GONNA DO’s!
Mayor Laura Lothian Will Continue to Expand and Improve Upon Her City Council Initiatives, Plans, and Policies Currently in Action:
LAURA’S Current Initiatives IN ACTION
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I will continue to simplify and expedite the permit process for builders in La Mesa to cut the red tape that prevents progress.
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Protect restaurant outdoor sidewalk dining from harmful overregulation.
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Keep public spaces and streets litter-free.
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Remove graffiti from public and private spaces.
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Calm speeding traffic in residential neighborhoods with inexpensive and quickly installed temporary* speed humps.
* "Temporary" is a misnomer. These heavy-duty, vulcanized, recycled rubber speed humps are durable and will last for years.
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Ease parking congestion with painted Parking T's
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Monitor the city's website's homepage for transparency in development projects.
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Support La Mesa Police and Heartland Fire publicly & monetarily.
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Facilitate popular events such as Oktoberfest, Holiday in the Village, Farmers Market, Car Show, and Concerts and Movies in our Parks.n text goes here
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Help every single La Mesan or person conducting business in La Mesa who calls, texts, messages, or emails me with their specific problems.
GONNA DO’S
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Stop the surge of public transit apartment buildings lacking adequate parking spaces by taking advantage of the exclusionary clause offered by AB 2097:
A public agency can impose or enforce minimum automobile parking requirements on a project located within one-half mile of public transit if the public agency finds that not imposing or enforcing minimum automobile parking requirements on the development would have a substantially negative impact on existing residential or commercial parking within ½ mile of the housing development project.
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Erect a parking structure that ensures customer parking for existing and future businesses with parking fees, municipal bonds or loans, public-private partnership and/or parking minimum requirements funded by developers.
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Attract popular restaurants and retailers to open in La Mesa with tax breaks and streamlined development processes.
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Work with a hospitality group to open La Mesa's and East County's first boutique hotel with lobby bar and rooftop restaurant.
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Restore Collier Park's Spring House and consider partnering with a snack shop to service the crowds that visit and play at Collier Park.
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Properly staff Parks & Rec to effectively maintain our public parks and bathrooms.
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Appoint qualified people to boards and commissions who have La Mesa's best interests at heart and not hidden agendas. i.e., Why does the Design Review Board approve boilerplate, soulless, freeway-style apartments that do not complement La Mesa's 114-year history and charm?
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Ensure that public art is tasteful, universally appealing, and non-political.
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Join forces with San Diego's 18 mayors and the County Board of Supervisors to solve regional homelessness in a cohesive, deliberate manner.
One possible approach is to provide a shelter in every town in the County proportionate to its homeless population. 100% participation, or towns without shelters will export their homeless to towns with shelters. Another approach would be the www.SunbreakRanch.com concept, which would need state or federal dominion.
