PRIDE OF MAYORSHIP: SO HYPER-FOCUSED ON EVERY NOOK & CRANNY OF LA mESA, THAT RESIDENTS & VISITORS WILL FEEL THE METICULOUS MAINTENANCE, CARE & AWESOMENESS LAURA WILL BRING TO OUR CITY.
Campaign Kick Off Event 04.30.26
A RECORD OF RESULTS FOR LA MESA
CLEANER STREETS & NEIGHBORHOODS
Hired a dedicated full-time litter pickup employee — on the job 8 hours a day, 5 days a week
Stopped a battery storage facility from being built in a residential neighborhood
Eliminated thousands of disposable plastic water bottles purchased and discarded by the city annually
Delivered neighborhood speed bumps in weeks at $4,000 each — vs. years or decades at $20,000 under the old process
SAFER STREETS
THRIVING HOSPITALITY
Saved outdoor sidewalk dining by exposing an ordinance that would have eliminated it — forcing the city to reverse course
Stopped an ill-conceived ban on to-go containers
Brought Christmas back to Holiday in the Village with a sponsored 80's Christmas Tree
Introduced Parking T's to maximize parking within existing infrastructure
Secured $500,000 in federal funds for business façade improvements
Secured $250,000 in federal funds for public art
FEDERAL INVESTMENT
Moved development projects from being buried on the city's website to the homepage
Drove continuous improvements to the city's permitting process — making it faster and more responsive for residents and businesses
Personally assisted countless small business owners and residents in navigating permits, licenses, and onerous regulations standing between them and getting things done
TRANSPARENT, EFFICIENT CITY GOVERNMENT
A VISION FOR LA MESA’S FUTURE
Build Waite Park — delivering a long-overdue recreational space for La Mesa residents
Elevate La Mesa's litter program from good to exceptional — moving the needle from a B- to an A+
PARKS & PUBLIC SPACES
Introduce golf cart-designated parking in the Downtown Village to encourage local circulation and reduce congestion
Appoint a Design Review Commission that prioritizes architecture complementing La Mesa's existing character — ending the era of cookie-cutter stack-and-pack apartment buildings
THRIVING HOSPITALITY
Identify and utilize every available legal tool to slow the proliferation of boilerplate apartment buildings that ignore neighborhood character
Ensure new development meets adequate parking standards — protecting residents from the overflow consequences of deficient parking requirements
SMART GROWTH & HOUSING
Create a 5th Police Beat dedicated to the Grossmont Center area — directly targeting the shoplifting, vehicle burglary, and assaults, plaguing the corridor
Zero tolerance for homeless encampments — no fires, no crime, no sanitation hazards
Implement a mandate-to-treatment homeless policy: after three rejections of assistance, enforcement follows
PUBLIC SAFETY
EFFICIENT, PEOPLE FIRST GOVERNMENT
Further streamline and expedite the permit process — cutting red tape for residents and small businesses
Host quarterly mixer meetings between permit applicants and the Planning Department — putting a human face on the process and building relationships that get things done faster
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