since 2015. She currently serves as Director of Higher Education at Public Advocates, a nonprofit law firm addressing poverty and racial discrimination, and chairs the Peralta Colleges Foundation and co-chairs KQED's Community Advisory Panel for the East Bay. She was unanimously appointed to the San Leandro City Council's District 1 seat in March 2024.

Viveros-Walton identifies five policy priorities: 'Community Centered Public Safety' aimed at improving 'accountability, equity and protection for all residents'; sustaining safety-net services for vulnerable populations; addressing affordable housing accessibility and costs; economic and workforce development; and 'Addressing Homelessness with Compassion.' She frames her vision as one that 'uplifts everyone from our youngest to oldest residents.'

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