Dublin To Swear In New Mayor, Councilmembers Tuesday

DUBLIN, CA — Dublin will swear in new leadership Tuesday night during its council meeting.

Mayor Melissa Hernandez and councilmembers-elect Jean Josey and Kashef Qaadri will be sworn in for four-year terms. Hernandez was re-elected without any challengers, while Josey (currently vice mayor) and Qaadri (a planning commissioner), won the most votes in a three-person race for two seats.

The ceremony will also recognize outgoing councilmember Shawn Kumagai. Kumagai opted not to run for re-election, and instead ran to represent Assembly District 20, but lost to Liz Ortega, the statewide director of the University of California system’s largest employee union.

During the meeting, successful applicants for seats on the Planning Commission, Heritage and Cultural Arts Commission, Human Services Commission, Parks and Community Services Commission, and Senior Center Advisory Committee will also be approved.

See here for a full meeting agenda. The meeting can be livestreamed at www.tv30.org, or viewed on Comcast Channel 28.

Last Tuesday, the Dublin Unified School District Board of Trustees swore in three recently-elected board members: Dan Cherrier, William Kuo and Kristin Speck. Cherrier and Kuo will serve four years, while Kuo will complete a two-year term to fill in the remainder of his late wife Catherine’s term.

Gabi Blackman was elected Board President and Kristin Pelham was elected Board Vice President.

The board also recognized Megan Rouse, who served nine years as a board member. During her tenure, the school district gained roughly 4,800 new students; finalized modernization projects at Wells Middle School and Dublin High School; opened Amador Elementary School and Cottonwood Creek K-8 School; broke ground at Emerald High School; built the Engineering & Science Building at Dublin High School, completed renovations at Frederiksen and Murray Elementary schools, and much more.