Angelica S. Martinez
Candidate for City Council Member, Chula Vista, District 2
Angelica Martinez is a mother of three, wife, and Chula Vista resident who was born in San Diego and raised in Tijuana until age ten before her family settled in Chula Vista, where she has lived in District 2 since 2000 and for the past 33 years overall. She grew up in a single-parent household, faced early struggles and left school for a time, but returned to complete her education and earn a degree in Liberal Studies, becoming a teacher. She worked as an educator for 24 years, supporting children with disabilities and their families. She currently serves on the Sweetwater Union High School District's District Parent Advisory Council and the Hilltop High School Community Schools Steering Committee. In 2024 she ran for a seat on the Sweetwater Union High School District's board of trustees and was not elected.
Positions in brief
Martinez's platform centers on public safety, homelessness solutions, and the cost of living, with an emphasis on keeping taxes and fees down for homeowners, renters and small businesses. She also emphasizes education, drawing on her background as a teacher and school-district advisory-committee member.
On public safety, Martinez says every family deserves to feel safe in their neighborhood and wants the city to invest in law enforcement, fire protection and community safety programs, including improving police response times, expanding afterschool programs to keep youth engaged, and improving lighting and traffic safety in public areas. On homelessness, she calls for solutions she describes as compassionate, effective and practical, including programs that provide support and resources for people in need while keeping neighborhoods safe and clean. On the cost of living, drawing on her experience raising three children in Chula Vista, she pledges to keep taxes low, oppose unnecessary fees, and ensure taxpayer dollars are used responsibly so the city remains affordable for homeowners, renters and small businesses. On education, she points to her 24 years as an educator and her current roles on district and school advisory committees as informing her approach to supporting local schools.
On the issues
Wants the city to invest more in law enforcement, fire protection and community safety programs, including faster police response times and better lighting.
“Every family deserves to feel safe in their neighborhood.”
Source →Wants homelessness addressed through solutions she describes as compassionate, effective and practical, paired with keeping neighborhoods safe and clean.
“real solutions to address homelessness-solutions that are compassionate, effective, and practical”
Source →Pledges to keep taxes and fees low and ensure responsible use of taxpayer dollars to keep Chula Vista affordable for residents and small businesses.
“keep taxes low, oppose unnecessary fees, and ensure the city uses taxpayer dollars responsibly so that Chula Vista remains affordable for homeowners, renters, and small businesses”
Source →Views education as central to her platform, drawing on 24 years as an educator and current roles on district and school advisory committees.
“work side-by-side with parents, teachers, and administrators”
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