Fontana

#Key findings

• Mayor Acquanetta Warren (since 2010) faces Joz Sida, a Democratic Socialist endorsed by Sen. Bernie Sanders, who leads a progressive slate running for council and treasurer. ^[1]
• Warehouses are the record to judge. Fontana approved several dozen warehouses totaling about 16 million sq ft in south Fontana over five years. In 2021 the state Attorney General sued the city over a 205,000 sq ft warehouse next to Jurupa Hills High School. The 2022 settlement produced what the AG called some of the strictest warehouse rules in California. ^[2]
• In a 2023 enforcement sweep, the regional air district found more than 49% of Fontana's warehouses in violation of at least one air rule. ^[3]
• Voters approved a 1-cent sales tax (Measure T) in 2024 with 51.5%. ^[4]
• In 2023 the council cracked down on street vendors, then passed a ban on protests within 300 feet of a home after protesters showed up at the mayor's house. ^[1]

#Mayor

Seven candidates filed: Acquanetta Warren (incumbent), Jocelyn "Joz" Sida, Mylinda Carrillo, Salvador Casillas, Lourdes Goni Garcia, Jaqueline Heredia and Nicholas Ortega. Warren and Sida are the two with a real campaign in the coverage I found. ^[3][1]

#Acquanetta Warren (incumbent)

• Key findings: Mayor since 2010, the city's first Black mayor. Credited with Fontana's economic growth, largely through logistics. ^[1]
• Warehouses: Calls them "economic advancement." Her nickname among critics is "Warehouse Warren." The 2021 state lawsuit and the 2022 settlement (new citywide warehouse standards; $210K from developer Duke Realty for school buffers and air filters for up to 1,750 homes) happened on her watch. ^[2][3]
• Street vendors and protests: Led the 2023 vendor crackdown ("now it's time to grab a couple of hammers. Done.") and backed the 300-foot residential picketing ban. ^[1]
• Endorsements: the region's two largest carpenters' unions and Teamsters Local 1932, which represents county workers and Amazon warehouse workers. ^[1]

#Joz Sida

• Key findings: 37; moved to Fontana as a teenager; lost a school board race in 2012; spent about a decade organizing progressive campaigns elsewhere (reproductive and immigrant rights) before moving back from Chicago in 2023. No elected experience. ^[1]
• Platform: more public input at City Hall, ending the vendor crackdown, and stopping warehouses near schools. Endorsed by Bernie Sanders. ^[1]

#Council District 4

#John Roberts (incumbent)

• Re-elected in 2022. The Sentinel calls him the county's longest continuously serving local elected official. ^[5][3]

#Ben Vasquez

• On Sida's progressive slate. ^[1]

#Luz Perez

• Listed as a candidate by GoodParty and Run for Something. I found no independent reporting.

#Rayman Martinez

• I found no independent reporting on this candidate. ^[3]

#Karen Contreras

• I found no independent reporting on this candidate. ^[3]

#Council District 1

#Phillip Cothran (incumbent)

• Re-elected in 2022. ^[5]

#Nubia Diaz

• I found no independent reporting on this candidate. ^[3]

#City Clerk and City Treasurer

• Both offices are on the ballot this year; the treasurer race includes a candidate from Sida's slate. ^[6][1] I couldn't confirm the full candidate lists from public sources.