On the Issues

As a single dad of two great kids in college, and a 20-year Hayward homeowner, I want to make Hayward safe and affordable for my kids and yours. My top priorities are:

Safe, clean, walkable neighborhoods

• Continue to develop community-responsive policing and neighborhood partnerships to reduce crime
• Promote Adopt-a-block city wide for volunteer litter pickup
• Support the Hayward Navigation Center and St Regis Center helping homeless transition to permanent housing
• Add safety strips to roads and sidewalk lighting to calm traffic and promote walking and bicycling

More housing, less traffic

• Create housing for fire, police, teachers, and city employees to eliminate long commutes and improve family time
• Promote ‘work from home’ plans across the region to further reduce freeway congestion
• Build more housing affordable for young families to stay near their parents
• Continue building safe and affordable inclusionary housing to give all families access to good schools, fresh food, and quality services.

Build Education partnerships to strengthen schools and create a pipeline to prosperity

• Continue funding conflict resolution classes
• Add violence intervention programs
• Increase funding for entrepreneurship classes
• Fund financial literacy training in schools

Provide Economic Opportunity

• Open a business incubator supported by proven leaders from local business, the Chamber of Commerce, and Hayward Rotary.
• Promote 'hire locally/shop locally' programs
• Support Hayward’s membership in a public bank

Partner with H.A.R.D. to increase Hayward recreation opportunities

• Get La Vista Park fully developed
• Restore several parks that need the help
• Bring a multi-sport complex to Hayward, including ice hockey, roller rink, indoor swimming, soccer, and other sports

Extend Hayward’s Environmental Leadership

• Promote East Bay Community Energy’s 100% Renewable Energy plans
• Encourage investment in solar farms and rooftop solar for businesses
• Require new city fleet to be electric vehicles