Lisa's Priorities
San Mateo is the largest city on our Peninsula. In these challenging and uncertain economic times, nothing is more important to me than protecting our unique neighborhood character, supporting our small businesses and maintain our San Mateo and District 1 Quality of Life.
My priorities always reflect what I hear from you – the residents I serve – as being your needs and concerns:
Affordable Workforce Housing: Housing affordability is a Peninsula crisis. Unless we act, our workforce and future generations won’t be able to live in the community they serve and the San Mateo we love. As a long-time advocate for organizations like HIP and Rotary Haciendas Senior Housing, I prioritize more housing that keeps our workforce local and our seniors housed and safe.
Streets, Roads & Traffic: Hundreds of potholes and 20+ miles of streets completely rebuilt, and counting! Maintaining our streets and fixing potholes is critical so emergency vehicles can get to incidents in time; to improve safety for bicyclists, pedestrians, and motorists; to reduce traffic; and to keep auto insurance rates low.
Disaster Preparedness, 911 & School Safety: I’m endorsed in my re-election by San Mateo Firefighters IAFF Local 2400 because protecting your 911 response, fire and paramedic services –and recruiting, retaining, and equipping our First Responders-- is always my top priority. I continue to expand collaborations between our City, School Districts and County to ensure safety at our school sites.
Community Character, Regional Advocacy: I champion preserving our community character, involving residents in key City Hall decisions, and demand that key decisions are made with the community’s consensus. I advocate for San Mateo’s interests and fair share of resources and attention on the regional Boards I serve on.
