Over the past 120 years, Newport Beach residents have built nearly The jewel of our City is and will always be our Harbor.  Newport Beach is defined by the Beeks’ ferry, Duffy boat cruising, dock-side dining, the Balboa Pavilion, and other iconic venues unique to our community. The harbor’s economic impact is estimated to exceed $200 million to our City every year. We remain devoted to its water quality and upkeep so that we can all enjoy it for decades to come.

We must also continue to maintain and upgrade our 65+ parks throughout our city.  While on the Newport Beach Finance Committee, I have supported the recent effort to survey every City park and then set aside a million dollars to complete work identified in that study.5,000 housing units. Politicians and bureaucrats in Sacramento, though, demand that we approve over 4,800 new housing units in the next 8 years. Not only is such a demand unrealistic, but the demand also itself is undermined by the many regulatory agencies (California Coastal Commission for one) who limit growth in nearly 2/3 of our city. As we face these difficult challenges, we need people with experience able to govern on day one who can stand up to Sacramento and put Newport residents first. We need leaders with a proven record of working to keep Newport, Newport.

Our City has never been stronger financially.  It has been an honor to serve multiple terms on the Newport Beach Finance Committee and play a small role in the robust financial viability of our City’s budgets and reserves.

Debt has been significantly reduced and our unfunded pension liabilities are being addressed faster and better than any other Orange County city.

This allows the City to fully fund core services like public safety and infrastructure like roads and parks.

Newport Beach’s actions have been done without a single tax increase.  I will stand against new taxes and use my experience in finance and budgeting to ensure we live within our means.

Over the past 120 years, Newport Beach residents have built nearly 45,000 housing units. Politicians and bureaucrats in Sacramento, though, demand that we approve over 4,800 new housing units in the next 8 years. Not only is such a demand unrealistic, but the demand also itself is undermined by the many regulatory agencies (California Coastal Commission for one) who limit growth in nearly 2/3 of our city. As we face these difficult challenges, we need people with experience able to govern on day one who can stand up to Sacramento and put Newport residents first. We need leaders with a proven record of working to keep Newport, Newport.

California’s homeless issues have exploded in the past few years. Downtown Los Angeles is nearly uninhabitable with tents lining the streets. I am committed to ensuring that Newport Beach does not remotely resemble some of the cities around us. We are an incredibly charitable city, and we know there is no compassion in allowing people to live on the streets. I will work for regional solutions for alternate housing to reduce our homeless population and will not tolerate tent cities in Newport Beach.

Newport Beach is an undeniably safe City, because of our investments in public safety.  However, we live in a region where crime is increasing all around us. Even before we compare ourselves to other cities that don’t see 8-10 million people vacation here, we can be proud that arrests have increased, and crime has decreased every year for the past five years.

This year, though, we’re seeing increases in property crimes like burglaries. I am proud to have the support of our Newport Beach Police Officers Association because they know I share their vision for fully funding the department to ensure that Newport Beach residents feel safe in our neighborhoods.