Issues

It’s easy to get complacent. But we need to build more housing for the people who need it, because we need first responders, teachers, and working people in our community. And we can do it while still preserving the character of our city, by focusing development where it makes sense: next to public transit and major roads, and existing retail areas like downtown.

Our streets should be safe, for everyone. Our students should be able to bike to school without worrying about distracted drivers. We should have safe routes to school, work and retail for everyone, even if they’re not getting there in a car.

We have a great community, but lack the cultural institutions and facilities to take advantage of it. Our downtown shuts down earlier than most of our neighbors, forcing our residents to go home or leave town. We should work with the business community to create opportunities for us to gather in person, and keep our dollars local. 

We have a lot of work to do to get our emissions down. We have admirable goals: reducing car travel and traffic, electrifying our city, and increasing green energy production. But we’re not taking the big steps we need to, to achieve those goals. 

Los Altos is home to some of the best public schools in the nation. But our children are facing a serious mental health problem. 

Los Altos has made great progress in partnering with nonprofits and our school districts to bring services to our students, but we can do more. Our city should do more to build community. We should learn from cities like Palo Alto and work with small businesses...