Felipe Delgado

Education Parents have the right to know how and what is being taught to their children in school. Criminal Justice / Public Safety Crime can never be eliminated in any city, but the perception of a strong Police force will always deter vulture criminals. I will support all our police and emergency teams so they can provide adequate response times to members of the community during their greatest time of need. Education All public schools should focus on reading, writing and arithmetic. Throw in the love of country and respect for all. Teachers should not be allowed to tell the student what to think but should show them how to think. Critical thinking skills will carry a student farther than any social engineering concepts. Infrastructure / Transportation The city’s growth should support the needs of the changing demographics, be within our transportation infrastructure, policing capability, and schools. Development should not reduce our business/industry centers and resident experience for profit. Taxes / Budget The current Irvine City budget indicates an expected 10.5 million to 14 million shortfall over the next five-year period. If you read the city Manager's budget message, they blame COVID-19 for this shortfall. I believe it was the current leadership's response to the COVID-19 theater that resulted in the city's budget shortfall. He clearly identifies that expenditure growth was projected to outpace revenue growth. Which simply means they spent more than they earned. We need to stop reckless spending until revenue improves. Businesses and Industry are the base of the revenue source for the city. I will work to reopen business and industry sectors so they can help improve revenue.