Kaia EakinIncumbent
Candidate for City Council Member, Redwood City, District 5 · Incumbent
Kaia Eakin was born in Redwood City and has lived in the Redwood Oaks neighborhood for 20 years. She earned a B.A. in English Literature from the College of Notre Dame in Belmont and a J.D. from U.C. Davis. She worked as an attorney specializing in workers' compensation before moving into nonprofit work, including roles with Notre Dame de Namur University and Project READ, and has spent the past six years as a fundraiser for the San Mateo County History Museum. She was first elected to the Redwood City Council to represent District 5 in 2022 and currently serves as vice mayor.
Positions in brief
Eakin's 2026 priorities include funding recreational spaces and climate resiliency for shoreline neighborhoods, improving road safety on Woodside Road and El Camino Real, and ensuring housing at all levels of affordability.
In her candidate statement, Eakin emphasizes securing funding for recreational spaces and climate resiliency along the shoreline neighborhoods of her district, improving road safety on high-traffic corridors like Woodside Road and El Camino Real, and supporting housing options across a range of affordability levels.
On the issues
- Environment, Energy & Climate
Backs securing funding for climate resiliency projects and recreational spaces along the shoreline neighborhoods of her district.
Source → - Infrastructure & Transportation
Prioritizes road-safety improvements on Woodside Road and El Camino Real.
Source → - Housing & Homelessness
Supports ensuring housing options across a range of affordability levels in Redwood City.
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