A MESSAGE FROM YOUR CANDIDATE

The Silicon Valley needs a representative in Sacramento who understands the how to balance the needs of families who live here with the needs of businesses to thrive.

As the only candidate who is a mother of a child in the public schools and a taxpayer, I realize that there is so much more that can be done to improve our quality of life.  As your elected representative I will focus my efforts on three areas.
 

We must provide California students with a world class education.    Too much of the 26 billion dollars  spent on K-12 education  now goes to bureaucracy, not the classroom. We must change that.

 I propose:

• 180 days of instruction in the 3 R's, not self-esteem psycho-babble.
• Expand charter schools and parental choice
• Require teacher competency testing in core subject areas 
• Merit pay for outstanding teachers
• Simplify complicated funding formulas;  block grant funds to allow spending discretion at local level

Government is too big.  Government spending is often wasteful.  Regulations are too intrusive.

We need to:
· Protect homeowners –keep the 2/3's requirement for approving new taxes
· Eliminate  the marriage tax penalty at the state level
· Lower taxes on stock sales to capital gains rate instead of ordinary income rate.
· Put the government, that is now in "fat-city", on a low fat diet. 

We must take immediate action to relieve the frustration of motorists who are stuck in traffic.
Let’s do the following:
· Eliminate diamond lanes where under-utilized.
· Use gasoline sales taxes on road improvements, not put them into the general fund
· Improve bus service; it's flexible, responsive and less disruptive than fixed rail systems.
· Support the Republican 20/20 vision plan for infrastructure  building and financing