PRIORITIES

Revitalize Downtown

• Implement a “Fast Pass” track for business openings with streamlined permitting and approvals.
• Explore re-opening parts or all of State Street and bring back parades and festivals.
• Partner with DSBIA and launch a downtown action plan focused on safety, cleanliness, and accessibility.

Fiscally Responsible Budgeting

• Align spending with core priorities like safety, housing and economic growth.
• Address pension liabilities with transparency and urgency.
  Prioritize programs that generate results and value.

Smart Homelessness Policy

• Expand housing and support services for individuals seeking help.
• Enforce public space laws for individuals who refuse service.
• Support transitional programs that help people become productive and self-sustaining.

Affordable Housing Without Red Tape

• Explore ways to streamline and modernize the permitting process using a common-sense approach.
• Support Adaptive Reuse, ADUs and infill housing to grow smartly.
• Balance new housing development with local industry needs.

Public Safety You Can Count On

• Fully fund and support our police and fire departments to keep every neighborhood safe.
• Invest in officer recruitment and retention.
• Create safe public spaces through proactive community policing.

Create a Future For Our Youth In Santa Barbara

• Partner with local schools, academies and businesses to launch trade apprenticeships.
• Promote vocational training as a valid and valuable alternative to traditional college education.
• Help small tech start-ups grow and prosper in the city.