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Hired a dedicated full-time litter pickup employee — on the job 8 hours a day, 5 days a week
Stopped a battery storage facility from being built in a residential neighborhood
Eliminated thousands of disposable plastic water bottles purchased and discarded by the city annually

Delivered neighborhood speed bumps in weeks at $4,000 each — vs. years or decades at $20,000 under the old process

Saved outdoor sidewalk dining by exposing an ordinance that would have eliminated it — forcing the city to reverse course
Stopped an ill-conceived ban on to-go containers
Brought Christmas back to Holiday in the Village with a sponsored 80's Christmas Tree
Introduced Parking T's to maximize parking within existing infrastructure

Moved development projects from being buried on the city's website to the homepage
Drove continuous improvements to the city's permitting process — making it faster and more responsive for residents and businesses
Personally assisted countless small business owners and residents in navigating permits, licenses, and onerous regulations standing between them and getting things done

HOW?

By fully funding Police, Fire, Public Works, and Parks & Rec.

Cut the red tape. Expedite and simplify La Mesa's notoriously slow permit process. More small businesses, restaurants, and retail means more Sales Tax Revenue for the city.
Stop outsourcing what we can do ourselves. La Mesa spends millions every year on outside consultants — money that should go to core city services instead.
Save La Mesa taxpayers money and free up first responders for real emergencies by billing frequent, non-emergency "lift-assist" 911 callers.

Create a 5th Police Beat dedicated to the Grossmont Center area — directly targeting the shoplifting, vehicle burglary, and assaults, plaguing the corridor
Fund four-person fire crews (up from the current three) for faster, safer response to fires, medical calls, and accidents.
Restore and protect public spaces — enforce no-encampment policies citywide, with connections to shelter and support.

Identify and use every available legal tool to slow the proliferation of boilerplate apartment buildings that disrupt neighborhoods not equipped for increased density.
Appoint a Design Review Commission that prioritizes architecture complementing La Mesa's existing character - ending the era of cookie-cutter stack-and-pack apartment buildings.
Work within existing infrastructure and with developers to meet adequate parking standards - protecting residents from the overflow consequences of too many cars and deficient parking spaces.

Add at least one additional maintenance worker to the short-staffed Parks & Rec crew.
Build Waite Park – delivering a long-overdue recreational space for La Mesa Residents
Elevate La Mesa’s litter Program from good to Exceptional–moving the needle from a B- to an A+