My name is Sally Lieber. I am a corporate-free candidate running to represent you on the Board of Equalization. The Board oversees property taxes and other revenues for our State. Too often it's a place where big money interests drown out the voices of average Californians. It shouldn't be that way.
It’s essential that we extend support for renters and small businesses, and play an active role in county, state,
and federal deliberations about COVID-19 mitigation and recovery.
We must be prepared to support our small businesses and nonprofit organizations for the long haul, help them develop new strategies for serving the community, and work with our healthcare and school districts to ensure
the best outcomes for our residents.
As our community recovers, it is necessary for our city government to work proactively to meet the community’s needs for childcare, job assistance, and access to getting microbusinesses up and running quickly.
During the COVID-19 crisis, and after, we must work with our vehicle dwelling residents to ensure that families
are not displaced from our community or pushed into homelessness. Strategies that focus solely on case management ignore the reality that these families face: the combination of reduced employment, high rents, and
a housing shortage can make a vehicle their only option. We need more, and dispersed, safe, off-street parking
for RVs.