Jessi Bugden
Candidate for City Council (At-Large), Yountville
Jessi Bugden is a Yountville resident who organized a resident referendum petition, submitted to the town on March 4, 2026, with 235 signatures, exceeding the roughly 180 required. The referendum sought to reverse zoning changes and a tentative subdivision map the Town Council had finalized for the former Yountville Elementary School site, which would have enabled a workforce-housing development known as Yountville Commons.
Positions in brief
Bugden has opposed the Town Council's zoning approval for the Yountville Commons workforce-housing project, organizing a referendum to reverse it and citing a need for greater financial clarity and community engagement.
The referendum Bugden organized aimed to reverse zoning changes and a tentative subdivision map enabling up to 150 units of workforce housing at the former Yountville Elementary School site. Other referendum supporters, including a local chef, cited a need for clearer financial modeling and improved resident engagement in a process one resident called 'tightly controlled and directed by staff-driven pace, timelines and design concepts.'
On the issues
- Housing & Homelessness
Opposed the Town Council's zoning changes and subdivision approval for the Yountville Commons workforce-housing project without further financial clarity and community input.
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