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Platform

Our Mission, Our Union City

Affordable Housing and Community Growth

The Issue

Union City is mandated by the state to plan for thousands of new housing units under the Housing Element, all while managing recent population declines and retaining families.

Campaign Solutions

  • Streamline multi-family residential reviews using objective design standards in transit-oriented areas like the Greater Station District.

  • Partner with regional developers to build deed-restricted affordable housing projects.

  • Enhance family-oriented neighborhood amenities, parks, and youth programs to reverse outward demographic migration.

Fiscal Stability and Revenue Maintenance

The Issue

The city faces structural budget constraints and relies heavily on local tax measures to fund basic safety, fire, and paramedic operations.

Campaign Solutions

  • Support the renewal of local voter-approved tax measures while implementing strict independent financial audits and senior/low-income exemptions.

  • Diversify revenue by expanding local commercial and industrial business support near transit hubs.

  • Prioritize internal spending cuts and control overtime costs without reducing frontline protection.

Traffic Infrastructure Management

The Issue

Growing regional commuter traffic, localized bottlenecks near schools, and major freeway incidents cause heavy spillover congestion on local streets.

Campaign Solutions

  • Modernize local corridors using adaptive traffic signal technology that responds dynamically to school schedules and heavy volume surges.

  • Expand safe walking and biking infrastructure connected to local transit options.

  • Pursue continuous capital improvement grants to upgrade seismic and pipeline infrastructure on major thoroughfares like Alvarado-Niles Road.