Decades of hands-on involvement in the community I’m asking to serve.
My Experience
I bring more than one professional background or one area of expertise. I bring 26 years of lived experience in Los Altos Hills and a record of service as:
I have spent decades learning this community — not simply observing it, but participating in it. I am running because I believe Los Altos Hills deserves leadership that listens, asks difficult questions, respects local knowledge, and thinks beyond the next election.
Community in Practice
One of the most comforting sights during the pandemic was a neighbor visiting one of the town’s neighborhood farm stands — a small but powerful example of the connected community I want to help preserve.
These locally-owned and managed farm stands evoke the town’s agrarian roots and the importance of neighbors working together to help each other during challenging times. Our family posted information on NextDoor and placed handmade masks in the farm stand on Fremont Road during the pandemic — and the inventory was quickly exhausted by grateful neighbors.
A group of neighbors built the first farm stand out of mostly recycled wood on the corner of Manuella and Fremont Road — a place to sell or share local honey, eggs, and produce, and a book share besides.
Neighbors held the first community harvest, sharing grapes and apples among the harvesters and leaving extra bounty at the farm stand — a tradition that continues today.
Resident farmers began sharing collected seeds and growing information to help neighbors grow their own gardens successfully.
Community Farm Stand II opened at Burke and Fremont Road, and a third stand launched on Robleda Road — each with its own book share and produce offerings.
During the pandemic, our family sewed and shared hundreds of masks through the farm stand network — one small example of how this community shows up for each other.
Key Questions
Our community is unique. Our geography is unique. Our challenges are unique. Before making consequential decisions, I ask:
State-mandated formulas designed for urban transit corridors don’t simply translate to Los Altos Hills. Our solutions must respect our one-acre minimums and rural zoning.
Los Altos Hills sits entirely within a Wildland-Urban Interface. Any land-use decision must account for narrow roads, limited evacuation routes, and emergency vehicle access.
Does a proposed project have access to adequate water and sewer? Does the terrain allow for safe construction and emergency turnaround?
Once our rural character is lost, we cannot get it back. We must act as stewards for the future, not just react to present pressures.
No one knows a neighborhood better than the people who live there. Meaningful resident input must be sought before policies are set in stone.
There is always a collaborative, locally-tailored alternative worth exploring before settling for the first proposed solution.