Why am I running?

Sunnyvale is a phenomenal place. That is why we all love it so much.  Unfortunately, too many City leaders are increasingly becoming out-of-touch and insensitive with us, the residents.  For example:

• Placement of a charter amendment measure (~$40,000), to extend Council members’ term-limits from 8 to 16 consecutive years (based on max. eight as Council member plus eight as Mayor).  This major charter amendment measure will negatively change Sunnyvale forever to come, and is disguised within the directly-elected mayor measure. 
  Please vote NO on measure A.

• Inability to resolve issues and build consensus between residents, neighborhoods and the City without multiple on-going law suits, and a tremendous amount of pain & suffering to residents. The Sunnyvale West Neighborhood Association litigation which took both parties all the way up to the California Supreme Court cost the City ~$400,000 as it lost on every level.  The City is still pursuing this project !?!

• Inconsistent code enforcement, leading to negative or catastrophic outcomes.  Visit the Revere neighborhood where a woman was recently murdered & ask the neighbors what they think.

• Budget Stabilization Fund draw down to dangerously low balance, while leaving little margin for error.  Their assumptions include: economic downturn ending, no unexpected costs, recovery of major revenues, no “double dip” recession, and no fiscal emergencies.

• On-going increasing fees without regard to residents’ current economic hardships. For example utilities and introduction of new fees such as alarm and fire inspection fees.

• On-going cutting of services (i.e. library hours), without any regard to its residents needs.