Oceanside
Amber Kae Niuatoa
(760) 529-4877
Are you in support of declaring Pride Proclamations and raising the Pride flag during June in your City once elected?
Yes. I am in favor of Pride Proclamations and raising the Pride flag in June once elected. I was disappointed this year when my current representative was one of the council members who motioned to ban the Pride Flag from city buildings. Luckily the community showed up, and I was there in solidarity. The motion did not pass, and when I am elected we will be raising the Pride Flag not banning it.
The Supreme Court has made it legal for Cities to ban unhoused people from living in the street by making a crime to do so with jail time. Would you support your City from proposing a similar ban? If your City already has a ban, would you advocate to overturn the ban and allow for unhoused people their right to sleep and be housed?
I am not in favor of criminalizing our unhoused neighbors. I do not support bans criminalizing poverty or mental illness. As a sociologist, I recognize that we are dealing with a situation that is due to decades of ignoring the need to build adequate affordable housing coupled with the elimination of mental health facilities and services. Most of our unhoused population does not wish to be without a home. These are PEOPLE living on the streets because there is nowhere else to go. These are families, nurses, veterans, and folks who have fallen on hard times. Addiction and mental health concerns are medical issues and should be treated as such.
LGBTQ Centers are vital agencies in our region. The North County LGBTQ Resource Center alone provides lifesaving services that support homeless youth, people in addiction, survivors of violence, seniors in poverty and more as well as enhancing the local business community. If elected, would you advocate for your city to dedicate grants and resources to support our local North County LGBTQ Resource Center?
YES. I am a strong supporter of the North County LGBTQ Resource Center. I am thankful for all this facility does to support so many people in our community. It is a vital resource and I promise to advocate for grants and partnerships that help the Center continue to serve our community successfully.
Are you in support of voting yes on California Proposition 3 to repeal Proposition 8 and declaring that the right to marry is a constitutional right in the California Constitution?
YES. I am voting yes on CA Prop 3. It is time to repeal the language of Prop 8 from our constitution and recognize that marriage is a fundamental right for all consenting adults, not just between a man and a woman.
