Candidate for
Mayor; City of San Leandro

Elect Dan Dillman for Mayor of San Leandro in 2014. Inspiring a City of Infinite Possibilities.

San Leandro needs leadership that is proactive, leadership that is making the right choices for the city at the right time, creating opportunity, not allowing opportunity to pass us by.

This November you've got two choices for Mayor of San Leandro,businesses as usual or a true path to change, opportunity and moving forward into prosperity. Please vote for me "Dan Dillman" who has fresh idea's passion dedication and experience, I promise when elected Mayor, I will pave our roads to success, and I will never allow an opportunity to pass us by, I hope to have your vote this November.

When I am elected, I will be a proactive leader. I will be aware of actions taken by neighboring cities that may have negative affect on San Leandro, and I will take steps to try to prevent any losses from happening.

If you've been watching, what I've done with the Historic BAL Theatre over the past 5 years "take a run down theatre and turn it into one of the premiere event venues in the entire bay area on a mom and pop, shoe string budget", imagine what I could do for the city of San Leandro with it's resources as Mayor.

I will publicly state, that I believe in your private property rights, I believe in your 1st and 2nd amendment rights, your individual rights to freedom and your rights to the pursuit of happiness. I will publicly tell you that I believe in GOD and the power of prayer.

We need to stop making our decisions based on fear, We are a city of infinite possibilities and we should live in hope and let prosperity thrive.

Together we will accomplish many things, below are just a few.

1. Improving and Repairing our Roads.
2. Protect our water front Marina Harbor, create the right plan for this jewel of the bay area and San Leandro.
3. Create Urban Gardens.
4. Put more peace officers on the street.
5. Create a Theatre District.
6. Less Taxation

As Mayor, I will lead, guide and promote our city of infinite possibilities. The people of San Leandro desire a leader in the community who will create opportunity, security, and serve as mediator, and watcher over our local government; establishing accountability and transparency policies, protecting and wisely investing our tax dollars, while promoting our city as the Treasure and the Heart of the Bay Area. My wife and I have dedicated our lives to this community and I will serve you as Mayor with honor, passion, hope, faith and love. Our city's future can continue to be redefined with a strong economy, good schools, safe neighborhoods, thriving businesses, access to healthcare, emerging technologies, vital services, excellent shopping, exceptional dining, and world class entertainment. Together we will enhance the quality of our lives. We must erase the lines of division and clear a bright path to our future. We must strengthen our small business community, while remaining the hometown in which your family, friends and you, want to live and thrive. My experience, dedication, and passion for San Leandro has inspired me to build better bridges to our city's future and if elected, I will pave our roads to success.

Safer Neighborhoods - Utilize and coordinate with other police agencies that already patrol our city like; San Leandro Police, CHP, Sheriffs, Fire Department and Bart Police, by working together with these other agencies will maximize our resources and make our city safer. Put more honorable officers on the streets that are biking and walking business district's and neighborhoods, getting to know the citizens and business owners.

Thriving Businesses - Create a positive friendly experience at city hall streamline our permit and business development processes, favor local growth, and shepherd the businesses that will best suit our neighborhoods. create a collective business advertising campaign.

Watcher over Government - Creating accountability and transparency, from all city departments and staff including our legal and police departments. protecting citizens, our tax dollars, reduce wasteful spending. I will bring back committees and full minute reporting.

Theatre District - Night Life Entertainment - Shopping & Dining Create a theatre district, cross promote and foster night life entertainment and dining, bring new and exciting restaurants and shopping opportunities, create and or support multiple annual city event's at the Marina, Downtown, South San Leandro and other areas of our city.

LIT San Leandro - " Fiber Optic Loop" Ignite and foster the continued development of our new fiber optic network. We should continue expanding our fiber network, create more tech spaces, create more dining, and night life options as techie people like to be entertained and hangout.

Great Schools - Senior & Youth Partnerships Continue to be engaged with our schools and help improve the children's experience, arts, education and spiritual wellbeing. Develop internships and volunteer programs that utilize our untapped senior and teen resources.

Improving Roads - Cleaning Up Our Streets Repair our roads, find solutions to our homeless and pan handling problems. expand the cleaning of our streets.

Urban / Community Gardens - Create Urban Gardens, where all citizens could participate and reap the benefits of their labor.

Protect The Marina - Protect Our Water Front Marina Harbor, create the right plan for this jewel of the bay area and San Leandro.

Foster Programs and Services That Give Back to our Citizens.

We need to get the word out that we are a new San Leandro and share with them all of the wonderful assets this community has to offer.

Dan Dillman is an;

Owner of San Leandro's Historic BAL Theatre

Entertainment Consultant - Cherry Festival 2014-2015

President of SLCCPA Organization

Vice President of The South San Leandro Business Association,

Vice President of The Halcyon Foothill Neighborhood Association

2012 ROP Businessman of the Year

Computer Engineer

3rd Generation Treasure Hunter