Public Safety

Public safety must be a top priority in any city. In a city where over 85,000 vehicles traverse our streets daily, proactive enforcement is critical. We have witnessed a groundswell of e-bike infractions; ignored stop signs; speeding; public-endangering parking violations; bicycles and ebikes on downtown sidewalks; smoking in public; and littering of our streets, beaches and parks. An additional example of declining enforcement: parks, tennis, and pickle ball courts have become, in reality, unregulated dog parks.

Our firefighters and police must be properly resourced to be safe and keep us safe. Our firefighters are running an unprecedented number of calls and we need to be sure they are equipped to limit their exposure to inherent dangerous toxins.

Coronado is less safe than it once was. Bicycle theft has been supplanted by weapon, drug, and car/catalytic converter theft crimes. Sadly, locals violate traffic laws as much as out-of-towners. Council must examine filling existing gaps in CPD in order for the force to be able to enhance enforcement (witness the impact of reinforced police presence the day before school re-opened). And ALL Coronado must be part of the solution — setting the example, abiding by traffic laws, talking with their children, and supporting greater enforcement.

On a related note, we must be cognizant of a sad truth about our bridge. With over 400 suicides since it was opened in 1969, it has become a bridge of great sadness for many. As your Councilwoman I will work to expedite the installation of bridge barriers to increase public safety — both of people crossing the bridge and those contemplating suicide.

I am proud to be endorsed by the Coronado Firefighters Association.