It is the fundamental responsibility of City hall to provide public safety.
It is the fundamental responsibility of City hall to provide public safety. It is my firm belief that public safety and social services go hand-in-hand. We must provide basic services to the poor and disadvantage to ensure that everyone in our community rises with the tide. As our need for social services rises in our town, our funding for those services have diminish. State and County funding is depleted and doing more with less is the order of the day I want to maximize the efficient use of resources and eliminate duplication of services, with ongoing monitoring of the programs to ensure that services are being provided efficiently and equally among the residents of Union City. My experience as a Juvenile Delinquency Commissioner for Alameda County has shown me up close that we can make positive differences in the lives of our children, but, when funds for social services are cut, you can be assured problems such as drug addiction, alcoholism, gangs and crime will increase unless the entire community works together. With solid support of our Police and Fire Departments we can create a safe city within the new financial paradigms and in addition, finding ways to bolster existing outreach programs such as Meals On Wheels, Centro de Servicios Filipinos for Affirmative Action, Life Elder Care and others we can fill in the gaps left by the County and State.
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