Mayor· 2020-12 - 2028-12 (month-level start: December 2020 (elected mayor Nov 2020, first woman and Latina mayor, per CBS8/NBC San Diego); began second term Dec 2024, sworn in at the Dec 11, 2024 ceremony per Voice of San Diego; month-level end: December 2028, four-year term per NBC San Diego)
Esther Sanchez
Oceanside
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Voice
- Meetings spoken in
- 23
- Total speaking time
- 14:00:08
- Avg per meeting
- 36:32
- Segments
- 12708
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Top issues during term (20)(Public Safety)
Police and Fire Commission oversight composition
San Luis Rey River Flood Protection Project
$8.67 million now, with roughly $17 million more owed and potentially another $11.5 million if federal costs rise.
Police Oversight Committee Direction
Frontwave Law Enforcement Funding Agreement
Up to $1.05 million in outside funding over three years for the Police Department.
EMS billing services extension
Estimated one-year contract expense of $300,000.
100 years of Oceanside lifeguarding
El Niño local emergency and storm preparedness
Ratifying the emergency doesn't itself spend money, but it positions the city to tap state disaster funds and speed pier and shoreline repairs.
Massage Facility Licensing Cleanup
Oceanside Pier structural bracing and repairs
Up to $428,982 for bracing now, with full pier restoration expected to cost far more.
Levine Act allegations against Council Member Robinson
Flock camera funding and surveillance debate
About $30,000 a year of federal grant money goes to camera subscription and maintenance.
Traffic and crime suppression grants
$307,403 in combined grant funds coming into the Police Department.
City facility security upgrades
$807,490 from the Information Services Reserve fund.
Drone as First Responder program expansion
$682,556 over five years plus $45,833 a year from the General Fund starting FY 2027-28.
Tobacco Retail License exemption for cigar-only retailers
Illegal fireworks abatement program
First-year fine revenue will be reduced by half under the council's modification.
Rescue life ring station proposal
AB 481 military equipment inventory
E-bike and mobility device safety enforcement
pier fire emergency response
Taxpayers could be on the hook for emergency response costs and pier repairs, while nearby businesses may lose foot traffic during closures.
Decisions during term (0)
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No decisions found matching Public Safety.
Voting record (0)(Public Safety)
No votes found matching Public Safety.