Currently San Jose is in the top ten cities with the highest cost of living in the United States, and this is clearly not slowing down! I plan to relax zoning regulations, and make it easier to plan and build housing in San Jose. It will also be my goal to reduce unneeded City spending wherever possible.
With awkwardly placed road diets causing traffic, closed and for lease shop fronts and dirty sidewalks it's clear that Downtown San Jose may be in the need of a little improvement. My goal is to remove or rebuild troublesome, traffic-inducing road diets to improve vital traffic flow while preserving the safety of pedestrians and cyclists alike. I would like to foster small up-and-coming businesses by reducing barriers to entry, and providing guidance where it's needed. Living in a safe and clean environment starts where we travel, the streets and the footpaths. I want to make San Jose the model image of a 21st century city, with roads free of trash and debris. This starts with correctly allocating funds where they should go.
-Safety and security of the people is my number one concern. With crime, especially porch theft and vehicle break-ins, becoming more common it is vital we nip crime in the bud before things spiral out of control. I want to bolster the police force, while putting forth the highest standard of de-escalation procedure education in our police force. As someone who's been the victim of vehicle break-ins and other petty crimes, I am upset to see the trend of merely taking a report and forgetting about it. Action must be taken to show there is no place for crime in San Jose.
+I find it to be very important for the people and local government to have an efficient line of communication to share comments and concerns. From personal experience, it has been rather difficult to share concerns you may have and even more difficult to feel heard and that your issue is taken seriously. I am going to solve this issue by implementing a method of directly communicating with your local government and council.