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For four years, I have worked to direct City Hall’s attention back to basics. I have successfully forged compromises on controversial issues from homelessness to the general plan update. I will continue to lead the way with common sense priorities, to focus expenditures on what really counts, and to protect the beauty and small town charm of our great city.

Putting more police officers on our streets is vital to keeping our community safe. Over the last decade, the number of police officers had been steadily reduced. This year, I successfully led the effort to add four new police officers to the force. The police need the staff and the tools to do their job. Gangs, graffiti, and vagrancy need inventive solutions. As your Councilmember, public safety is my top priority.

Previous City Councils had dangerously depleted our fiscal reserves just as we were heading into the worst economic downturn since the Great Depression. As your Councilmember I have changed our course. I voted against pay raises we couldn’t afford, directed sound fiscal management of our city’s dollars, and negotiated fair union contracts that protect taxpayers.