City of Albany, California
Leslie Mendez is an experienced planning professional currently serving as Planning Manager for the City of Albany, California, since June 2023. Previously, Mendez held the same title at the City of San Rafael from July 2021 to June 2023, and worked as a Senior Planner for the City of Berkeley from March 2008 to July 2021. Key responsibilities included leading complex development projects, supervising a team of planners and interns, managing housing development feasibility analyses, and contributing to zoning ordinance revisions. Mendez holds a Master's degree in City and Regional Planning from the University of California, Berkeley, and a Bachelor's degree in Environmental Studies from Brown University.
City of Albany, California
The City of Albany is dedicated to maintaining its small town ambience, responding to the needs of a diverse community, and providing a safe, healthy and sustainable environment. Albany is a small city of 18,539 (2010 census) residents, located within the greater San Francisco Bay area. Albany today combines a small-town ambience with its central location in a major metropolitan region. Albany prides itself on being a safe, community-oriented city, with strong services and programs for youth, families and the elderly. It is a city made up largely of single-family homes and small businesses. Albany's small town character is exemplified by its "Main Street," Solano Avenue, a pedestrian friendly business district composed primarily of small "mom and pop" shops, and home to some of the Bay area's best restaurants! Albany's public schools have an outstanding reputation with student test scores at the elementary, middle and high school levels among the highest in the state. Our city is beautifully located on the eastern shoreline of the San Francisco Bay, directly east of the Golden Gate Bridge.