Candidate for
Mayor; Proposed City of San Fernando Valley

If elected mayor of the new Valley City, I intend to pursue the following projects:

1. Universal access to broadband Internet connectivity

2. Universal access to stationary and/or mobile computing devices

3. Using the Universal Access Network to provide comprehensive e-government services to all residents

4. Using the e-government system to upgrade or eliminate bureaucrats

5. Eliminating the digital divide will open up e-learning, e-commerce, e-medicine and other digital opportunities to all residents

6. Deploy "mobile e-government" and other mobile e-services "anytime, anywhere" via broadband and other wireless networks

7. Employ Open Source methods and products, including the Linux operating system, to maximize transparency and security in the Universal Access and Internal Municipal Networks

8. Deploy e-democracy tools, including Internet voting, Smart Initiatives, Instant Online Recall, and Instant Online Polling, which will allow all residents to "pre-vote" on matters coming before the City Council

9. Research, develop, and deploy the maximum feasible amount of photovoltaic electricity-generating equipment to provide non-polluting renewable energy to the Valley

10. Increase the percentage of vehicles in the new city that run on renewable/sustainable energy sources, especially electric, hybrid and fuel cell-powered cars

11. Institute a system of government-public-private cooperation in which the City provides guidance and funding, community groups organized on- and off-line provide principles and priorities and private companies and city agencies actually implement the agreed-upon policies

12. Valley City agencies, companies, and individuals can provide products, consulting, and outsourced services modeled on our own to other jurisdictions

13. Establish a Municipal Webcasting Network (MWN) to create and distribute live and archived video coverage of municipal (including council meetings, committee meetings, and subcommittee meetings) and community events

14. Organize a combined online and offline effort to draft and secure approval for a new charter for Valley City, making Valley City a Charter City rather than a General Law City

15. Build on the presence in Valley City of its many Spanish-speaking residents to position Valley City as the premiere interface for trade in physical goods and intellectual property between North and Latin America, thereby creating jobs, business opportunities, and revenue for Valley City

16. Build a great public-private Valley City University for teaching and research, economic development, and cultural enhancement

17. Build an e-democracy and e-government network that delivers these services "at the speed of thought" and provides government "of the people, by the people, and for the people"