Three candidates — special education assistant Jane L. Glasson, community planning commissioner Tommy Hough and nonprofit executive director Kent Lee — are running in a June 7 primary election to represent San Diego City Council District 6, which includes Kearny Mesa, Mira Mesa, Sorrento Valley and University City. Voting begins next month. The top two vote-getters will advance to a Nov. 8 runoff election.
Q: Neighborhoods south of Interstate 8, including communities of color, don’t always get the same funding or consideration wealthier communities to the north get. How will you try to change that? Q: How will you combat the high cost of housing in San Diego? What will you do to boost housing affordability and construction?
A: I didn’t become a homeowner in San Diego until I was 47, and I don’t want any residents or first-time homebuyers having to wait that long in their lives to purchase their first home. Sadly, state policies like Senate Bill 9 have made neighborhoods more vulnerable to predatory speculation and more difficult for first-time homebuyers to compete with investors.
Q: The city’s infrastructure backlog was recently pegged at $4.12 billion. What’s your plan to reduce it and how would you balance that with competing financial concerns?
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