• Housing preservation: Our city should ensure existing affordable housing is maintained long term and to a standard we can be proud of. This means not only maintaining multi-unit dwellings, but incentivizing land owners to create new, affordable single family homes.

• Aging with dignity and independence: With 21% of our residents being 65+, more options are necessary to meet the demand for accessible housing that will allow our community to age in place with dignity and the level of independence they choose.

Public safety and disaster preparedness

Emergency and disaster preparedness is a shared responsibility. By working together, we can help keep Mill Valley safe in everyday emergencies and foster the resilience needed to bounce back when disasters happen.

• Leverage the community: Local government can only do so much to respond to major disasters. By empowering community groups and individuals to be ready for all emergencies, we massively increase Mill Valley's resilience.

• Earthquakes: Our city's critical infrastructure would be affected by even moderate earthquakes. Planned improvements will help to mitigate damage, but our residents need to be equipped to support themselves and neighbors in the aftermath of a quake.

• Operational excellence: Our police and fire services excel in daily operations. I will work to champion breaking down silos and improving participation in local and county-level exercises to ensure continued operational excellence in times of disaster.

Climate and sustainability

Through my career in emergency management and local volunteer work, I've witnessed firsthand the impacts of climate change. From sea level rise to wildfire risk, Mill Valley is increasingly vulnerable to climate change. We need to implement long-term adaptation strategies that support our people, environment, and infrastructure.

• Preserving natural beauty: Good stewardship and continued investment are needed to preserve our parks for future generations. Through proactive sustainability and risk reduction efforts, like greenhouse gas reduction and vegetation management, we can preserve our natural systems while mitigating direct climate impacts on our city.

• Continuing partnerships: Mill Valley's participation in the Marin Climate & Energy Partnership has been highly successful in reducing greenhouse gas emissions. We should continue to work with others at the county and state level to help do our part in the global fight against climate change.

• Improving infrastructure: We need to harden our infrastructure against floods, landslides, storms and wildfires. The City already has a Climate Action Plan, and we now need to do the hard work of implementing it.

• Supporting homeowners: We can support homeowners, including landlords, to harden their properties against environmental risks. This can include incentivizing sustainable, environmentally conscious improvements. For example, replacing inefficient wood-burning devices and making energy-efficient upgrades.