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Pleasant Hill has long been a place where people come to raise families, start businesses, and enjoy community life. That spirit of opportunity continues to draw people here, but with growth comes new challenges. We cannot stand still. We must respond with courage, resilience, and innovative solutions that keep Pleasant Hill the safe, welcoming, and thriving city we love.
My commitment to you is simple: I will diagnose our City's challenges with a data-driven approach and treat them with common-sense solutions. To do this, I am prescribing a 5-Point Plan to move Pleasant Hill forward.
#1. Protecting Neighborhood Character & Local Control
Pleasant Hill and its diverse neighborhoods should be shaped by its residents, not by State mandates. I will fight to keep our planning decisions local. Pleasant Hill should be livable, walkable, and welcoming for every generation.
Defending Neighborhoods: I will actively represent the District to direct state-mandated density housing projects toward transit-rich corridors like Contra Costa Blvd, and in underutilized or vacant commercial parcels, preserving the character of our neighborhoods and revitalizing core commercial corridors.
Balanced Housing: I will advocate for adoption of Missing Middle Housing, like multiplexes and ADUs, that complements the look and feel of existing neighborhoods. City ordinances should allow for more flexibility, while design standards should conform to the 8-80 Cities movement, to ensure Pleasant Hill neighborhoods are safe, accessible, and age-friendly.
#2. Promoting Health and Mobility
A healthier and safer Pleasant Hill means protecting environmental resources, promoting play, and ensuring accessible mobility.
Greenspaces and Parks: As a physician, I will prioritize healthy habits for all ages by protecting parks and open spaces from development. I will use my experience and work closely with Pleasant Hill Recreation and Park District to encourage active lifestyles including hiking, biking, pickleball, field sports, swimming and more.
Mobility and Safe Routes to School: I will accelerate the build out of the Bike and Pedestrian Plan and prioritize Measure K funds to install high-visibility crosswalks, better lighting, and traffic calming to allow our kids to transit safely to and from school.
#3. The "Vacant-to-Vibrant" Strategy
A thriving economy starts with thriving small businesses. Local entrepreneurs create jobs, strengthen neighborhoods, and give Pleasant Hill its unique character.
Small Business Success: I will champion a Choose Pleasant Hill campaign to promote local businesses and ensure dollars spent here benefit our community. I will cut the permit approval time for local entrepreneurs moving into vacant spaces.
Business Districts: I will launch a Main Street Initiative to create walkable business corridors within every District. By doing thoughtful zoning and streamlining permitting processes, we can attract boutique dining and retail with "necessity-based" anchors that are unique to each District.
#4. Accountability Through Innovation & Access
Trust in government comes from openness, fairness, and accountability. The public deserves to see exactly where tax revenue goes.
Fiscal Transparency: I will modernize the City Budget oversight process by launching a user-friendly Budget Digital Dashboard so the public can see revenue and city expenditures.
Direct Access: I will hold regular Office Hours and Townhalls throughout the District and Pleasant Hill, so the public can bring concerns directly to me, and not just at formal City Hall meetings.
#5. Compassion and Social Services
Safety is core to community. It's not only about law enforcement, it's also about getting the right help to the right people.
The Co-Responder Model: I will invest in new Crisis Intervention Teams who can safely respond to non-violent issues, allowing our police officers to focus on preventing and solving crimes.
Senior Support Services: I will expand Healthy Aging transportation programs so our seniors can remain independent and safely connected to medical care and community events.
Helping Move Pleasant Hill Forward
This plan is not just about policies, it’s about people. Together, we can create a Pleasant Hill that is healthier, safer, more connected, and more vibrant than ever before. With your support, I will lead with competence, compassion, and commitment to results.
A thriving Pleasant Hill is within our reach. The time to move Pleasant Hill forward starts now.
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