Ed's Vision and Goals for San Leandro

Vision: I love San Leandro. Our city is wonderfully diverse and feels like a small town. San Leandro is where my wife and I are raising our young and amazing daughters, and where I have my own small business. I wish for my daughters, and all San Leandro children, to grow up in a city that is safe, welcoming, sustainable, and thriving, and where they can afford and want to live as adults.

Pathway to Achieving This Vision: I will work diligently and collaboratively with the Mayor and other Council members to achieve this vision. I will be a uniter, not a divider. I will bring concrete solutions to the City Council for the serious issues facing San Leandro.

Goals: My goals include: 1) Building new affordable housing, 2) Fixing our roads and streets including repairing Lake Chabot Road, 3) Revitalizing the Marina, 4) Supporting small businesses, 5) Attracting new restaurants and markets, 6) Safeguarding our environment, and 7) Improving our quality of life in San Leandro.

Immediate Priority: My immediate priority is making San Leandro safe for all. Serious and violent crimes in San Leandro last year were at their highest level in 27 years. At the same time, the San Leandro Police Department is severely understaffed. At most times, we have only 6-7 patrol officers on duty for the entire city. Working with the Mayor and other City Council members, I will bring the police force back to full strength, restore community policing and traffic enforcement, deploy more safety cameras and establish permanent mobile assistance teams to respond to unarmed persons in mental distress.