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image.png <br />Supplemental questions <br />1. How often do you volunteer in our community? <br />I was actively involved in the 1388 Bancroft project. I went door-to-door collecting <br />signatures, helped organize and run town hall meetings (with more than 100 members of the <br />community), researched topics, met withCity Council members, and regularly communicated <br />via email with nearly 500 members of the community. <br />2. What are your passions or what is your drive in life? <br />I like sports, both participating and watching. I like spending time with my extended family as <br />our two daughters and their families both live in San Leandro. I like understanding how <br />things work. Fundamentally, I like solving problems. <br />3. What do you think is the biggest issue facing San Leandro residents, and what actions <br />do you think the city can take immediately, in the midterm (3-5 years), and the long-term <br />(10-20 years)? <br />Some of my top items are education, the unhoused, and rents. These are problems that all <br />cities face and have faced for many years. There are no easy solutions. Some issues are <br />budgetary. The City has a limited budget and it must be spent wisely. The City Council has <br />to make hard trade-offs. <br />Some issues contain more of a philosophy, for example, what are our goals for San Leandro <br />schools? Establish those and then identify the impediments and work towards removing <br />them. We should have goals for things like test scores from San Leandro students. By the <br />way, both of our children went to public school in San Leandro and one of our granddaughters <br />attends McKinley, the same elementary school her mother attended. <br />It's sad that some people are unhoused, but it's a reality. We need humane ways of dealing <br />with the situation. Navigation centers are a good start. This issue has many root causes so <br />there are no one-size-fits-all solutions. Mentally ill people living on the streets is cruel. <br />People with jobs who can't afford rent have different needs. <br />Regarding rents and rent stabilization, there's a balance between pricing out renters and <br />enabling rental properties to be a viable business. People should not be forced from their <br />homes by rental increases. Meanwhile, too many restrictrictions can cause the rental supply to <br />go down which harms the very people they were intended to help. <br />4. How would you balance the needs and interests of different neighborhoods and <br />communities in San Leandro with that of the City? Include any opportunities and