Issue Position: More Prosperous Communities

Issue Position

The State of California continues to do two things to undercut the prosperity of its own communities: Cut education and treat big corporations better than small businesses.

Without an educated workforce and with the decks stacked against innovation and entrepreneurship, we can't create the jobs necessary to get people back to work in new, dynamic industries.

As the Chair of the City's Economic Development Commission and as Vice Mayor, I have promoted job creation and economic revitalization, and fought to attract new businesses and jobs while retaining and supporting existing ones.

I also helped successfully work with the Obama administration to set aside the 918-acre former Naval Base at Alameda Point at no-cost, clearing the way for the creation of thousands of jobs and massive economic revitalization for the East Bay.

But there are still too many unemployed and underemployed people here in the East Bay. The rates are higher for African Americans, Latinos and Asians.

As your Assemblymember I will fight for full funding of public schools and demand small businesses get their own special treatment from government. As for the big corporations, if they aren't creating jobs then their tax breaks come to an end.

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