I AM RUNNING for Seattle Mayor because I believe Seattle needs no-nonsense back-to-basics management.  As your Mayor, I will focus on bringing back fiscal responsibility to our government, repairing our aging infrastructure and cleaning up Seattle so it is safe for everyone.

WE MUST LIVE WITHIN OUR MEANS.  The City of Seattle is currently bringing in more tax and fee revenue than ever before. Yet City Hall still has their hands out.  I believe that the problem lies with politicians who have never met a payroll or had to manage a budget. Whenever they want to do something, they throw money at it.

As a small business owner for the last 40 years, I know how to balance a budget and how to manage efficiently and effectively.  I know what it will take to get businesses to come to Seattle.

Bringing new businesses to Seattle, decreasing unemployment and increasing revenue will create a strong, vibrant, active, and safe downtown.

INVESTMENT IN OUR INFRASTRUCTURE is critical.  I intend to sit down with the DOT and all related Seattle Departments to get an update on the progress of on-going projects.  My goal is to understand where we are on each existing project and what we have coming up that must be done.

Seattle needs a new Transportation Manager focused on current and future projects, and creating a greater sense of urgency to alleviate the traffic congestion problems.  This must be done - and we must get those projects on the fast track.

CARING FOR OUR CITY will make it safer for the community and will help our homeless.  It is impossible to see someone living on the streets, or struggling with drug addiction, or unsuccessfully seeking employment without feeling the tug on the strings of your heart.

Without a doubt, these people need to be helped. We must provide real roofs over their heads and a clearer path to a better lifestyle. For the drug-afflicted it is critical that rather than enabling them through drug injection centers, we address the root of the problem and assist them in breaking their addiction.

And our first responders have a very difficult and dangerous job and they certainly need City Hall's backing and support in order to do their job properly.  I will work with all departments to make sure they have the tools they need to keep themselves and our communities safe.