We can be discouraged by political strife, economic uncertainty, and fear-inducing news.

Or we can think critically about our circumstances and plan a path forward that will make us stronger than ever.

That’s why, today, I released “A Roadmap to Recovery for San Diego” that assesses the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on the City of San Diego, its residents, its businesses and its economy and offers a path to building a more resilient economy and a better city government.

This is the product of months of work by a diverse group of community and business leaders, designed to make clear what my priorities will be as Mayor – so you can hold me accountable for it!

Here are a few priorities included in the Roadmap:

Citywide broadband Internet access to all families and small businesses
Developing a regional strategy to allow for an effective remote workforce
Ensuring equitable professional opportunities across racial, gender, and age groups starting at City Hall
Reforming the Police Department through an independent police review commission, emphasis on community policing, and transferring non-crime functions to other city staff
Addressing homelessness by treating its root causes, including providing mental health and substance abuse treatment, job training, and transitional housing
Promoting housing supply and affordability through local planning, converting of surplus commercial space for residential use, and enforcing the existing Municipal Code against short-term-rentals
Making cuts to the City’s expensive, bureaucratic, and unnecessary middle management

Please read it. Share it. And give me feedback.

Finally, the first major reporting deadline is just a few days away. We need to prove that San Diegans are ready for an independent-minded approach to solving problems.

Will you chip-in $25, $50, $100 or more right now to join the thousands of contributors and volunteers that are ready to stop playing politics … and start solving problems!?

I hope you join us,