The challenges facing small and mid-size businesses during this pandemic are daunting.

As elected officials, we owe it to them to offer coherent plans for getting our regional economy past this crisis and promoting a vigorous recovery.

Four months after trumpeting preparation of an economic plan, my opponent released his plan. To my pleasant surprise, much of his plan echoed the Roadmap to Recovery I released months ago.

We need to focus on the root causes of homelessness,
We need to address the impacts of short-term vacation rentals,
We need to bridge the digital divide, and
We need to provide real financial relief to tenants and landlords.

San Diego needs a Mayor who will do more than make promises – who has the ability to deliver real solutions.

I spent my career promoting innovation, supporting entrepreneurs, fighting for equity, and building the kind of technological infrastructure we need to support a more inclusive and forward-looking economy.

That is the kind of experience I want to bring to City Hall.

I hope you join me.

Let’s get to work!