A Vision for Encinitas
Encinitas thrives when people participate. When neighbors rewild a canyon with native plants. When volunteers care for a median or clean up the beach. When a resident with a good idea isn’t buried in red tape. I envision more public spaces, fewer bureaucratic barriers, and more opportunities to build community together.
As Mayor, I will foster a city that empowers residents and welcomes respectful political discourse. I believe we have more in common than social media chatter might have us believe.
Traffic Safety - A City Designed for People
As Mayor, I will support safer streets designed to protect children who want to navigate our community independently as well as neighbors who are unable to drive. Encinitas should not be a cut-through corridor for speeding cars from neighboring cities who only want to reach the freeway. We must plan not only for today’s vehicles but tomorrow’s mobility — e-bikes, shuttles, driverless cars, and a town where slowing down is a feature, not a flaw.
Housing - Growth That Makes Sense for Encinitas
I want to foster honest conversations about the real tension in housing policy: In the United States, we rely on homes as long-term investments (we want values to go up!). At the same time we want housing to remain "affordable" (prices within reach). What I know for certain: We cannot count on large-scale private developers to solve the affordable housing crisis!
Encinitas needs housing that reflects our community’s rate of growth, infrastructure, and environmental constraints, rather than one-size-fits-all solutions imposed from afar. I intend to work collaboratively with state and regional leaders—but also to challenge housing policies that are illogical, disconnected from local realities, and failing to deliver true affordability.
As Mayor, I will work with regional and state leaders to rethink and reform density bonus laws, the Regional Housing Needs Allocation (RHNA) process, and other state housing mandates that have produced unrealistic and often counterproductive outcomes for communities like ours.
I will advocate for affordability through tax and lending reforms, alongside public subsidies that support low- and very-low-income housing—not a tunnel-vision focus on increasing supply at any cost, but a more practical, honest approach to housing that actually works.
Regional Homelessness Solutions— Ensuring Community Safety & Dignity
As Mayor, I will prioritize regional coordination, faster intervention, and clear pathways that keep time on the street brief and non-recurring. Encinitas must be safe and humane for all — residents, businesses, and those who find themselves without shelter. That means enforcing the law when behavior in public spaces threatens safety or quality of life. Compassion and accountability are not opposites — they are both necessary. Public spaces must remain safe and accessible, and residents and businesses deserve responsiveness when problems arise.
Our goal should be dignity, stability, and permanent solutions — not scapegoating, and not pretending the problem disappears when someone unsheltered is issued a citation and pushed out of view.
Climate Resilience — Preparing, Not Pretending
Sea level rise, hotter summers, wildfire risk, and changing rainfall patterns are already here. As Mayor, I will prioritize coastal adaptation, fire-wise neighborhoods, and practical resilience strategies. Sustainability isn’t a slogan—it’s infrastructure, planning, and stewardship of what we love about Encinitas.
I will advocate for you!
As a School Board Trustee I had the opportunity to advocate at the federal level on behalf of California school districts as part of a California School Board Association non-partisan contingency. I will use my advocacy skills to fight for federal and state legislation that improves our community and against laws that hurt us.