Improving the Central Corridor in West Chula Vista

By Dan Smith

Dan Smith, Chula Vista Businessman, Seeks City Council Seat 2 Sees Solution to Decrease Homeless Population Problem in Downtown

One of those individuals is Dan Smith, a local businessman, attorney and entrepreneur who is running for City Council Seat Number 2. Smith, along with several other candidates, including incumbent Patricia Aguilar , will compete in a Primary election, June 3rd, to determine the top two candidates who will challenge for Seat 2 in the November general election.

Smith is hoping his success in the courtroom and as a local businessman will resonate with voters who desire to see Chula Vista continue on its path of economic growth and development.

For over a decade, with my wife Layla and our three kids, we ve lived in Chula Vista, run a successful business on Third Ave., and put our kids through local public schools says Smith. The Chula Vista City Council needs someone who has real-life experience and is currently running a successful business within this city and is in touch with the town every day he adds.

Smith has quipped about his own name, which some have warned may hurt him in a culturally-diverse area such as Chula Vista. However, he is quick to reference his own heritage (he half-Puerto-Rican), his fluency in Spanish and the fact that his wife and kids are Hispanic as well.

We are running on issues, not someone s name, but yes, it has been brought up, Smith admits.

If elected, a major issue for Smith to address is the steady foot traffic of homeless convicted felons on Third Avenue, who have been released under AB109. These parolees, he uncovered, are required to report to the only office in the entire county of San Diego that was placed in the central corridor of Chula Vista. A Councilman that works on Third Avenue is going to have his finger on the pulse of Chula Vista. I will have something to say before the County dumps their problems on Chula Vista says Smith.

Smith is proposing a relocation of this office to an industrial area equipped with a job training center, which will assist those looking for a fresh start.

As a lawyer who advocates for my clients in court almost daily, I am not the shy type. Smith says it is time to get the Bay Front Project started and show universities the advantage of locating next to the Olympic Training Center to attract business and jobs the same way as Boulder, CO.

Other items on Smith s agenda include sensible funding for the police and fire departments, and helping the watchdog groups bring attention to corruption. No increases in taxes are necessary when boosting sales locally in a business friendly city generates tax revenue needed.

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