O
Santa Rosa
← All officials
DM

Council Member· 2022-02-01 - 2028-12-01

Dianna MacDonald

Santa Rosa

No biography on file yet.

At a glance

News mentions
0

Term ending Dec 1, 2028.

Voice

Meetings spoken in
18
Total speaking time
3:37:20
Avg per meeting
12:04
Segments
2109

Want every word MacDonald has said?

The OpenCity MCP for Claude.ai answers questions like “what has MacDonald said about housing this year” with one prompt — full speaking history, with YouTube timestamps.

Filtered to Public Safety

Top issues during term (20)(Public Safety)

high↑Feb 2026[27]

Massage Establishment Enforcement — 88 Spa Certificate Denial

No impact on the current fiscal year budget.

high↑Oct 2026[17]

Youth safety and school policing

The city's $14 million budget shortfall and 15 cut police positions are the main obstacles to putting officers back in schools.

high↑Feb 2026[17]

Community safety and civil rights for immigrant communities

No direct fiscal impact this fiscal year, though litigation and ordinance work will take staff time.

high↓Mar 2026[15]

Continued local homeless emergency proclamation

No monetary payment by the city in the settlement; emergency extension has no fiscal year budget impact.

high↓Apr 2026[11]

Wildland-Urban Interface fire map expansion

No direct city cost this year, but affected homeowners could face higher insurance and fire-hardening expenses.

high↓Jun 2026[10]

Planned homeless shelter at West Third Street and Fulton Road

Roughly $5.4 million in combined county, federal, and local funds for homeless services and fair housing in FY 2026-27.

medium↑Oct 2026[10]

School board meeting accessibility

medium↓Aug 2026[6]

Graffiti abatement along Highway 101 corridor

medium↓Sep 2026[6]

Conditions around Sam Jones shelter

low↓Jun 2026[4]

Unpermitted food vendors regulation

Unknown; council members noted potential revenue from bringing vendors into permitting.

medium↓Jan 2026[3]

Transparency of closed-session agendas

No impact on the current fiscal year budget.

critical↓Jul 2026[2]

Potential fire station and engine company closures

$2.5 million in fire cuts by 2027, growing to $5.8 million more by 2030.

critical↓Jul 2026[2]

Potential police staffing cuts below 1990s levels

About $3.1 million in cuts next year, escalating to 24 sworn positions lost by 2030 without new revenue.

medium↓Jun 2026[2]

New Fire Station No. 9 site acquisition

$1.65 million from Measure H reserves funds the property purchase.

medium↓Jul 2026[2]

Weed abatement and fire prevention

Unpaid abatement costs are recovered through property liens; no current fiscal year budget impact.

high↓May 2026[2]

In-RESPONSE Mental Health Team Funding Cut

About $1.5 million less in county Measure O funding for the mental health crisis team.

high↓May 2026[2]

Fire Department Overtime and SAFER Grant Transition

$2.5 million added to fire overtime budget; $1 million saved on apparatus leasing.

high↓Jan 2026[1]

Closed-session threat to public services or facilities

medium↓Mar 2026[1]

Potential employment-related litigation against the City

Unknown — if litigation proceeds, potential settlement or legal costs are not yet public.

low↓Mar 2026[1]

Alcohol sales expansion at 24 Seven Foods and Fuel

No impact on the current fiscal year budget, per staff.

Decisions during term (2)

Recorded while MacDonald was in office — not necessarily decisions they moved, spoke to, or voted on.