City Council
Nikki Perez
IncumbentCandidate for City Council Member, Burbank November 3, 2026 election.
Ballot designation: Burbank City Council Member
Stated priorities from the candidate’s campaign website
Background
Local news coverage of her re-election announcement describes Perez as a lifelong Burbank resident, social worker, renter, and working mother; states she holds Bachelor's degrees in Psychology and Music Performance from UC Riverside and a Master of Social Welfare from UCLA (Luskin School of Public Affairs); notes her parents immigrated from El Salvador and Guatemala; and states she was elected to the City Council in 2022. myBurbank ↗ · 2026-07-15
Where the candidate stands
Her campaign website 'Issues' page states positions across five areas, each with listed first-term actions and second-term plans: (1) Affordability & Renter Protections (states she introduced the city's first tenant protection and rent control ordinance and established the Burbank Community Grant Program); (2) Public Safety & Immigrant Protections (states she passed a sanctuary city ordinance limiting local participation in immigration enforcement and established a community assistance fund for families affected by ICE raids); (3) Jobs & Entertainment Industry (states support for expanded film/TV tax credits and a minimum wage study); (4) Housing & Homelessness (states 2,000+ housing units approved and $3.5 million secured for a permanent homeless solutions center); (5) Environment & Climate (states support for reduced single-use plastics, transition from gas leaf blowers, and transit/biking investment). Nikki Perez campaign website (Issues page) ↗
Experience & community involvement
The City of Burbank announced that Council Member Nikki Perez was appointed by Governor Gavin Newsom to the California Film Commission; the City describes her as the first Burbank City Council member appointed to that commission. City of Burbank Newsroom ↗ · 2026-01-30
An FPPC Form 410 Statement of Organization for the candidate committee 'Nikki Perez for City Council 2026' (office sought: City Council; jurisdiction: City of Burbank; election year 2026) is on file with the City of Burbank, dated May 18, 2026. City of Burbank e-filing (FPPC 410) ↗ · 2026-05-18
Local news reported she announced her re-election bid in mid-July 2026 and held a public campaign kickoff on July 25, 2026, at IATSE Local 80. myBurbank ↗ · 2026-07-15
Compiled from public sources listed above · Last reviewed August 24, 2026
Source
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