Community Development

The past several years have left many constituents in District 54 displaced and unable to afford decent housing for long-term living. In addition, independent landlords have also struggled to pay mortgages, mainly due to the COVID-19 Pandemic. Elaine will help build up D54 by:

• Assuring that District 54 continues to appropriately fund and develop our vital infrastructure systems that will increase the value in our district
• Allocate funds to build up local businesses and provide support with permits and permanent remodeling for outdoor dining and digital training so that small business owners can compete with the growing market and bring in more tourism into the community
• Invest in building and utilizing vacant facilities for youth recreation centers throughout District 54, with programs implemented through local partnerships geared towards empowering and equipping the youth and young adults with educational goals, family building, and career success
• Actively work with community partners in gang reduction, intervention and youth development, and supportive services.
• Commission more spaces to develop parks and dog parks to promote within sections of the community that lack green space

Overdevelopment And Parking

The demographic in AD54 is culture and diversity-driven. Each area is unique with different needs. The plight in one section of AD54 might be parking issues while facing development projects is the hardship of another. District 54 is underserved; only providing attention to certain parts and neglecting other areas is a disservice to the community. Elaine will tackle these issues by:

• Reevaluate and take a balanced growth approach in our community's Affordable Housing and development project market
• Advise agencies to define Affordable Housing, contract term limits, and commit transparency.
• Implement and revive programs that provide pathways for homeownership (single-family dwellings, condominiums, townhomes, lofts).
• Launch financial and educational programs that promote and teach budget consciences, savings goals, and debt credit counseling for AD54 residents.
• Continue to work on traffic enhancements and work closely with Developers and the Department of Transportation to address and resolve growing parking issues throughout the AD54.
• Use the "General Plan" as a blueprint to assess the rate and the amount of new development in specific sections of AD54 and set realistic goals and objectives with the public input, local organizations, and the Planning Commission.

Education And Trade Preparation

Many residents in AD54 desire to work and build a future for their families, but few have the certifications or education to prove that they are qualified. Then on the other spectrum, we have students that have fallen behind because of extended school closings that have diminished school standards fused by political agendas. Elaine will empower the constituents who desire a future in the workforce and support parents of students to restore excellence in education by:

• Ensure parental rights are protected; parents should have the right to provide for their children's care, custody, companionship, and management, including the right to make educational and medical decisions.
• Reallocate unspent COVID-19 funds to programs that will get our students back on track, with a high emphasis on tutoring and after-school programs.
• Work closely with the California Department of Education and Superintendents to keep schools open safely five days a week and invest in school curriculums that advance our student's education and life skills, such as science, technology, engineering, art, math, and religious studies electives.
• Implement a more vital plan to connect community providers in partnerships to set forth resources for the community(housing information, job training, trade certifications, emergency services, community college, crisis and gang prevention, legal and immigration services, GED and High school completion).
• Restore future expectations of success by investing in "every student" in college preparation courses or career-ready training by bringing vocational training to middle and high schools (cosmetology, culinary arts, notary, construction, filmmaking, EMT, firefighter, and police officer academy training).
• Veterans: Expand better healthcare and workforce transition programs to get Veterans the care that they may need and good-paying jobs
• Funding redistribution throughout AD 54 to guarantee that every neighborhood has a resource center for children and young adults, such as Police Activities League Sports, Big Brothers & Big Sisters programs and education advancement programs
• Reinvigorate the community with frequent job fairs, workforce training, and self-enrichment classes.

Health And Public Safety

Failed leadership, destructive policies, and forced mandates have left California communities, particularly the residents in AD54, in disparity, unsafe, and less protected. With rising violent crimes at an all-time high 94.24% increase in homicides, 64.88% in grand theft auto, and astronomical staffing shortages. Elaine will keep our communities safe by:

• Pro-Life: Protect and advocate for the lives of the most vulnerable "The Unborn."
• Defend the constitutional and medical freedoms of our first responders, which include firefighters, police officers, military, medical providers, state and city employees, and California residents which included school-aged children and employers by revisiting and reevaluating legislative oversight of Emergency Executive Powers.
• Pro-Second Amendment: Continue to fight to uphold the right “to keep and bear arms” as an individual's right to own and legally use.
• Pro Law Enforcement: Support to fully fund our Law Enforcement Heroes and help protect qualified immunity for eligible Law Enforcement.
• Pro-Border Security: We must secure our borders as the utmost priority to prevent crime, as it encourages and funds human and child trafficking, year to date 750 illegal migrants have died in the process, and it has also allowed an uptick in drugs to enter our cities, particularly fentanyl, which is killing 300 Americans a day, as well as putting our first responders in harms way. I will work with my colleagues in the Assembly, Senate, and Congress to secure our borders, keep individuals with bad intentions out, and encourage LEGAL immigration.
• Continue to invest in Public Safety by building up the morale within agencies by guaranteeing fair wages and working conditions, funding recruitment efforts, infusing training and facilities, allocating funds for new technology and tools, and providing educational seminars to bridge the gap between the public and response agencies.
• Budget accordingly and fund Brush Clearing Services to prevent structure and wildland fires to keep our communities safe.
• Fix our broken Mental Health System and homelessness one step at a time by increasing and reopening mental health care facilities and utilizing vacant hospitals, actively recruiting, hiring and training qualified facility staff to fill vacancies to provide support 24/7 for those in immediate crisis (short-term and long-term) in efforts to also free up our first responders.

Economic And Budget Responsibility

The job growth has dramatically decreased throughout Los Angeles. CD54 has seen a high portion of small businesses permanently abandoned due to stringent and impossible policies imposed by Los Angeles City Council Members. With many companies suffering due to staffing shortages and inflation going through the roof, Elaine will prioritize jump-starting our district by:

• Set forth fiscally conservative practices to promote economic prosperity and long-term sustainability.
• Partner with Legislative State and Federal California Agencies to implement and execute plans that will bring relief to the residents of Los Angles with programs, such as a designated "No Sales Tax Holiday" that will promote the purchase of energy-efficient appliances, school supplies, clothing, emergency preparedness supplies, and groceries.
• Explore innovative revenue sources, particularly those that will not add to the tax burden of residents and local businesses.
• Partner with Legislative State Agencies to present and motion plans to provide tax breaks to property owners that offer relief and help keep rent lower for tenants.
• Revisit and reevaluate the current CalFresh and Medi-Cal eligibility programs, set standards and residency status of one year to qualify for short-term benefits, duplicate the Financial Aid and Tuition guidelines to reflect the same standards equally to all California residents.
• California State Assembly members have a responsibility to act as a fiscal watchdog and work toward a truly balanced budget, transparency, and accountability for the tax payers throughout California, I will be the advocate for AD 54 and hold fellow colleagues accountable for responsible spending.
• Assist our small businesses back to recovery by working in good cause to remove mandates and impossible regulations yoked upon local business owners.

Current And Future Generations

Elaine is not a career politician. Her first passion is God, then service, and lastly, filmmaking. She uses her skills as an avenue to tell the stories of those that cannot tell their own. She has worked diligently and relentlessly to commit her time and talents to mentoring youth, counseling mothers in need, sheltering displaced animals, and serving others in her neighborhood and throughout other communities. Her faith, the devotion to her community, and seeing people suffer as they have lost their businesses, homes, jobs, and as children have struggled learning due to schools being shut down. The abuse of legislative power and mandates is what has fueled her passion and has inspired her to run for California State Assembly 54th District. Elaine plans to serve AD54 by:

• Election integrity is essential to secure a thriving republic and to truly protect democracy. I will aspire to make significant improvements to our current laws that will require voter identification and set priorities to investigate and prosecute voter fraud.
• Preparing the next generation to become Ambassadors by elevating and equipping them with the tools, trades, certifications, and education to provide for their families so they too can one day give back to their communities.
• Support and encourage the youth to be involved in political offices, such as neighborhood councils' and build up leaders to run for elected offices.
• Collaborate with those who came before us and apply successful principles to community goals that provide real solutions that will lead AD54 into a robust, prosperous, and promising community for generations to come.