Fire safety · EBMUD Ward 7
Fire safety is on the ballot
When the fire comes, will the water flow?
Firefighters asked April for accountability from EBMUD. She delivered EBMUD’s first-ever fire hydrant inspection standard, supported by firefighters.
1stFire hydrant inspection standard at EBMUD
31,000Public fire hydrants EBMUD maintains (approx.)
Nov 3Election Day. Ballots are in the mail now.
April also serves as an Alameda County Fire Commissioner, so keeping water flowing to the hydrants isn’t a campaign talking point for her. It’s her public service.
The record
In her first term, April Chan delivered
Hydrant inspections
Established the first-ever fire hydrant inspection standard at EBMUD, adopted unanimously by the board in June 2026.
Drought surcharge
Voted to eliminate the 8% drought surcharge.
$279 million
Helped expose $279 million in out-of-view budget transfers and pushed through financial reforms.
From a neighbor
Why a Bay-O-Vista resident is voting for April
“She is also working now to actually make sure that we are fire safe. She’s having East Bay MUD accountable for checking to make sure we have water in our hydrants.”
Kat Wellman, Bay-O-Vista resident
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My name is Kat Wellman. I actually live in Bay-O-Vista and have been very involved in community activism. And I have to say that April Chan is probably the best elected representative for her constituents that I have ever met. Four years ago, we were facing East Bay MUD, actually wanting to take all of its extracted soil and put it into the quarry site, which is our open hillsides here in San Leandro. It would have ruined our community. It would have ruined two other nearby communities and actually made a devastation of our freeways. And it was April’s very first East Bay MUD meeting where she was there when we protested and she came out to the lobby and she represented us and told us that she was going to fight with us and did it the entire time. She is also working now to actually make sure that we are fire safe. She’s having East Bay MUD accountable for checking to make sure we have water in our hydrants. I urge everybody to vote for April Chan for East Bay MUD. You will not find anybody else that would represent the constituents as well as she does. Thank you.
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Priorities
As your Director, April focuses on
- Increasing fire hydrant inspections
- Keeping water rates affordable
- Clean, safe drinking water
- Fiscal accountability
- Environmental stewardship
Who stands with April
April is endorsed by
- Michelle LeeDirector, San Ramon Valley Fire Protection District
- Melissa DimicBoard President, Fairview Fire District
- Mark McDanielBoard Secretary, Fairview Fire District
- Mike JusticeBoard Treasurer, Fairview Fire District
- Nate MileyAlameda County Supervisor
- Juan González IIIMayor, San Leandro
- Mark ArmstrongMayor, San Ramon
- Carl ChanAsian Community Advocate
Partial list. Titles are for identification purposes only. See all endorsements →
Be ready before fire season
Tips for those with pets
- Build a pet go-bag.
- Make sure pet ID is current.
- Find pet-friendly places before you have to evacuate.
- When asked to evacuate, leave early and take your pet with you.
Your ballot is on its way
Look for April near the end of your ballot
Look for the EBMUD Water Board race (listed as EBMUD Director, Ward 7) and vote for April Chan, the 2nd name.
Oct 5Ballots start arriving
Oct 19Last day to register online
Nov 3Election Day. Drop boxes and vote centers close at 8 p.m.