Jas Grewal
Candidate for City Council (At-Large), Del Mar
Jas Grewal is a retired banker and former member of Del Mar's Finance Committee who currently serves as a Del Mar Planning Commissioner. In his official candidate statement he describes himself as bringing financial discipline and careful-planning experience to city government, with no personal agenda.
In his official candidate statement, Grewal frames the election as a choice between following Del Mar's existing Community Plan or pursuing costly alternatives that could create debt and weaken services. Drawing on his banking background, he emphasizes fiscal discipline and warns against borrowing large sums to accelerate projects already being funded over time. He says he would work to rebuild relationships with regional agencies, find practical ways to meet state housing mandates, support relocating the rail line off the coastal bluffs without tunneling under homes or businesses, protect emergency response times, and improve wildfire and sea-level-rise safety without a 'managed retreat' approach, while preserving Del Mar's character.
On the issues
- Housing & Homelessness
Wants to meet state housing requirements through practical means while continuing to follow Del Mar's existing Community Plan rather than costlier alternatives.
“find practical ways to meet State housing rules”
Source → - Taxes & Cost of Living
Opposes borrowing large sums to accelerate city projects, citing risk to the city's finances especially if the economy slows.
“Borrowing millions of dollars to speed up projects we are already paying for over time could put Del Mar at serious risk, especially if the economy slows down.”
Source → - Environment, Energy & Climate
Supports improving wildfire and sea-level-rise safety without adopting a 'managed retreat' policy.
“improve wildfire and sea-level-rise safety without managed retreat”
Source → - Infrastructure & Transportation
Supports moving the rail line off the bluffs without tunneling under homes or businesses.
“support moving the train off the bluffs without tunneling under homes or businesses”
Source → - Public Safety & Policing
Wants to protect the city's fast emergency response times.
“protect our fast emergency response times”
Source → - Government, Elections & Democracy
Says council members should be good stewards of city land and put residents' interests first, without a personal agenda.
“I believe City Council members should be good stewards of our land and put residents’ interests first.”
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