Business and Jobs - BRINGING NEW BUSINESSES AND GOOD PAYING JOBS TO EL MONTE
Expand our City’s Economic Development plan and fully recover from the COVID-19 pandemic by attracting new businesses, supporting existing small businesses, and implement workforce development strategies that creates pathways to careers and employment for those experiencing barriers to employment. Through our Project Labor Agreement, we need to prioritize the hire of local workers, living wages, and local contracting opportunities for all major developments in the city.
Public Safety and Crime Prevention - ENSURING EL MONTE IS A SAFE AND WELCOMING CITY
Enhance Public Safety by bridging the gap between our dedicated officers and our community. My work with local law enforcement and the fire department, during some of the City’s most difficult times, has made me a strong advocate for public safety and ensuring El Monte families can live safe and healthy in their city. Under my administration, we have been working diligently with our public safety officers to create and implement programs that will reduce the increase in crime seen across the country during the pandemic.
Climate and Sustainability - FIGHTING CLIMATE CHANGE FOR EL MONTE FAMILIES
Climate change is real. Engaging and educating our community on this critical issue of our time will be key for our City. Making a Greener El Monte by making our City more energy efficient, reducing our carbon footprint, and creating opportunities for cleaner air by adding more trees and green spaces.
Mayor Ancona supports the planting of more trees throughout the city to increase our urban tree canopy to provide shade and mitigate extreme temperatures, air pollutants as well as improve our mental health. It is important that all residents have access to green spaces that promote community activation, exercise, and recreation.
Homelessness and Housing Crisis - ADDRESSING HOMELESSNESS AND THE HOUSING CRISIS
Homelessness and access to affordable housing is a crisis for our community as a whole. This homelessness crisis impacts public health, public safety, and economic development. As Mayor I will continue to work with State and County officials as well as other agencies and departments to take action and dramatically reduce homelessness to bring about the end to homelessness in El Monte. Additionally, we brought affordable housing projects to completion and I will champion to bring more to the city to bring relief to our housing crisis.