City Council
Chris Yoosefi
Candidate for City Council Member, Burbank November 3, 2026 election.
Ballot designation: Small Business Owner
Stated priorities from the candidate’s campaign website
Background
His campaign website states he is a small business owner, a U.S. Navy veteran (Hospital Corpsman), and an entrepreneur who has founded multiple companies and holds a product patent. yoosefiserves.com ↗
His campaign website states he was born in 1980 and raised in Sacramento, earned an associate degree from Los Angeles Valley College (2017) and a bachelor's degree from Harvard University (2024, Business Administration and Management, Cum Laude), founded the HES Veteran Student Society at Harvard, has lived in the San Fernando Valley since 2006, and recently purchased his first Burbank home. yoosefiserves.com ↗
Where the candidate stands
His campaign website presents a 'Vision 2030' listing priorities including jobs and the economy, downtown parking reform, the Starlight Bowl project, housing and affordability, schools and education, public safety, veterans support, and small business support. yoosefiserves.com ↗
On his campaign website, Yoosefi cites local figures of 6.3% unemployment and 22.5% vacant office space and calls for cutting bureaucratic red tape; states support for collaboration between the Burbank Unified School District and teachers to secure classroom funding; and states that 'every development decision and every city contract puts residents first, not outside developers.' yoosefiserves.com ↗
Experience & community involvement
A public FPPC Form 501 (Candidate Intention Statement) for Christopher Yoosefi is on file with the City of Burbank, dated May 7, 2026. City of Burbank e-file (FPPC 501) ↗ · 2026-05-07
Yoosefi's campaign committee is 'Yoosefi for Burbank City Council 2026,' FPPC ID #1492020 (per the paid-for disclaimer on his campaign website). yoosefiserves.com ↗
His campaign website lists community involvement including membership in Disabled American Veterans (DAV), work on a Burbank American Legion Post 150 roof-repair project, collaboration with congressional members on veteran suicide-prevention legislation, prior service on the Valley Village Small Business Committee (2021–22), and volunteering as a business mentor. yoosefiserves.com ↗
Compiled from public sources listed above · Last reviewed August 24, 2026
Source
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