What's your big, bold vision for Marin's future?

I would love to see Marin with great, educational and supportive programs for children. Programs for school support and education. A lot of students struggle in school and don’t know where to reach out so maybe providing that support they need to be supported. I’m a 9th grader and my personal experiences, I would say supportive and educational programs for free.

Marin is mostly open space. It used to be you could take almost any road up into the hills and go camping, shooting, biking. That is how mountain bikes were invented here. The only way any trail or open space should be closed is after a detailed determination as to why and what the justification is. We should have more hunting and camping space in Marin. And when you are outdoors that is where you smoke - it is obscene to have a smoking bans in parks or outdoor areas. Cigarettes have been designed to go out on their own almost 20 years ago, you never see fires caused by them anymore. Let the people who want to smoke go outdoors and have a picnic or go hiking and leave them alone.

Build a new civic center in downtown San Rafael. Move that workforce to downtown, so it has an actual anchor of people that can allow businesses to grow long term, give reasons to invest in that area, build housing around it. Redevelop the existing building into a mixed use residential, retail, farmers market. I’ve lived in Marin since 2005 and downtown has been dead the entire time. There aren’t enough people day to day to support any actual redevelopment downtown. Time to evolve and stop wasting the economic impact all the county workers can provide, by having it out in the suburbs.

Housing for ALL Marin residents.

Develop a Destination Stewardship and Resiliency Plan for Marin County that integrates responsible visitation, coastal and natural resource protection, community and business resilience, sustainable transportation, waste reduction and reuse, and inclusive economic opportunity.

I wish our downtown areas were unique and shopping-friendly, like those near Rockridge, College Ave., or downtown Petaluma. Why can't San Rafael bring in shops that attract shoppers and those who stroll and browse? Fairfax is closer to this vision, but most shoppable areas lack these unique stores (unless VERY high-end and expensive). Have a range of stores and cafes that line our streets, not a mall. Make it reasonable to lease space. Bring in more multicultural food choices! We have enough sushi, Italian, and Mexican.

Marin County currently has a population of only 250,000 people. This is far too small to sustain economic development in the county. I want to see the county's population double, with more homes for younger people who want to experience the beauty of Marin. I want to see vibrant towns with bustling downtowns, and service workers who can walk or bike to work every day.

A revitalization of Hamilton Fields, removing the military housing and creating a new community.

Blue Zones, where all ages thrive.

There is a large amount of affluence here, and my biggest dream for the future is for the residents of this county to expand their idea of contribution to the rest of the nation and even the world when it comes to setting the precedent for quality of life. Nature must be protected with hard rules on data centers and flock camera's that run off of data center power that poison the environment (Equinix Data Center, NJ)--these standards must appear BEFORE the start of construction. Under California Vehicle Code from 2023-2025, traffic citations for moving violations (such as running red lights, blocking intersections, or making illegal turns) could legally only be written to a human driver present in a vehicle. July 1, 2026, California passed Assembly Bill 1777 creating an official framework allowing police to issue "Notices of Autonomous Vehicle Noncompliance" for moving violations. The progression of technology at the risk of society is a dangerous path, we need to be more proactive.

Housing - there's so much red tape with zoning, stigma of affordable housing and general opposition usually by folks making over $200K a year, help us!

My big, bold vision: a Marin County government that looks like Marin where our workforce genuinely reflects the community we serve, and where every department can show, not just claim, that services reach everyone fairly. I want community engagement to mean real power-sharing, not just information-sharing, where residents, especially those historically left out of the process, help shape the decisions that affect them from the start. And I want equity to be built into how we work every day: our data, our hiring, our contracts, our outreach not a separate initiative, but simply how Marin County operates.

I'd love to see Sir Francis Drake have less traffic and more economic vitality!

A clear climate change plan