Greg Franklin
Candidate for City Council Member, Yucaipa, District 1 · Retired Financial Officer
Greg Franklin is a native of Yucaipa and a retired Assistant City Manager for the City of Yucaipa, with more than 30 years of municipal experience in finance, budgeting, human resources, and administrative services. He is a graduate of California State University, San Bernardino, has been married to his wife Sidney for 42 years, and has four children and nine grandchildren. He chairs the Measure S Citizen Oversight Committee and volunteers on the boards of three nonprofits.
Franklin's campaign lists eight core priorities: strong public safety, fire and paramedic resources, roads and infrastructure, responsible growth, a healthy local economy, fiscal responsibility, parks, trails and programs, and preserving Yucaipa's character. He frames his approach around a guiding question of how each city decision affects everyday residents' quality of life, drawing on his three decades of municipal management experience.
On the issues
- Public Safety & Policing
Wants excellent police and emergency response, calling safe neighborhoods the foundation of quality of life.
“Excellent police and emergency response. Safe neighborhoods are the foundation of quality of life.”
Source → - Public Safety & Policing
Wants efficient, well-resourced fire and paramedic services.
“Efficient, well-resourced fire and paramedic services, because in an emergency, seconds matter.”
Source → - Infrastructure & Transportation
Wants reliable streets and facilities that keep pace with the community, favoring renewed investment now over deferred costs later.
“Reliable streets and facilities that keep pace with the community. Renewed investment now beats deferred costs later.”
Source → - Housing & Homelessness
Lists responsible growth as one of his core campaign priorities.
“Responsible growth”
Source → - Economy & Jobs
Lists a healthy local economy as one of his core campaign priorities.
“A healthy local economy”
Source → - Taxes & Cost of Living
Lists fiscal responsibility as one of his core campaign priorities, drawing on his municipal finance and budgeting background.
“Fiscal responsibility”
Source → - Infrastructure & Transportation
Lists parks, trails, and programs as one of his core campaign priorities.
“Parks, trails & programs”
Source → - Housing & Homelessness
Lists preserving Yucaipa's character as one of his core campaign priorities, tying it to how growth and development are managed.
“Preserving our character”
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