John Sawyer
Candidate for Council Member, City of Santa Rosa (4-Year Term)
Published: Wednesday, September 3, 2008 at 11:54 a.m.
Last Modified: Wednesday, September 3, 2008 at 11:54 a.m.
Opponents: Michael Allen, Eddie Alvarez, Carol Dean, Hans Dippel, Bobbi Hoff, Ernesto Olivares, Lee Pierce, Don Taylor, Marsha Vas Dupre, Gary Wysocky
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PD FILEAge: 53
Hometown: Santa Rosa
Occupation: Small business owner
Background: Santa Rosa City Council (2004 - present); former chairman, Luther Burbank Home & Gardens Board, the Neighborhood-Oriented Policing Community Advisory Board and the Santa Rosa Merit Awards committee
Web site: None
Priorities:
BUDGET
Problem: "The city's payroll is our single biggest financial burden."
Solution: Short-term solution is a 10 percent across-the-board pay cuts backed by a long-term goal to expand commercial and retail development.
TRAFFIC & INFRASTRUCTURE
Problem: Aging city streets, sidewalks and infrastructure.
Solution: Expanding computerized traffic light systems and insuring funding to maintain roads. "That will come at the expense of something else but we have already compromised too much."
GANGS
Problem: Continuing loss of youth to gangs.
Solution: Maintain funding for the city's gang prevention and intervention programs.
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