Kevin Dowling knows how to make local government work effectively and efficiently. With more than a decade on the Hayward City Council, 10 years spent serving two Alameda County Supervisors, and years of community service, Councilmember Kevin Dowling has the experience, effectiveness, and dedication to be your next Supervisor.
A Record of Making Local Government Work
Kevin Dowling knows how to make local government work effectively and efficiently. With more than a decade on the Hayward City Council, 10 years spent serving two Alameda County Supervisors, and years of community service, Councilmember Kevin Dowling has the experience, effectiveness, and dedication to be your next Supervisor.
Economy
- Helped bring new businesses and jobs to the area
- Led the effort to give local workers a living wage
- Helped bring more affordable housing to town
Education, Schools, and Youth Services
- Led the effort to build Hayward's first two new schools in 45 years
- Currently helping to create the Hayward Youth Master Plan, bringing schools, the county, and local non-profits together to prevent school violence, reduce teen alcohol and drug use, and prevent teen pregnancy
- Established the Youth in Government Day, enabling local youth to come to City Hall and learn more about how local government works
- Fought to expand the local Weekes Branch Library, extend the hours of operation, bring in more books and computers, and increase library attendance among youth
Public Safety and Public Health
- Sponsored a grant program to help increase neighborhood emergency preparedness
- Supported the building of a new local fire station, and funding for paramedic and anti-gang programs
- Helped bring a Social Host Ordinance to Alameda County and the City of Hayward, so that if underage kids attend a party where a parent or guardian allows for underage drinking, that adult will be fined up to $1,000 and pay the cost of any police, fire, or paramedic response
- Supported the installation of cameras on red lights to catch reckless and drunk drivers
- Supported the local police department strategic plan, giving local police more training and better computer systems in order to track and prevent crime
- Helped bring a new health center to town
Environment
- Opposed housing development that would harm our hills, open space, and shoreline
- Supported green building, smart growth, and sustainability programs
- Opposed the building of the Eastshore Energy power plant
Transportation
- Supported the Highway 238 compromise project, preventing the destruction of local homes and businesses, ending a 50 year community dispute
- Pushed Caltrans to make highway upgrades along 880 and 92 that protected people's homes and improved transportation
- Helped lead the effort to build more transit-oriented development around the Hayward BART station
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