People before profit.
Ontario, California · 2026
Raised in Ontario.Running for Ontario.
Nicolo Lalama is a lifelong Ontario resident running for mayor on a five-point plan for an Ontario that serves its people—not warehouses, corporations, or unchecked development.
01 · Five-point plan
An Ontario that serves its people.
Warehouse trucks have made Ontario a #1 polluter. Our county has ranked worst in the country for ozone year after year. Rent is skyrocketing past what working families and shop owners can carry, and still city hall answers to developers. I grew up here. I have sat with neighbors who are tired of being talked over while warehouses rise.
These five points are built around those problems: stop new corporate-scale warehouses and the diesel that comes with them, put spending and developer deals where everyone can see them, back union workers and the shops already keeping Ontario open, and run buses often enough that this city is not designed only for trucks.
01
Read moreUplift Small Businesses
Make it easier for local shops to open, grow, and stay.
02
Read moreTransparent Government
Publish spending, timelines, and progress where everyone can see them.
03
Read moreSupport Union Workers
Use city contracts and apprenticeships to back quality jobs.
04
Read moreStop New Corporate-Scale Warehouses
Protect neighborhoods from more truck traffic and warehouse sprawl.
05
Read moreBetter Public Transportation
More frequent buses, including nights and weekends.
02 · Local businesses
Talking with the people who keep Ontario running
These visits are unscripted. From behind the counter, shop owners say what rent, traffic, and a slow Tuesday actually feel like. A mayor who hears that does not guess. He writes policy that makes it easier to stay open, hire, and grow—when local businesses grow, Ontario grows too.
See more conversations at @nicolo4ontario.
03 · Your ballot · November 3, 2026
Your vote matters.
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