It really is time for us to plan, and execute our plans, better. We have a million more people coming into this county over the next 50 years. If we don’t start doing something, we are going to live in a community far different than the one we live in now. Earlier this week, I […]

So, as some of you know, I have been involved in healthcare since I was a kid.  My mom retired from St. Mark’s Hospital after over 30 years working in the nursery and Neonatal ICU.  My dad is a pharmacist.  Sure, they were VERY disappointed when I decided to go to law school, but they […]

A few weeks back I was invited to the Women’s Caucus before our Central Committee meeting and I had all these thoughts I wanted to share about women’s issues. Unfortunately, I had WAY too little time to say all I wanted to say. So, I did this short video of part of what I wanted […]

At this point, if you have talked to me, you know that one of the big things I am interested in doing on the County Council is work on cleaning our air, our water and our land. Obviously, our environment is a big issue for all the candidates running for County Council, and that is […]

Inclusivity is about finding what is valuable in each of us.  When we are inclusive, we take the experiences each of us has, and utilize those experiences to the better of our community. It is great to be able to learn from others, and I am fortunate to have learned a lot from my own […]

There is an old Hebrew saying that “Where there is no vision, the people perish.” In my experience working with local governments, I have found that time and again, vision gets easily clouded. Cities seem to always be scheming up ways to increase their “tax base.”  Of course, there is nothing inherently wrong about wanting […]