It's time to put People before Politics.
"California can be a better, more affordable place where opportunities abound for every community in every corner of the State. I'm going to fight to make California an even more incredible place to live, work, and play. I want to work for you -- to create more living wage jobs, to improve our schools, and to make public safety a public priority again. With two decades of experience building a recycling company, starting a charitable foundation, and now leading a Tribal government, I know what it takes to find solutions, to bring people together, and to get things done."
Housing Affordability
The only way to reduce housing prices is to increase the supply of homes. Our public policy posture should be focused on bringing new units into the marketplace at every price point, including the provision of deeply-affordable units for the working-poor segments of our population, multi-bedroom housing that is affordable for working families, and all styles of workforce housing.
The Department of Housing and Urban Development must reinvent its approach to housing and urban development -- and that will take legislation that reshapes our national housing policy. I will call for new legislation: the Housing Access and Affordability Act of 2025 -- which will make it easier for affordable housing developers and non-profit organizations to access federal financing to construct new units on underutilized urban land.
Homelessness
To address the San Francisco Bay Area's uniquely large population of unhoused people, our congressional delegation must work together to fight for federal funds that provide for the transitional housing, drug treatment facilities, and work programs that are needed to get people off the streets and onto a long-term path of personal growth and independent living.
World Class Mass Transit
The San Francisco Bay Area -- including San Jose and the South Bay -- deserves a world-class mass transit system that serves the day-to-day needs of our residents and our workforce. It's time to build the mass transit system that we need to accommodate Silicon Valley's next generation of economic growth. It will require an expansive deployment of new light rail and an extension of the Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) system to San Jose and Silicon Valley. I will fight for federal funds to begin building the infrastructure that will evolve our region into a more livable reality for working people.
An Era of Energy Innovation
The Bay Area's vibrant tech industry has a unique role to play in transforming North America's energy mix. Our unparalleled ability to innovate to solve the challenge of resource constraints and the costs of power generation is precisely what the Nation needs to remain competitive across every facet of our economy. Robust innovation is the pathway towards a truly diverse renewable energy mix that is affordable to ratepayers and void of the environmental impacts that impose unseen costs on the next generation.
Better Parks and Public Spaces
Parks and public spaces are a democratizing force in any society. The sprawling and poorly planned development that has engulfed the South Bay over the last three decades has undermined our region's access to open space, neighborhood parks, recreational amenities, and the town square. It's a profound loss and impacts the quality of life of our residents. I am committed to making our community the most enjoyable and livable place in America -- and I fight for the federal funds that will make your life better. I will also fight to curb the poorly planned sprawl that continues to threaten our open spaces and natural environments.
Protecting children on the internet
For decades, Congress has failed to protect our children on the internet. I will demand that Hollywood and Silicon Valley put our priorities -- protecting our children -- before their priorities. The Big Tech companies have ignored the psychological harms that their social media platforms have on young users. New consumer protections are needed to keep these platforms out of the hands of children -- like were once legislated to reign in the abusive practices of the tobacco industry when they targeted minors.
We will require paywalls to access pornography so that minors can't have easy and free access to it. We will demand that tech companies do more to prevent human trafficking and use artificial intelligence to identify sex trafficking in our midst. For too long, Silicon Valley has turned a blind eye to the sex trade that is enabled with their platforms and technologies.
We all deserve safe streets
All Californians -- and all Americans -- deserve safe streets and healthy neighborhoods. The mental health crisis that is taking place on our streets is undeniable. America can do better in providing troubled individuals the help that they need to redirect the trajectory of their lives. Access to better support services is just the beginning. These challenges demand values education programs and anti-addiction curriculum in our schools. Coupled with more holistic reentry programs for formerly incarcerated persons, we can make our streets safe everywhere -- and we can do so compassionately.
A functional immigration system
Our immigration system doesn't work. It's broken, backwards, and irrational -- and it's causing havoc on our borders. We need to make it easier for people to migrate here lawfully, safely, and transparently. That requires comprehensive immigration reform that makes the American dream a possibility for all.