Reducing Crime
A community cannot thrive when our citizens do not feel safe. As mayor, I'm committed to ensuring that everyone in every neighborhood feels safe - at the ATM, when they fill up at the gas station and when they're in the supermarket parking lot. To crack down on crime, we need to put more cops on the beat and demand more accountability at all levels of government.
Fixing Our Schools
All students and families should have compelling options for high-quality schools in their neighborhoods. As mayor, I will not sit on the sidelines and watch our schools fail to challenge our students. For Sacramento to become the great city that we know it can be, we must have great schools. It is my fundamental belief that with hard work and a passion for results, we can reshape our public schools.
Finances & Leadership
Sacramento needs new ideas and reinvigorated leadership in order to restore confidence in city hall. As mayor, I will change the way the city is run in the following ways: First, we must make public safety our highest priority and put more officers on the street. Second, we must find new and creative ways to deliver services to our citizens. Third, we must adhere to responsible budgeting that does not rely on new taxes to bail out fiscal mismanagement.
Economic Development & Jobs
Today, Sacramento is a community with small town charm and big-city challenges. But even with a slowing economy and budget deficit stemming from city hall, we must refuse to accept the premise that we cannot revitalize our neighborhoods and strengthen our local economy. With new leadership, fresh ideas and renewed vigor, we can revitalize our retail corridors and make Sacramento the great city that it should be.
Gay Marriage
I have never tolerated discrimination or harassment of any kind, and will continue to be vigilant in those efforts. Sacramento needs to become a city where everyone is safe, protected and treated equally. I have a strong commitment to the equality and diversity that is essential to moving Sacramento forward and making us a world-class city for business and our communities.
Kings Arena
TAs I have stated in the past, I think it is critically important to keep the Sacramento Kings and the Monarchs in the city; they are an enormous point of pride to Sacramento. However, the public has spoken very clearly that they do not wish to finance an arena with new taxes.
Quality of Life
Our quality of life emanates from our neighborhoods, rivers, parks and historic attractions. That's why, as your mayor I will actively oppose the governor's misguided proposal to close Sutter's Fort, a state park that teaches every school child in California about a unique era in our history.
