Escondido
Christine Spencer
619-300-2028
Are you in support of declaring Pride Proclamations and raising the Pride flag during June in your City once elected?
Yes
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?
Yes. I do feel there are other options and another policy needs to be ready to replace the encampment ban though. There is a difference between people sleeping on the street and being a danger to residents of the City or business owners. A major issue in Escondido is this endangerment. Allowing people to sleep on the street is not a valid solution to helping those experiencing homelessness. There can be a policy passed where various organizations that are addressing the issue of homelessness in different ways can come together to create innovative solutions.
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. If the City has the ability and funds in its budget to spend on this support. I think for grant funding, I think it should be open to all organizations helping address these issues.
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. This right was passed many years ago and the state constitution needs to reflect this right.
