WHERE DOES PETER YAO STAND ON THE ISSUES?
Budget Management
- Supports plans to cut back on city expenses without harming essential services such as police, senior programs, and low-income assistance
- Work to resolve the multi-million dollar under-funded employee pension obligation
- Work to replace obsolete buildings and avoid mortgaging our children's future by instituting a pay-as-you-go budgeting process
Water Rates
- Demand a rate rollback
- Act aggressively for equitable water rate policies
- Develop active programs to conserve water
Hillside Protection
- Supports the Claremont Wildlands Conservancy approach
- Supports an aggressive plan to protect the remaining hillside
Claremont Redevelopment
- Improvement of Claremont's infrastructure is my highest priority
- Improve traffic flow on Indian Hill, around all schools and colleges
- Encourage environmentally friendly and resource efficient policies
Affordable Housing
- To promote an economically diverse community, I believe we must continue to increase our ownership and rental units
Town/Gown and City/School Relationship
- Work to make the Village more attractive for students
- Expand the Town/Gown Task Force to deal with mutually beneficial issues
- Promote joint services, i.e. share City Yard space with Claremont Unified School District
Mining
- Discourage ANY mining in Claremont.
Parks
- Provide adequate park space for playing fields to accommodate youth sports
- Make park expansion our next high priority city project
Medical Marijuana
- Create zero access opportunity for recreational users
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