Candidate for
Mayor; City of La Mesa

Supports: Continue to maintain and increase high levels of Public Safety service to our citizens, while finding new opportunities that reduce costs without reducing services. Effective measures that will encourage legal speeds on our city streets. Create safe, walk-able streets through the Safe Routes program. Support projects that fit within the "small town" culture of our city. Enhance and build safer communities by connecting neighbors together through Neighborhood Watch Program and Nextdoor.com Supports the continued development of the public parks and programs that serve families. Will continue to protect Proposition 13.

During my eight years we built a new police station, library and completed the Allison Street renovation. In addition through our Safe Routes to School Program (now just called Safe Routes) we were able to make capital improvements near and around schools thus providing safe sidewalks and streets for students and pedestrians to travel on. We also voted to make our city finances transparent. Now on the city website anyone can view how and where the city spends tax dollars. We also are completely transparent with regards to our crime report. Any and all activity is reported to the public through a police press release. We also use Nixle to notify La Mesa residence of Fire Dept and Police Dept. activity in the city. Over the past 8 years we have formed a Emergency Preparedness Committee and have increased the number of neighborhoods that utilize and participate in Neighborhood Watch. Implemented a Joint Exercise of Powers Agreement for Fire Service between the cities of El Cajon, La Mesa and Lemon Grove called Hartland Fire and Rescue. This JPA has saved the city money. We completed Fitness Plaza at Adult Enrichment Center using grant funding. Finally, through our Community Service Dept. the Park and Rec Foundation, and private donations we were able to renovate many city parks as part of the It's Child's Play campaign, building new play structures, making the play surface safer, added new lighting, and overall created parks that can and are being well used by La Mesa families.