- Occupation: Retired Police Captain
- 23 Years of service with the Tracy Police Department
- A Tracy area resident for over 40 years.
- Grew up and worked in Tracy area agriculture.
- Graduate of San Joaquin Delta College.
- Viet Nam Veteran
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Top Priorities if Elected |
- I am a "pro-growth" candidate who is committed to creating a business-friendly environment to encourage investment in the community.
- As a council member, I will work to ensure that police, fire and other vital city services keep pace with growth.
- While I am a long time area resident with roots in agriculture, I see that Tracy must embrace change.
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- My views on growth
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Tracy's city government must be flexible as it copes with regional growth. With only approximately 12% of Tracy's population still working in agriculture and a cooling housing industry, we must be prepared to take advantage of new and different economic growth opportunities.
- The importance of quality city services
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There has been a history of just "adequate" city services in past years, largely a result of cost saving effforts on the part of city government. Rather, Tracy has grown in both size and quality into a community that expects and deserves excellent service for its citizens.
- Tracy is a community in transition.
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Tracy has evolved from a railroad town, to an agricultural center, to a bedroom community, and now enjoys great potential for commercial and economic growth in a number of areas. Many retail businesses have realized success with the development of the West Valley Mall, Auto Mall and neighboring stores in the north-west corner of town. The north-east side of Tracy hosts an active warehouse and shipping industry. New industries, with quality employment opportunites should be in our future.
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