Key Issues
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Neighborhood Concerns
Ensuring neighborhood needs are met is always a priority for me. When you bring a problem to me, I do my best to solve it. That has looked like replacing damaged mailboxes, ensuring a resident was reimbursed for overpaid sewer fees, improving landscaping, putting a new roof on a home with the help of Habitat for Humanity, delivering groceries to immigrant neighbors who are fearful to leave their home, and filling dozens and dozens of sandbags to help prepare for a tropical storm.
We must care for each other every day. In big and small ways. I am committed to showing up for all of you.
Long Term Planning and Vision
We are in the midst of a massive airport renovation and expansion to accommodate our growth. The convention center is undergoing a makeover too and a connectivity plan which will make the walk from the convention center to downtown more inviting. The library is under construction and in a few short years it will be our library of the future – ensuring that we can stay up to date with technological advances and provide more space for connection. And then there is the zoning code update, continuing to move forward with our parks master plan.
Not to mention building a new downtown fire station and the Tramview Heights Specific Plan which will bring us closer to diversified housing options and a grocery store in the northern part of our city. Plus, we’ve added hundreds of affordable housing units to Palm Springs and have hundreds more in the pipeline. Working to ensure that every resident has a safe and affordable place to live.
There is a lot going on! We need forward thinking council members who will ensure these projects stay on track and who have institutional and community knowledge. That’s me.
Traffic/Pedestrian/Cyclist Safety
For the last several years I have been working with Chief Mills to improve traffic enforcement. The Palm Springs Police Department has made a concerted effort to enforce traffic violations like speeding, distracted driving, and driving under the influence. Programs like Operation Rearview Mirror are effective. Yet, we are still seeing a large amount of traffic accidents and pedestrian fatalities. Even one death is too much.
We must continue our efforts to build more walking and bike paths, use smart engineering to slow down traffic, and educate the public on traffic and pedestrian safety. Together, we can create a Palm Springs that is safer for residents, workers, and visitors.