Oceanside
Esther C. Sanchez
(760) 435-3057
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. While the City of Oceanside does not have that ban, it has never stopped clearing encampments, especially with respect to addressing public health and safety issues. Oceanside finally opened a homeless shelter about a year ago. However, the shelter/navigation center has not significantly decreased the city's homeless population. The city council needs to come up with a better, comprehensive plan, including providing transitional housing. I do not believe a ban will have much of an impact on our homeless, as homeless individuals/families only end up moving to residential neighborhoods in the eastern part of the city, which is what is happening now with the added enforcement in the coastal area.
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
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
