District #1 (Red) District #2 (Blue): 2018 District #3 (Green) District #4 (Tan): 2020
On May 3, 2017, the Oceanside City Council adopted a resolution to begin the process to transition to district elections. This means that those who run for City Council will need to live in the district where they seek election. The Mayor’s seat will continue to be elected at-large. This year Districts #3 and #4 are being contested. North County Daily Star invited the Candidates to be interviewed. They were asked the same questions. This week District 3 candidate interviews are available.
He is mostly involved in small development projects that include residential room additions and custom homes.
I believe the city is heading in the wrong direction. The city has been run by the same old group of leaders for many decades, I believe the city can do better for its citizens and that it is time for change. We are experiencing some negative consequences of the same old leadership. This includes a housing crisis and an explosion of the homeless population. Traffic is getting worse. Taxes and fees are up. Its difficult to open a business in town. The public employees are not being as respectful as they should to the tax paying citizens.
Hailing from Wyoming, which is officially known as The Equality State, Amber learned the value of compassion, hard work, and personal sacrifice early in life. Amber credits this foundation with preparing her to be a self-made entrepreneur, engaged activist, and an involved mom. Ever since arriving in Oceanside 15 years ago, Amber has made it her mission to give back to the community in a meaningful way.
Amber started her first business in 1999 selling women’s clothing and shoes online, and moved that business to Oceanside in 2005. As the former owner of A Soothing Seed cannabis nursery, a nonprofit mutual benefit corporation, Amber has fought tirelessly for patient’s rights to safe access to cannabis- based medications. Her willingness to fight for the needs of Oceansiders is severely lacking in our current council, and Amber hopes to be the driving force in producing positive and lasting change for the better.
As a member of the Oceanside Charitable Foundation and board member of the Oceanside Cultural Arts Foundation Amber is deeply involved in
supporting local nonprofits that enrich the community and in increasing the visibility of our thriving local art scene. She and her partner David are also regular donors to the Martin Luther King Jr. Scholarship Fund which helps Oceanside’s next generation of community leaders meet their goals of attaining a college education.
Amber is proud to note that her son Cameron is amongst the next generation of local small business owners. In order to protect and promote
that future for Cameron and all of our children, Amber is making strides to ensure that our city is gearing our economic development efforts toward encouraging the success and proliferation of locally owned small business. Amber currently resides in the Fire Mountain area with her partner David. For more information go to: https://www.amberforoceanside.com/
South Oceanside, home for more than forty years, is where Shari and her late husband Brooks raised their children. Shari takes pride in the accomplishments she made for the benefit of Oceanside, achieved through her strong Oceanside community relationships and the respect she has earned in working with public agencies such as Coastal Commission, Coastal Conservancy, NCTD, and Caltrans – agencies that have so much influence on what the Oceanside government can and cannot achieve. She knows the value of collaborative work and meaningful public input.
Shari began her twenty-six-year teaching career in the 1990’s transitioning Oceanside’s students especially those in high-risk groups into the twenty-first century using a unique combination of educational experience and technology. Shari has a bachelor’s degree and holds a Master of Arts in Education along with multiple teaching credentials and certifications. She has recently retired from a successful teaching career with Oceanside Unified School District and continues to serve her community in many capacities. Shari shops local and supports small business throughout Oceanside. Shari is Oceanside. It is her life! It has been her life passion to serve her beloved Oceanside communities.
Some of Shari’s accomplishments on behalf of residents:
• Enhanced beach access in South
• Spearheaded the annual clearing of San Luis Rey River
• Secured 7.3 million in grant funding for Loma Alta Creek Slough UV Treatment
• Attained sidewalks for safe routes to school
• Spearheaded smoke free beaches in Oceanside
• Transformed beach parking passes from window stickers to a removable hanging beach parking pass to benefit families
• Spearheaded permitting restaurants to serve alcoholic beverages on outdoor patios.
• Expanded parking at South Oceanside Blvd. for business through a partnership between NCTD and business.
• Facilitated five meetings in the I-5 corridor for residents, school officials and Caltrans to identify community needs/offsetting benefits for the I-5 corridor widening project/
For more information go to: https://district3oceanside.com/
