Elected twice to serve on the La Mesa City Council, Laura’s winning record includes:
Hired a full-time community cleanup coordinator to eliminate litter on La Mesa’s streets, sidewalks, and on & off ramps (before and after street litter is dramatic)
Stopped a potentially hazardous battery storage facility from being built in a Lake Murray/El Paso residential neighborhood
Safeguarded neighborhoods from speeding cars with inexpensive and quickly installed speed humps
Prioritized simplifying the permit process to help residents and small business owners achieve home improvements and store openings
Voted Yes on
funding requests by the LMPD and Heartland Fire
Directed the City to install more water bottle filling stations in high-traffic city buildings, such as the library and city hall
Funded the Storefront Façade Program with $500K in federal money
Stopped the ill-conceived to-go plastics ban
For Holiday in the Village, sponsored an 80-foot-tall Christmas Tree with a 4-foot-tall bright blue star on top to honor fallen Officer Lauren Craven, La Mesa’s first officer killed in the line of duty.
Kept outdoor sidewalk dining alive and thriving with common-sense policies
Eased parking congestion with Parking T’s free to any La Mesan who requests them
Brought transparency to the public by disclosing all major development projects on the city’s homepage
Initiated Quarterly Community Development Reports to keep track of permits’ progress
Persuaded the city to discontinue purchasing and using disposable, plastic water bottles, saving the city money and stopping thousands of water bottles entering our landfills
Funded the Arts & Culture Commission with $250k in federal money
Notably reduced the number of campers and commercial trucks parking on public streets
Individually helped dozens of residents and small business owners cut through the city’s red tape so they could improve their homes and open their businesses’ doors
