Oceanside, CA
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Our record for Oceanside may be out of date. The most recent record we hold is from Wed Jun 24, 2026. (68 days ago) Newer meetings may not have been published to the official portal yet, or may not have been collected by us yet — this is a statement about our record, not about whether the city council has met. Check the official portal before concluding nothing is scheduled.
OceansideCA averageUS Census ACS
Typical home value $874,097 +0.7% yr/yr · +26.7% 5-yr
Home-value trend 2000–2026 (Zillow ZHVI)
Municipal budget
Total revenue$501.9M (FY2023)
Total spending$432.3M (FY2023)
Taxes$161.6M (FY2023)
Debt outstanding$246.8M (FY2023)
Spending per resident$2,499 (FY2023)
Development activity
Housing units permitted — US Census Building Permits Survey
2025857 housing units ($266.3M)
🗳️ Election results (6 races)
Local election returns — winner marked ✓.
Mayor 2024-11-05
Esther Sanchez ✓ 39,100 · Ryan Keim 38,868
City Council District 3 2024-11-05
Jimmy Figueroa ✓ 10,250 · Peter Weiss ✓ 8,995 · Laura Bassett 8,804 · Amber Kae Niuatoa 5,810 · Omar Hashimi 5,119 · Tom Demooy 1,679
City Council District 1 2022-11-08
Richard Robinson ✓ 6,316 · Eric Joyce ✓ 4,780 · Daniel Dominguez 5,499 · Kori Jensen 4,005 · Darin Selnick 2,174 · Alvin L. McGee 432
Mayor 2020-11-03
Esther C. Sanchez ✓ 24,423 · Christopher Rodriguez 15,345 · Jack Feller 11,953 · Rob Howard 9,222 · Rocky John Chavez 7,869 · Ruben Major 6,496
City Council District 4 2020-11-03
Peter Weiss ✓ 9,837 · Jane Marshall 5,888 · Michelle Gomez 5,276 · Morgan McCray 787
City Council District 3 2020-11-03
Ryan Keim ✓ 8,759 · Shari Mackin 8,042 · Amber Newman 2,243 · Kellie Davis 1,489 · Bill Batchelor 1,314 · David Ian Zernik 1,068
🗳️ Ballot measures (2)
Propositions decided directly by voters.
Measure X
2024-11-05 · Passed — 55,360 yes / 24,104 no
Measure Y Initiative
2018-11-06 · Failed — 28,729 yes / 32,228 no
Recent meetings
Wed Jun 17, 2026
City Council on 2026-06-17 3:30 PM - Joint Meetings of the Oceanside City Council, Oceanside Small Craft Harbor District Board of Directors (HDB), Oceanside Community Development Commission (CDC), and Oceanside Public Financing Authority (OPFA)
Wed Jun 3, 2026
City Council on 2026-06-03 3:30 PM - Joint Meetings of the Oceanside City Council, Oceanside Small Craft Harbor District Board of Directors (HDB), Oceanside Community Development Commission (CDC), and Oceanside Public Financing Authority (OPFA)
Wed May 20, 2026
City Council on 2026-05-20 3:30 PM - Joint Meetings of the Oceanside City Council, Oceanside Small Craft Harbor District Board of Directors (HDB), Oceanside Community Development Commission (CDC), and Oceanside Public Financing Authority (OPFA)
Wed May 6, 2026
City Council on 2026-05-06 3:30 PM - Joint Meetings of the Oceanside City Council, Oceanside Small Craft Harbor District Board of Directors (HDB), Oceanside Community Development Commission (CDC), and Oceanside Public Financing Authority (OPFA)
Wed Apr 22, 2026
City Council on 2026-04-22 3:30 PM - Joint Meetings of the Oceanside City Council, Oceanside Small Craft Harbor District Board of Directors (HDB), Oceanside Community Development Commission (CDC), and Oceanside Public Financing Authority (OPFA)
Wed Apr 8, 2026
City Council on 2026-04-08 3:30 PM - Joint Meetings of the Oceanside City Council, Oceanside Small Craft Harbor District Board of Directors (HDB), Oceanside Community Development Commission (CDC), and Oceanside Public Financing Authority (OPFA)
Wed Apr 1, 2026
City Council on 2026-04-01 5:30 PM - Planning Commission Interview Workshop Agenda
Wed Mar 25, 2026
City Council on 2026-03-25 3:30 PM - Joint Meetings of the Oceanside City Council, Oceanside Small Craft Harbor District Board of Directors (HDB), Oceanside Community Development Commission (CDC), and Oceanside Public Financing Authority (OPFA)
Wed Mar 11, 2026
City Council on 2026-03-11 3:30 PM - Joint Meetings of the Oceanside City Council, Oceanside Small Craft Harbor District Board of Directors (HDB), Oceanside Community Development Commission (CDC), and Oceanside Public Financing Authority (OPFA)
Wed Mar 4, 2026
City Council on 2026-03-04 5:30 PM - Workshop AgendaCIP Priorities
Wed Feb 18, 2026
City Council on 2026-02-18 3:30 PM - Joint Meetings of the Oceanside City Council, Oceanside Small Craft Harbor District Board of Directors (HDB), Oceanside Community Development Commission (CDC), and Oceanside Public Financing Authority (OPFA)
Wed Feb 4, 2026
City Council on 2026-02-04 3:30 PM - Joint Meetings of the Oceanside City Council, Oceanside Small Craft Harbor District Board of Directors (HDB), Oceanside Community Development Commission (CDC), and Oceanside Public Financing Authority (OPFA)
Wed Jan 28, 2026
City Council on 2026-01-28 3:30 PM - Joint Meetings of the Oceanside City Council, Oceanside Small Craft Harbor District Board of Directors (HDB), Oceanside Community Development Commission (CDC), and Oceanside Public Financing Authority (OPFA)
Wed Jan 21, 2026
City Council on 2026-01-21 5:30 PM - Workshop AgendaDowntown Workshop
Wed Jan 14, 2026
City Council on 2026-01-14 3:30 PM - Joint Meetings of the Oceanside City Council, Oceanside Small Craft Harbor District Board of Directors (HDB), Oceanside Community Development Commission (CDC), and Oceanside Public Financing Authority (OPFA)
💰 Federal awards (top 10 by amount)
Largest recent federal contract/grant awards to recipients in this city (2023–present), via USAspending.gov.
| $12.8M | EXPEDITIONARY TECHNICAL SOLUTIONS, INCORPORATED Department of Defense · TSOA/COC TSS, MCTSSA, CAMP PENDLETON, CA |
| $10.1M | UNITED SUPPORT SERVICES, INC. Department of Defense · IGF::OT::IGF FIRE SAFETY SUPPORT |
| $7.7M | ENVIREMEDIAL SERVICES, INC. Department of Defense · JANITORIAL SVCS BASE PD - |
| $6.7M | CALIFORNIA CONSTRUCTORS Department of Defense · RENOVATE BUILDING 797 AT NBC, CA |
| $5.6M | EXPEDITIONARY TECHNICAL SOLUTIONS, INCORPORATED Department of Defense · THIS TASK ORDER IS TO PROVIDE TESTING AND ENGINEERING SUPPORT SERVICES |
| $5.4M | MILLENNIUM FIRE PROTECTION CORPORATION Department of Defense · N62473-19-D-2422; N62473-19-F-5338 DESIGN-BUILD (DB) PROJECT TO DESIGN |
| $5.0M | XRAD TELE-SERVICES INC Department of Homeland Security · IGF::OT::IGF TELE-RADIOLOGY SERVICES AND EQUIPMENT INSTALLATION |
| $4.9M | CALIFORNIA CONSTRUCTORS Department of Defense · RENOVATIONS TO BUILDING 378 AND 379 |
| $4.9M | AC LOPEZ CONSTRUCTION INC Department of Defense · CA062_HVAC MULTI-BLDGS |
| $4.6M | EXPEDITIONARY TECHNICAL SOLUTIONS, INCORPORATED Department of Defense · TED GROUND C2 TECHNICAL SUPPORT SERVICES |
Source: USAspending.gov (U.S. Treasury) — federal awards only, not city budgets.
🌐 County-level context (San Diego County)
County-level context — from BLS, IRS, FEMA, HUD, Census. These figures cover the whole county this city sits in, not just the city itself.
Net migration-18,212 people (-$223.6M net AGI · 2023)
Federal disasters (10 yr)11 ({"Fire": 28, "Flood": 12, "Severe Storm": 5, "Freezing": 2, · last Mon Feb 19, 2024)
Traffic fatalities20 (9 pedestrian · 2024)
Business establishments93,407 (1,391,721 employees · 2023)
Fair Market Rent (2BR)$2,881/mo (1,746 assisted households · 2025)
Adults with low literacy23.0% (low numeracy 30% · 2017)
Sources: BLS LAUS, IRS SOI, FEMA, NHTSA FARS, Census CBP, HUD, NCES PIAAC
City profile
Everything below is drawn from this city’s own public record and primary-source government data. AI-written summaries are a finding aid, not a citable quote.
$501.9M
Annual budget
$246.8M
Debt outstanding
1,489
Employees on payroll
857
Permitted housing units
The money — in
source: Census gov-finance & state comptrollerBudget
Revenue$501.9M
Spending$432.3M
Revenue ran ahead of operating spending this year.
Debt load LOW
Outstanding debt$246.8M
Debt-to-revenue0.49×
Debt-load index44 / 100
A debt-load indicator (national percentile of debt, deficit & aid-reliance) — not a solvency verdict. Cross-checked against official state fiscal-stress scores where they exist.
The money — out
source: city procurement & payrollWho the city actually cuts checks to.
1,489 employees on the public payroll — every position and salary is public record.
Outcomes — economic mobility
source: Opportunity Atlas (Harvard) · research useFor kids who grew up here in low-income households, their adult household-income rank (0–1). The average hides a gap by race:
Research-only layer, shown here for context — not included in the CC BY 4.0 bulk download.
Where it’s happening
geocoded land-use decisions🗺 Interactive map
Every rezoning, development approval, and permit — explore the geocoded records in the research explorer.