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Aaron Tiedemann

Candidate for City Council (At-Large), Albany · Housing Policy Analyst

Aaron Tiedemann is a lifelong Albany resident who has served on the Albany City Council for several years, including a term as mayor, with housing as his central focus throughout his tenure. He previously worked as Manager, Policy at East Bay Housing Organizations, contributing to affordable-housing advocacy for low-income residents, and currently works as a Housing Community Development Specialist III for Alameda County.

Positions in brief

Has made housing his number-one issue, advocating to eliminate parking requirements, loosen development regulations, allow more units on single-family lots, and pass an affordable-housing bond.

As a councilmember, Tiedemann has pushed to eliminate Albany's parking requirements, loosen development regulations, upzone large areas of single-family zoning to permit multiple units per parcel, and pass an affordable-housing bond to fund development. He has said housing is his 'number one issue' and has focused on it throughout his time in office.

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