Comité Central, Distrito 3 — Partido Demócrata del Condado de Contra Costa

As a mother of five children, a grandmother of five, and a teacher, I am committed to working for better education for our children and an affordable college education.

Because I am approaching retirement and have been disabled for many years, I am working for the rights of senior citizens and the handicapped in Contra Costa county and the State.

I feel it is very important for California to establish fair and equitable guidelines for immigration.

I am very interested in continuing my work to make sure the Delta levees are repaired and maintained. These levees are important to Contra Costa County and northern California as the source of water for citizns and farmers, natural recreational facilities, and one of the beautiful attractions of our area.

My husband and I organized and hosted the e-BART Forum where we brought in representatives from BART and the California Transit Authority to try to justfiy their decision to only provide diesel trains to the citizens of East Contra Costa County for the BART extension the citizens had paid for the past 50 years.

I am running to offer voters an honest choice; standing for responsible progressive local government. As a founding officer of the newly chartered East Contra Costa Democratic Club, my goal is to build relationships with our regional community through better communication of the issues.

ECCDC's focus is to grow Democratic political momentum in our Region by getting Democrats elected to local councils and boards.

A few of the many local achievements I am proud of are: I organized and conducted public forums on Saving the Delta (stopping the tunnels), Curbing Urban sprawl, and Helping Communities & Local Independent Businesses Thrive. I worked for BAM, an organization that mobilizes homeowners against wrongful foreclosures and evictions.

Currently, I serve as the Director of “The Garden,” in Brentwood, a community garden that donates our produce to disabled, senior citizens and low income families; run by “at-risk youth.” I promise my full dedication to represent the 99%; supporting teachers, librarians, firefighters, safety and healthcare workers.

Please contact me and let me know about the issues that you hold dear regarding your hometown region.

I believe corporate and lobbyist money and interests have subverted our democratic processes. I believe we must move to public funding of elections. We must quit wasting money on increasingly expensive campaigns for what are supposed to be public service positions.

I will promote the devlopment of active Democratic Clubs in the 3rd Supervisorial District. I will work with local city councils, school boards, and officials to communicate the issues and needs of the citizens.

My wife and I organized and hosted the e-BART Forum where we brought in representative from BART and the California Transit Authority to try to justify their decisions to only provide diesel trains to the citizens of East Contra Cost County for the BART extension the citizens have been paying for the past 50 years.

We need to do what we can to reduce the congestion on ur roads, the pollutions goind into our atmosphere, and the time wasted in traffic. We need to look at alterniatives to commuting. Our county and city leaders need to convince communications companyies to provide high speed internet to the removte (and therefore, less profitable) communities of the county and state. This would aid people in many ways: children in their studies, doctors in diagnosing ailments, and operation of businesses large and small.

Our city and county leaders must develop contact and processes to bring employment to the East County communities. But, they must be more than just retail and restaurant jobs. Our citizens need "careers" and not just "jobs". They need to be able to save for their retirement, buy homes, and educate their children.