Diane Dixon spent 40 years in the private sector as a business executive before being elected to the Newport Beach City Council in 2014. She is serving her second term as Mayor, and has served as Chair of the Water Quality and Tidelands Committee and as Chair of the Finance Committee.
The state has spent nearly $3 billion over the last two years to address the homeless problem, yet the problem only gets worse. Why? Because the Sacramento politicians refuse to deal with the root causes of homelessness - namely drug abuse, alcohol abuse and mental illness. I support a compassionate approach based on facts and focused on these underlying causes - better treatment, better care, no excuses for criminal activity. Then we can transition people into jobs and permanent housing.