Santa Cruz and our communities are in a crisis. Rents are increasing dramatically, affordable housing isn’t being built fast enough, and residents are being priced out of their homes. I will fight for more affordable housing and against gentrification and displacement.

Climate change is the defining issue of this century. We’re shown the stakes on a daily basis in a place with so much natural beauty, and proximity to a rising ocean. I’m proud to live in a community that’s so conscious about our environment, and I want to continue that sentiment through policy. We’ve already set some good goals, but we can do more, and we must do more.

We need an economy that works for all of Santa Cruz, not just wealthy out-of-town interests. We need more small businesses, which keep profits local and enrich the community. We need to move past the Reagan-era trickle down economics that are echoed in city policy. We need to fight for unions, which give workers dignity and a seat at the table. We need to promote worker co-ops which give the working class freedom, and democratic control of their own lives. I’ll fight for all of these.