Maria’s priorities

Practical leadership for the challenges ahead.

Alameda needs decisions that work together—not isolated promises. Maria will bring research, preparation, and long-term thinking to every vote.

Priority 1

Growth That Works for Alameda

Smart Growth & Housing

Support thoughtful housing and mixed-use development while making sure infrastructure, traffic, transit, and neighborhood character are part of every decision.

Support mixed-use and affordable housing that fits Alameda’s needs.
Evaluate infrastructure, traffic, and transit alongside new development.
Plan for growth with clear standards and meaningful public input.

Priority 2

Safe Neighborhoods. Compassion with Accountability.

Public Safety & Quality of Life

Strengthen community policing, use data to guide public-safety resources, and address homelessness with both compassion and clear expectations.

Strengthen community policing and neighborhood partnerships.
Use reliable data to direct public-safety resources where they are needed.
Address homelessness with compassion, coordination, and accountability.

Priority 3

Preparing Alameda for the Future

Resilient Infrastructure

Invest in flood protection, shoreline resilience, stormwater systems, seismic readiness, and the state and federal partnerships needed to fund them.

Prepare for flooding, sea-level rise, and shoreline risks.
Invest in stormwater systems and seismic readiness.
Pursue state and federal funding so Alameda can act without carrying the burden alone.

Good government

Fiscal responsibility

Budgets express priorities. Maria will ask hard questions, insist on clear information, weigh long-term costs, and look for outside funding before asking Alameda residents to shoulder more.

Ask hard questions and insist on clear information before every vote.
Weigh long-term costs and pursue outside funding before raising local burdens.
Understand the facts, evaluate tradeoffs, explain the decision, and track results.

Maria for Alameda

A campaign built on serious solutions.

Help Maria bring experienced, thoughtful leadership to the Alameda City Council.

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