Were you unable to attend Richmondside’s District 4 city council candidate forum on Wednesday? No worries. You can still watch a recording of it here.
Richmond City Council candidates Soheila Bana, Keycha Gallon and Jamin Pursell participated in a moderated forum and community Q&A hosted by Richmondside at De Anza High School Library.
About the forums
The event was the last of three free primary election forums hosted by Richmondside along with Richmond Confidential, a publication of the UC Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism, and The Advocate, the student-led newspaper at Contra Costa College.
The first was for the mayoral race, and the second was for the District 3 council race. (Don’t know which district you live in? Check your address using the city’s interactive voting boundaries map.)
Learn about the district 4 city council candidates
About the June 2 primary election
This is Richmond’s first-ever primary election after voters in 2024 passed Measure J, a ballot measure that changed the city’s election system. For the primary election, if a candidate receives more than 50% of the votes cast in their race, they will win and won’t advance to a general election run-off in November.
More election information
Richmondside aims to be your go-to source for election news. Find more resources and news articles in our primary election voter guide.
Key 2026 election dates
Mail-in voting began: May 4
Deadline to register to vote in the primary: Mon., May 18
Primary election: June 2
For more info.: Visit Richmondside’s 2026 primary election voters guide
