I grew up in Oregon and moved to the San Francisco Bay Area after getting a degree in electrical engineering at Oregon State. I’ve lived in the Bay Area all of my working life and in Mountain View since 2002 and I absolutely love what California and our special region in the bay have to offer. After a successful 30 year career in technology, most recently with Apple, I realized that my passion was not in technology, but in helping my coworkers fix problems and teaching them how to do it themselves. With that insight, I decided to take the risky and unusual leap to step away from my job and find a better way to pursue my passion.
We can retain our neighborhoods' existing character and provide additional affordable housing in California if we choose innovative options to expand. We should continue to support the building of ADUs (Accessory Dwelling Units) alongside the existing homes in suburban communities. We should streamline permitting of high-density housing near mass transit hubs utilizing walkable services in the area to minimize traffic congestion. Above all, cities and townships must retain local control of planning to best consider all impacts of new developments.