ON THE
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Keeping San Diego Safe
Brian has worked to improve the safety of our neighborhoods. He won tougher sentences for fentanyl dealers and wrote legislation to prohibit violent sexual predators from being housed near children. Brian also authored a number of bills to protect neighborhoods and small businesses from porch pirates and retail theft. To protect our children, Brian passed a law allowing youth sports leagues to perform background checks on coaches.
Safeguarding Reproductive Healthcare
Brian believes in a woman’s fundamental right to determine her own healthcare choices. He has received a 100% rating from Planned Parenthood Affiliates of California and NARAL Pro-Choice America for his record of protecting access to reproductive healthcare. Brian firmly opposes any attempt to overturn Roe v. Wade and stood up to the Trump Administration’s attacks on Planned Parenthood.
Ending Gun Violence
Brian is proud to have a strong voting record with Everytown for Gun Safety and Moms Demand Action for supporting laws that take assault-style weapons off of our streets and place limits on the number of guns that can be purchased at one time. Brian supported expanding California’s red flag laws and brought $2 million dollars in state funding to the City Attorney’s Office to get dangerous guns off the street.
Defending the Environment
Brian believes in taking bold action to address the climate crisis. He has received The Sierra Club’s endorsement for his environmentally friendly voting record. Brian has been a leader crafting policies to reduce plastic pollution, increase recycling and protect California’s clean air laws.
Advancing Equality
Brian is a proud ally of the LGBTQ+ community. He co-authored Proposition 3 to protect the right to marry in our state constitution. He has supported efforts to eliminate conversion therapy and ensure a person’s gender identity is accurately reflected on official records. He voted in favor of legislation to ensure that parents and children are treated the same, regardless of whether the children are born into same-sex or opposite-sex couples.
Increasing Housing and Reducing Homelessness
As San Diego’s first Commissioner on Homelessness in 2009, Brian created Project 25 which helped to get individuals off the street and into housing with supportive resources. The initiative saved the taxpayers millions of dollars. Brian has championed the creation of affordable housing and expanded mental health services to help those living on the streets. He has championed laws that cut bureaucratic red tape to expedite the creation of much needed housing.
Eliminating Corruption
As City Attorney, Brian will never sign off on a shady, multi-million dollar real estate deals that lines people’s pockets at taxpayer expense. He was named Clean Money Champion by one of America’s leading anti-public corruption organizations.