Candidate for California State Senate - District 10 in 2022 California Primary Election.
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Get StartedAction Items Introduce legislation to make child marriage illegal under all circumstances. Introduce legislation to devote more resources toward cracking down on child sex trafficking. Pressure tech companies to crack down on the rampant exploitation of children on their platforms. Learn more
Support legislation to ban oil and gas wells from operating near homes, schools, and healthcare facilities. Craft a comprehensive plan to gradually phase in renewable energy and phase out carbon-emitting energy sources across major industries. Introduce legislation to stop issuing permits for hydraulic fracturing in the state by mid-2023. Introduce legislation to halt all oil extraction in the state by 2040, with an exception for extenuating circumstances, such as if gas prices exceed a predetermined threshold. Learn more
Raise public awareness of the state's "red flag" law and encourage reporting of individuals who display erratic and unstable behavior. Keep an eye on the state's assault weapons ban and explore alternatives if it is struck down by the courts. Raise public awareness of Laura's Law and other statutes that allow mentally disturbed individuals to get help. Introduce legislation to prohibit individuals on the no-fly list from purchasing a firearm. Learn more
Incentivize the installation of Accessory Dwelling Units (ADUs) to increase the available supply of housing, and reduce unnecessary regulations on them. Modify Proposition 13 for large business real estate while making no changes for small business real estate and residential properties, and funneling the proceeds toward the construction of more affordable housing, as well as enhanced public services. Learn more
Support existing municipal efforts to integrate homeless shelters with the provision of an array of services in mental health, substance abuse treatment, and job placement. Work with broad coalition of stakeholders that encompasses community organizations, municipal officials, county officials, state legislators, and public-private partnerships to create a robust, context-specific pipeline from homeless to housed. Learn more
Action Items Impose tight restrictions on huge opportunistic companies that snap up hundreds of residential homes with all-cash payments and then rent them out at a fat profit, depriving hardworking Bay Area families of the dream of homeownership. Require a minimum percentage of new housing to be mixed-use and add incentives to situate it near public transit to mitigate traffic concerns. Enable local elected officials to judiciously cut through the thicket of government regulations that unnecessarily restrict the speedy construction of new housing. Learn more
Help residents keep their homes as COVID-era protections wane. Expand the capacity of transitional housing, along with mandated counseling services. Support existing efforts by county officials to end family homelessness by 2025. Learn more
Ensure high quality, affordable child care as proposed in President Biden's Build Back Better plan by introducing legislation at the state level. Learn more
Support the passage of legislation to make SB 92 permanent so diapers and menstrual hygiene products continue to be exempt from state sales taxes and use taxes. Learn more
Support the passage of SB 850, which would require employers to give employees a work schedule seven days in advance, with modification pay for schedule changes after the advance notice period. Closely monitor the enforcement of recently passed AB 1003, which raises penalties for employers committing intentional wage theft. Introduce legislation to strengthen ease of reporting and enforcement if needed. Learn more
Introduce legislation to expand the paid leave period from 8 weeks to 12 weeks, require employers to contribute a portion of paid leave payments, and expand the eligibility criteria to cover more workers and situations. Learn more
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