Priorities
Our love for the East Bay is deep; I know we can all prosper by centering our County’s work on caring for our communities. As a mother and sexual assault survivor, nothing is more important to me than our safety. Each and every one of us needs to feel safe — whether it’s taking our kids out to play; walking, biking, or driving to run errands; or coming home at night from a long day, without worry.
My public safety vision is a holistic approach that embraces two critical elements: maintaining trained, accountable law enforcement combined with increasing financial investment to attack the root causes of crime and poverty.
As your County Supervisor, I’ll advocate forcefully for investment in both approaches. The County can increase its regional coordination with every community’s police department to get guns and violence off our streets, while expanding access to mental health and after-school programs, enhancing community violence prevention programs, and investing in rehabilitation and re-entry services.
We must also improve safety in our jails, on our streets, and in fire hazard areas. I will tirelessly advocate for the transformation of our jails, prioritizing the health and dignity of all individuals in custody, and expanding treatment facilities in our communities. Recognizing the importance of traffic and pedestrian safety, I will continue to prioritize measures that protect bikers and walkers, ensuring our streets are safe for everyone. I will also ensure strong fire prevention and response across our district and County, including wildfire prevention and regional planning.
I’m honored to be the choice of every major Labor Leader and Labor organization for my leadership to expand living wage jobs in the East Bay that provide the economic prosperity to elevate hope and healthy families, while dismantling the despair that fuels crime. Together, we can create prosperity for all our communities. Please learn more about my priorities below.
Community Mobile
Crisis Response
“As your County Supervisor, I will establish innovative safety programs for each of our communities –such as my groundbreaking Mobile Crisis Response Team. This program deploys crisis response from the Fire Department to address mental health and nonviolent 911 calls, allowing police to focus on violent crime calls.”
HEaltHCare
“County government provides safety net programs for the most vulnerable residents: working families struggling to make ends meet, seniors on fixed incomes, and women needing access to specialized health services. The California Nurses Association endorses my candidacy and vision for ensuring that every family who needs access to quality healthcare, receives it, including access to bilingual and culturally competent services.”
Housing
“Home ownership should be possible for every East Bay family and resident. I’m honored to be solely endorsed by the Alameda County Central Labor and Alameda County Building & Construction Trades councils for my work to secure $350 Million to create 2,400 housing units for local homeless and working families. I established a $14 Million Fund to help low-income tenants purchase homes, and will prioritize creating housing our future generations, teachers and public safety providers can afford.”
Homelessness
“Homelessness is a crisis in the East Bay and California. I’ll take my results-oriented approaches to ending homelessness to the County through a results-oriented, integrated approach by expanding job training, placement and creation; enhanced mental health counseling and substance abuse/addiction programs, and transitional housing for families, seniors and veterans.”
