Anthony Lane for Salinas City Council - District 2

Why did I decide to run for Salinas City Council? Salinas is an amazing City with so much potential.  As a local small business owner and a longtime community volunteer, I understand the improvements we need in our neighborhoods and how to keep up with a growing City without loosing focus of all the peoples needs and concerns.  We should preserve our historic past and actively pursue new ideas to ensure a brighter future for us all. 

I am running for Salinas City Council to bring the creative, pragmatic, and collaborative solutions we need for the 2nd District and the City in whole.

My priorities:

·      Strengthen Economic Development – by attracting and retaining small businesses and non-profits in our city, developing more middle class jobs, creating conditions for sustainable growth and try to procure more additional low income housing. 

·      Improve Public Safety – by working with our public safety officials and neighborhoods to target and eliminate property crime and bolster our police and fire resources.

·      Enhance Residents’ Quality of Life – by seeking partnerships to increase parking and public transportation options, improve our air and water quality, support the arts and create after school programs for our children, fix our streets and sidewalks, make them safe and beautify our neighborhoods and parks

The City Needs Change !!

I do not feel that the City supports enough programs for our children in order to keep them off the streets and busy doing something positive. The City needs to key in to the functionality of the Building and planning departments to make it easier for new businesses to come to Salinas.  Public awareness of City issues needs to be handled differently.  Many of the residents of our great city have no knowledge of how their tax money and programs are being dealt with.  I feel that it is unfair to keep the residents in the dark.