YIMBY Action✓ Endorses“Mike has an urban planning background and is most proud of his work at HCD to expand how many units can be put on a lot under SB9.”
2026 Midterm Partner Endorsements
Mike Van Gorder
Burbank City Council, Burbank At Large · Burbank, CA
Backed byYIMBY ActionHousing Action CoalitionAbundant Housing LAStreets For All
What the Guides Say
YIMBY Action✓ Endorses
Housing Action Coalition✓ Endorses
Abundant Housing LA✓ Endorses
Streets For All✓ Endorses“Eddy, Nolan, and Mike all are committed to building the Noho-Pas BRT without delay, including a bus lane on Olive that the current council is battling in court.”
About Mike Van Gorder
Hi there, I’m Mike. (Although I will also answer to "Sydney and Birdie's Dad.") I’m a father, husband, union member, state housing policy expert, tenants’ rights activist, cyclist, boxer, community organizer, punk rocker, and Andor fan. And I’m running for City Council to fight for an affordable, safe Burbank for all.
I’m the best person for the job of Councilmember because I am a working parent that is experiencing, alongside you, the daily stress of being cost-burdened; housing, childcare, groceries, gas and the thousand other things that have exploded in price this past decade. And I have the specific expertise Burbank needs to tackle our problems.
Also Endorsed
Eddy PolonYIMBY ActionHousing Action CoalitionAbundant Housing LAStreets For All
Nikki PerezHousing Action Coalition- Nolan SoutherlandStreets For All