ENSURING PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY

• Returned police bike patrols to the Westside and Eastside neighborhoods
• Organized a panel on disaster preparedness
• Helped reduce the Department of Agriculture’s potential use of toxic pesticides and ensure better neighborhood notification
• Co-Chaired 10-Year Plan to End Chronic Homelessness
• Allocated new funding towards youth programs including:
• Teen Apprenticeship program
• Increased after school programs
• All-Day Summer drop-in programs at schools & Ortega Park
• Increased staffing level at Lower Westside Community Center for neighborhood youth programs and services

BALANCED CITY BUDGET

FIGHTING TRAFFIC CONGESTION

• Funded enhanced bus transit,resulting in a 8% increase in ridership
• Co-sponsored the first City of Santa Bartbara Forum on Commuter Rail, attended by over 150 regional leaders and commuter rail advocates

OUR ENVIRONMENT AND NEIGHBORHOODS

• Provided funding for the City’s Integrated Pest Management program that keeps our parks green and toxic free
• Helped lead Council’s Sustainability Subcommittee
• Assisted School District in increasing its recycling program
• Successfully urged the Coastal Commission to restore Lower Mission Creek, add new pocket parks and re-establish native plants
• Revised the Neighborhood Preservation Ordinance to stop the McMansionization of middle class neighborhoods