I lament the fact that the political leaders in this city of mine continue to disregard data that will help build this community into a 21st Century All American City. By now they should all know the statistical data necessary to establish a foundation for the necessary economic growth, at least I hope so.
Nonetheless, I want to make clear what I want to see going forward. These things I will push for politically (running for office or trying to recruit others to run) because that is the only forum where these folks seem to pay the most attention. I know some of the economic policies I pursue will be unpopular, but they are necessary to begin a discuss about where we as a community would like to see ourselves going.
Local Control
A new localism must be established in order to secure precious sales tax revenue in our city. I want to educate folks that a lot of our money should reside here, in San Bernardino. A 70/30 split is necessary in the formative years because as our sales tax revenue grows we can make more investments in our infrastructure.
This also means hiring more local folks to serve and protect ourselves and our property. Our city is 60% of folks under 35 years old. We are a young city and need to hire these young folks for public safety and other city employment jobs. Our property tax revenue will grow when we see more of our residents living here and working here.
A Third Space
Young Professionals need a to hang out. This means more night clubs and bars. It seems that we get more offers for these places but the Mayor, Common Council, and especially the City Attorney keep shutting these places down. We have San Bernardino Valley College, Cal State San Bernardino, and a multitude of smaller private institutions. In essence, we have a college town without the benefits of college life.
Focus on Education
Specifically, I mean Middle School and High Schools. Our Elementary Schools are excellent, our Middle Schools are middling, and our High Schools should be called low schools. Education is the Civil Rights issue of our time. We are a majority minority city and our kids are lacking in basic Reading and Math proficiency. All political leaders in conjunction with the community need to work together to address this crisis. Our local economy depends on it.
Nonetheless, I want to make clear what I want to see going forward. These things I will push for politically (running for office or trying to recruit others to run) because that is the only forum where these folks seem to pay the most attention. I know some of the economic policies I pursue will be unpopular, but they are necessary to begin a discuss about where we as a community would like to see ourselves going.
Local Control
A new localism must be established in order to secure precious sales tax revenue in our city. I want to educate folks that a lot of our money should reside here, in San Bernardino. A 70/30 split is necessary in the formative years because as our sales tax revenue grows we can make more investments in our infrastructure.
This also means hiring more local folks to serve and protect ourselves and our property. Our city is 60% of folks under 35 years old. We are a young city and need to hire these young folks for public safety and other city employment jobs. Our property tax revenue will grow when we see more of our residents living here and working here.
A Third Space
Young Professionals need a to hang out. This means more night clubs and bars. It seems that we get more offers for these places but the Mayor, Common Council, and especially the City Attorney keep shutting these places down. We have San Bernardino Valley College, Cal State San Bernardino, and a multitude of smaller private institutions. In essence, we have a college town without the benefits of college life.
Focus on Education
Specifically, I mean Middle School and High Schools. Our Elementary Schools are excellent, our Middle Schools are middling, and our High Schools should be called low schools. Education is the Civil Rights issue of our time. We are a majority minority city and our kids are lacking in basic Reading and Math proficiency. All political leaders in conjunction with the community need to work together to address this crisis. Our local economy depends on it.
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