Meet the candidates for City Council District 3 on Thursday
on April 30, 2026
When Richmond City Council District 3 voters go to the polls next month in the city’s first primary election, they will be choosing between incumbent Councilmember Doria Robinson and challenger Brandon Evans — both CEOs of local nonprofits.
Both will advance to the November election, unless one gets more than 50% of the votes.
To help voters make informed decisions, Richmond Confidential is teaming up with Richmondside and The Advocate student newspaper at Contra Costa College to host the second of three candidate forums on Thursday. Robinson and Evans will take reporters’ and voters’ questions from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. at Easter Hill United Methodist Church, 3911 Cutting Blvd.
El Tímpano has been working with us to collect questions from residents. Those planning to attend the forum in person may RSVP here. You also may watch the event live on YouTube by using this link or by going to Richmond Confidential’s home page.
District 3 includes Atchison Village, Coronado, Pullman, Park Plaza and the Richmond Village/Metro Square neighborhoods
Richmond’s first primary election, which is on June 2, came about through a 2024 ballot measure backed by 58% of Richmond voters. Unlike in previous years, when voters had to choose among a large field of candidates for each office in the general election, this year they will make those choices early. In November, no more than two candidates for mayor and for City Council Districts 2, 3 and 4 will compete for each seat, guaranteeing no one gets elected unless they have received more than half the votes. If a candidate manages to do that in the primary election, they automatically will win, as no write-in candidates can enter only the general election.
In April, the news sites held a mayoral forum, featuring five candidates. No forum is scheduled for City Council District 2 because only one candidate, incumbent Cesar Zepeda, has filed to run.
The District 4 forum — featuring incumbent Solheila Bana, pharmacy technician Keycha Gallon and small business owner Jamin Pursell — will be from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday, May 13, at the De Anza High School library, 5000 Valley View Road.
UC Berkeley students are live-streaming the forums on YouTube. You can access archived forums on the Richmond Confidential YouTube channel.
The forums are free and open to the public.
(Candidate photos are courtesy of their campaigns)
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