Supervisor, Distrito 4 — Condado de San Diego
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Nathan Fletcher
- Standing up to the Trump Agenda needs to be priority...
- Addressing the homeless crisis through increased mental...
- Providing job training, vocational education, and...
Bonnie Dumanis
- San Diego’s homeless problem needs to be the #1 priority...
- Affordable housing, wage disparities, high taxes,...
- San Diego County needs to do more to address our mental...
Mis 3 prioridades principales
- Standing up to the Trump Agenda needs to be priority number one. As Trump continues to slash much needed public funding for social services, Nathan will fight to ensure that our region is getting the necessary funding it needs.
- Addressing the homeless crisis through increased mental health and social services, and providing more affordable housing
- Providing job training, vocational education, and tuition free community college so that those in our community can have the best chance at securing employment.
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Biografía
Nathan Fletcher is a Marine Corps combat veteran, former California State Assemblymember and is currently a Professor of Practice in Political Science at the University of California.
As an elected member of the California State Assembly Fletcher served as Chair of the Assembly Committee on Jobs in the New Economy and is the author of the landmark public safety legislation “Chelsea’s Law”. In his time in office, he passed and had signed into law more than 30 bills, addressing issues including tax reform, healthcare, homelessness, veterans, job creation, public safety and more. He was also a leading advocate of the repeal of “Don’t Ask Don’t Tell.’
Before his election to the legislature, Nathan served as a Human Intelligence / Counterintelligence Specialist in the United States Marine Corps where he was decorated for valor in combat. He remains active with many veterans organizations including serving on the board of the Headstrong Project which provides world class, cost and stigma free mental health care to veterans. Nathan has tirelessly for advancements in mental health treatment for veterans and advocated forcefully on behalf of our deported veterans.
Additionally, Nathan has worked with international non-governmental organizations to build and improve democracies and protect human rights in countries including East Timor, Cambodia, Serbia and Myanmar. He also previously served as the Senior Director of Global Strategic Initiatives for Qualcomm Incorporated working around the world on the intersection of jobs, technology and education striving to promote innovation, economic growth and corporate responsibility.
A frequent commentator, advocate, and public speaker, Fletcher has appeared on "The Today Show," "Larry King Live," MSNBC’s "Hardball," CNN, Fox News and in print publications including the New York Times and Los Angeles Times.
He is a member of the World Economic Forum Global Agenda Council on Human Rights, the Leadership Council of the Public Policy Institute of California and the national advisory boards for both Organizing for Action and the Truman National Security Project.
Fletcher is an Ironman Triathlete and avid outdoorsman who enjoys surfing and alpine mountaineering/glacier climbing. He lives with his wife, Assemblywoman Lorena Gonzalez Fletcher and their four children in the City Heights community of San Diego, California.
¿Quién apoya a este candidato?
Featured Endorsements
- San Diego County Democratic Party
- California Nurses Association
- San Diego County Firefighters
Organizaciónes (1)
- United Farmworkers Union
Preguntas y Respuestas
Preguntas de KPBS and the League of Women Voters (San Diego and North County San Diego chapters) (6)
Yes, as the Trump Agenda continues to slash social service funding across the board all over the country, the County must do everything it can to protect the essential funding needed for our region. With nearly $2 billion sitting in reserves, the County owes it to its citizens to re-invest that money to tackle issues like homelessness, affordable housing, mental health services, and more in home healthcare workers for our seniors.
Yes, with skyrocketing home prices and ever increasing rent, someting must be done in order to allow our local residents a comfortable and affordable place to live. We must look at all options when it comes to affordable housing and alternative dwellings. I think the best first step is investing more county funding into the affordable housing trust fund.
Absolutely. The homeless crisis in San Diego desperately needs to be addressed. Rather than criminalizing homelessness, more needs to be done to increase access to much needed social/mental health services, increased affordable housing, and job/vocational training.
Yes, more needs to be done to address the current housing crisis in San Diego. By increasing housing density in San Diego not only can we provde more housing for our residents, but we can also build communities with public transit in mind to reduce carbon emmissions.
Yes, I will proactively support and push forward any policy that keeps the cannabis industry safe, regulated and legal so that the County can in turn put to good use incoming tax funds.
The county needs to do more to tackle climate. The County's current plans are insufficient, We need to step up efforts to protect clean air and water.
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Mis 3 prioridades principales
- San Diego’s homeless problem needs to be the #1 priority of the County. Addressing mental health, veterans suffering from PTSD, job training, and affordable housing are all critical to solving this problem.
- Affordable housing, wage disparities, high taxes, fuel prices and the cost of living are all making it harder for working families to make ends meet. Bonnie will work to reduce these burdens and help working people move up the economic ladder.
- San Diego County needs to do more to address our mental health crisis. We have the resources and Bonnie will work to help those suffering get the care they need and deserve so they can be a productive part of our community.
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Bonnie Dumanis has been a trailblazing woman throughout her life. Rising from a tough working class neighborhood south of Boston, to typist, to prosecutor, to judge, to District Attorney, she’s worked hard to break barriers.
For 25 years, her father was a truck driver and a proud member of the Teamsters. Her mother worked for the government’s WIC program (Women, Infants and Children), providing nutritional support to low-income families. She knows the struggles of working families because she’s a product of America’s working class.
Bonnie put herself through college and then law school, while working as a junior clerk typist in the District Attorney’s Office. During this time, she also volunteered with Legal Aid and the Women’s Legal Center. Along the way, she faced doubters and discrimination but her hard work and commitment paid off as she rose up the ranks to Deputy District Attorney.
In 1994, she was elected Judge on the San Diego Municipal Court and, in 1998, Judge on the Superior Court where she pioneered the “Domestic Violence Court” to reduce recurrences of abuse. She also created one of the first Drug Courts in San Diego County, which was recognized as a national model.
In 2003, Bonnie challenged the sitting DA, winning a race no one thought she could, while making history as the first openly gay prosecutor in the country, and the first female DA in San Diego history.
As District Attorney for nearly 15 years, Bonnie built a remarkable partnership with other law enforcement agencies and community groups to help make San Diego one of the safest big cities in America. When she left office in 2017, crime was at a 47-year low.
She was innovative in transforming the office, and her leadership of one of the largest law enforcement organizations in California earned her national recognition. She pushed new commitments to diversity throughout her department ensuring the office reflects the communities it serves and won awards for these efforts. And working with organizations like the Innocence Project, she implemented programs to help protect against wrongful convictions.
A “Victim’s DA,” Bonnie’s office maintained a 94% conviction rate and was a state leader in the passage of “Jessica’s Law” and “Chelsea’s Law,” which strengthens punishment for sex offenders. She also worked to implement innovative justice programs, such as prisoner reform, which provides non-violent offenders with job training, treatment, and wrap-around services to keep them from returning to a life of crime.
Bonnie has lived in District 4 for more than 40 years, now residing in Little Italy with her spouse, Denise, a licensed clinical social worker and expert in the issues of aging. For 18 years, Denise wrote a column (“Seniority”) on aging for the San Diego Union-Tribune.
Bonnie served on the Advisory Boards for Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) and Second Chance. She also volunteered with hospice, Big Sisters, and the Golden Hills Mediation Center. She’s been honored by the YWCA with the Tribute to Women Award, and is the recipient of many awards including the California Women in Government Law and Justice Award, the Salvation Army Women`s Auxiliary Women of Dedication Award, and the Lambda Archives Trailblazer Award. She was also inducted into the Women’s Hall of Fame.
Throughout her career, Bonnie has been an innovator, recognized as being on the cutting edge with solutions to community issues. She has a long history of action and results.
¿Quién apoya a este candidato?
Featured Endorsements
- All the San Diego County Board of Supervisors
- San Diego Mayor Kevin Faulconer
- Congresswoman Lynn Schenk (Ret.)
Organizaciónes (9)
- Lincoln Club of San Diego
- National Latino Peace Officers Association
- San Diego Deputy District Attorneys Association
- District Attorney Investigators' Association
- San Diego Regional Chamber
- Associated General Contractors
- Latino American Political Association
- San Diego Police Officers Association
Individuos (3)
- Reverend Gerald R. Brown
- Senator Dede Alpert (Ret.)
- Chula Vista Police Chief David Bejarano (Ret.)
Preguntas y Respuestas
Preguntas de KPBS and the League of Women Voters (San Diego and North County San Diego chapters) (6)
The county should make a huge investment from unencumbered reserves on tackling the homeless problem, veterans, mental health and addiction services. The spending on programs should be done in a fiscally responsible way, monitoring outcomes and use of evidence based programs. We need action now!
Yes. The County should take the lead in a regional approach to create sufficient afffordable housing so that our commitment to the Housing First model becomes a reality. It can do so by using unencombered reserves to leverage federal, state and private money as the local match required to make this happen. This can be accomplished by loaning a significant portion of the unencumbered reserves.
The homeless should be treated with dignity, respect and compassion. There would be no need for them to be on the streets if there were a shelter bed with services in the short term and affordable housing with permanent supportive services when necessary in the long term. This requires more affordable housing in an expedited manner now! There should be outreach to each person where they are to help navigate shelter and services to keep them safe and off the streets.
Density around transit is very important. Everyone needs to do their fair share in creating new housing to meet the needs of the entire county. Building in the unincorporated area of the county needs to be balanced and fit the community.
I am open to meeting with all stakeholders to determine what is needed and where. San Diego has authorized regulated, permitted and are taxing marijuana dispensaries, about 40 dispensaries. I would like to see how this is working and make an informed decision. I recognize and respect the law making marijuana legal.
I firmly support Climate Action Planning and efforts to mitigate our impacts on the environment for future generations. Sustainability efforts such as reducing our carbon footprint, clean and renewable energy generation, encouraging a zero net energy built environment, electrofying our transportation network and recycling organic waste are all important Climate Action Planning efforts that I support.