Tory Del Favero
Candidate for City Council (At-Large), Capitola
Del Favero is a former Soquel Union Elementary School District trustee, former president of the Capitola Junior Guard Parent Club, and current president of the Soquel High Fund.
Positions in brief
Del Favero's platform emphasizes preserving Capitola's character while taking practical, budget-minded steps on infrastructure, traffic and parking, and long-term coastal and fiscal planning.
Campaigning on the theme 'Experience, Care, & Common Sense for Capitola,' Del Favero says growth and change must respect the character residents and visitors value even as the city meets new state housing requirements. Her stated priorities include careful budgeting and fiscal oversight, addressing deferred infrastructure maintenance, tackling traffic and parking realistically alongside new housing, maintaining public safety, and long-term planning for coastal impacts, infrastructure needs, pension liabilities, and economic sustainability. She also calls for greater resident volunteering and participation in shaping the city's future.
On the issues
Says growth and development must respect the character residents and visitors value, even as the city meets new state housing requirements.
“Growth and change must respect the character that residents and visitors cherish.”
Source →Prioritizes careful, practical budgeting and fiscal oversight of city finances, including addressing long-term pension liabilities.
“coastal impacts, infrastructure needs, pension liabilities, housing requirements”
Source →Wants to address traffic and parking realistically in light of the city's new housing requirements, alongside infrastructure and maintenance needs.
“Addressing traffic and parking realistically in alignment with our new housing requirement”
Source →Lists maintaining public safety among her core priorities for the city.
Source →Wants long-term planning to address coastal impacts as part of planning for Capitola's future.
“coastal impacts, infrastructure needs, pension liabilities, housing requirements”
Source →Wants the city to plan for long-term economic sustainability alongside its coastal and infrastructure challenges.
“long-term economic sustainability”
Source →Encourages residents to volunteer, host conversations, and participate actively in shaping Capitola's future, grounding decisions in community input.
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