City Council
Samantha Wick
Candidate for City Council Member, Burbank November 3, 2026 election.
Ballot designation: Nonprofit Grant Writer
Stated priorities from the candidate’s campaign website
Background
States she is an urban planner by education (Bachelor of Science in Urban Planning) whose career has been primarily in the nonprofit sector, and a Burbank resident of more than 23 years. Samantha Wick campaign website ↗ · 2026
Where the candidate stands
Campaign website details positions in four areas. Public Safety & Emergency Preparedness: keep police and fire fully staffed, improve wildfire mitigation and evacuation planning, expand mental-health and crisis-response partnerships, and support seniors via wellness checks. Housing: meet the state housing mandate of 8,772 homes by 2029 through 'smart, targeted growth,' expand homeownership (naming young families and city employees), increase property-upgrade incentives/rebates, and support tenant protections and housing-voucher programs. Local Economy: support local businesses and studio partnerships for union jobs, pursue a 'mixed-flow' approach to the proposed Olive Avenue Bus Rapid Transit, and create flexible downtown options for community events. Family Support: strengthen the partnership with Burbank Unified School District, expand traffic-safety programs near schools, and explore affordable childcare solutions. Samantha Wick campaign website ↗ · 2026
Experience & community involvement
States prior service on the Burbank Planning Commission (four years; described as the current Chair in an April 2026 letter) and the Burbank Heritage Commission (four years, two of them as Chair), and service as Planning Commission liaison to the Art in Public Places Commission. This is stated consistently across her campaign site and two published letters; corresponding City meeting minutes exist on the City's Granicus portal but were blocked by robots.txt and could not be machine-read for independent confirmation. Samantha Wick campaign website; myBurbank Letter to the Editor ↗ · 2026-04-14
States she founded the original Burbank Buy Nothing Group in 2017, which she says has grown to six groups with more than 8,500 members. Samantha Wick campaign website ↗ · 2026
Announced her City Council candidacy in spring 2026 (reported by myBurbank as the first candidate to enter the race) and states she formally launched her campaign on May 3, 2026. myBurbank (Letter to the Editor) ↗ · 2026-04-14
Her candidacy announcement was also published as a letter in the Burbank Leader (Outlook Newspapers), restating her 23-year residency, urban-planning degree, and Planning/Heritage Commission service. Burbank Leader / Outlook Newspapers (Letter to the Editor) ↗ · 2026
Compiled from public sources listed above · Last reviewed August 24, 2026
Source
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