The Tijuana River crisis is one of the most pressing crises endangering public health and families across San Diego County. My district is home to many coastal areas that are vulnerable to pollution from the Tijuana River, including Point Loma, Ocean Beach, and Mission Beach. As a City Councilmember, I will use our City\u2019s oversight powers to hold polluters accountable. I will also continue calling on our state and federal partners, including our next Governor, to treat this crisis with the concern and priority that our communities deserve.<\/p>","answer_2":"
I will support investment in our Parks and Rec Department and funding for partner non-profits for additional programming in the impacted neighborhoods to ensure that there are ample opportunities for our children and our community members to have access to recreation and resources.<\/p>","answer_3":"
The City of San Diego is not just the largest city in the county, it is the eighth largest city in the country. It is incumbent upon City leaders of our large city to be proactive in advocating for resources San Diegans need to be safe and thrive in our community. I've spent my career managing government budgets and securing grant funding. I will ensure City departments compete more aggressively for federal and state grants for roads, parks, infrastructure, public safety, and housing, funding other major cities already capture more of.<\/p>","answer_4":"
San Diegans deserve to have real communication from their elected leaders. Direct input from South Bay residents is essential to craft a plan to not just mitigate, but remedy the negative impacts of pollution that have plagued the region for decades. Stakeholder meetings are a collaborative way to reach the most vulnerable and underserved communities. In turn, the stakeholders are the bridge between a traditionally distant government and the neighbors who rely on them for trusted information.<\/p>","submitted_order":1},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/tijuanarivercoalition.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/candidate_response\/1513","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/tijuanarivercoalition.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/candidate_response"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/tijuanarivercoalition.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/candidate_response"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/tijuanarivercoalition.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1513"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"race","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tijuanarivercoalition.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/race?post=1513"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}