- Occupation: Public Policy Director
- Masters Degree in Public Policy, Harvard University
- 15 Years Experience Helping Working Families
- President and Executive Director of the nonprofit Consensus Organizing Institute, helping neighbors come together and improve their own communities
- Helped homecare workers organize for better wages and health care, as a leader with United Domestic Workers and Service Employees International Union
- Lives in Golden Hill with wife Kim and sons Jeff and Jesse, ages 12 and 7
- Serves on Board of sons' school (SD Coop Charter), on community planning committee, and has coached both sons in North Park Little League
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Top Priorities if Elected |
- Increasing the number of San Diego families with health insurance, by helping small businesses organize into larger pools and reduce premiums
- Making affordable housing a real possibility for San Diego families again, by asking developers to give back to the community
- Protecting the environment and reducing traffic congestion, by limiting sprawl and improving public transportation
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- San Diego County Democratic Party
- The Sierra Club
- Hon. Bob Filner, Lori Saldana, Donna Frye, Toni Atkins, and Francine Busby
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- Health Care for Every San Diegan
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Read about Richard's plans to make health care accessible and affordable to every San Diegan, by helping small businesses organize into larger pools, and by investing in prevention.
- Affordable Housing
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Read about Richard's ideas for making affordable housing and homeownership a real possibility again for San Diego's families, through fair and sustainable development.
- Public Transportation
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Read about Richard's ideas to create a world-class public transportation system in San Diego, that protects our enviromnent, and gives working families a viable alternative to high gas prices and rush hour traffic.
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