RESULTS AND LEADERSHIP
Steady leadership focused on accountability and outcomes.
PUBLIC SAFETY​
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Public safety is foundational to Folsom’s quality of life. Maintaining that standard requires strong partnerships with our police officers and firefighters and steady investment in the resources they need to respond quickly and effectively.
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Since joining the City Council I worked to secure additional resources to establish Folsom’s dedicated Homeless Outreach Team. This team connects individuals with services. It reduces repeat calls for service. It improves outcomes for residents and first responders. The creation of the HOT team is one of the most important proactive public safety improvements our city has made in recent years.
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I also supported adding a Battalion Chief position to strengthen leadership coverage and improve training readiness across the fire department. This helps support coordinated emergency response and safer operations for crews in the field.
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Folsom continues to operate five fire stations with strong response times. These decisions are supported by data and careful deployment planning. Maintaining strong police and fire staffing remains one of my highest priorities on the Council.
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Public safety is not only about emergency response. It is about maintaining a community where families feel secure businesses can thrive and residents know their city is working proactively to protect what makes Folsom special.
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FISCAL STEWARDSHIP​
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Responsible leadership requires transparency, discipline, and respect for affordability.
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After joining the City Council in 2022, I began raising concerns about the gap between adopted budgets and actual spending. I pushed for clearer reporting and stronger expectations that departments operate within the budget approved by the Council. At the time, these concerns were not widely accepted, but restoring that alignment was essential to strengthening long-term financial stability.
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Over the past year, those efforts helped bring spending back into line with approved budgets. The City is now operating within its adopted budget framework, with revenue supporting expenses and a more stable financial position moving forward.
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The March 10 mid-year budget review confirmed the City is operating within its adopted budget framework and exceeded the Council’s reserve policy target range. The City is not in a structural deficit, and we are continuing to strengthen long-term financial stability.
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This progress did not happen by accident. It required asking difficult questions, improving transparency, and reinforcing the Council’s role in setting and maintaining fiscal direction.
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Fiscal responsibility means living within our means while continuing to support strong public safety, infrastructure investment, and the quality of life residents expect. Strong oversight today helps protect Folsom’s stability for the future
QUALITY OF LIFE & COMMUNITY CHARACTER
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Protecting quality of life means maintaining what residents already value while being thoughtful about how the city evolves.
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Since joining the City Council I supported improvements across our parks trails neighborhoods and public spaces so families can continue to enjoy the places that make Folsom special.
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I also supported improvements to smaller but important neighborhood amenities such as park benches bleachers and maintenance needs that make a real difference in how residents experience our public spaces.
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I helped secure funding solutions to move the rebuilding of Castle Park forward. This project improves ADA access and restores a community space that generations of families have enjoyed. Keeping this project on track for completion has been an important priority of mine.
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I also worked to right size the scope of another planned park project so it could move forward in a more financially responsible way while still meeting community needs.
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I supported redevelopment efforts that respect neighborhood character while strengthening the long term vitality of our community. Maintaining the everyday spaces residents rely on helps preserve what makes Folsom feel like home.
INFRASTRUCTURE & MOBILITY​​
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Addressing congestion requires coordination beyond the city alone. Protecting mobility in Folsom means working with regional state and federal partners so our community is not carrying the impacts of growth by itself.
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Since joining the City Council I supported maintaining reliable infrastructure residents depend on every day including streets sidewalks trails and traffic safety improvements across the city. Keeping existing infrastructure strong is one of the most important ways we protect both safety and quality of life.
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I also advocated for regional state and federal funding partnerships that help relieve congestion and support long term mobility planning. Through my service on the SacRT Board I work closely with regional transportation partners to strengthen coordination and improve long term mobility planning for our community.
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Coordinated investment across agencies is essential to protecting Folsom from the transportation impacts of surrounding growth. This work helps reduce pressure on local roads while maintaining the mobility residents expect as our community continues to evolve.​
Steady leadership is not about promises, it's about results.
I remain committed to serving Folsom with accountability, common sense, and respect for the community we all call home.