Kristine Alessio
Candidate for San Diego County Supervisorial District 4
Kristine Alessio is an attorney specializing in land-use law who was born and raised in La Mesa. She served on the La Mesa Planning Commission before her election to the La Mesa City Council in 2012, where she served as the city's representative to SANDAG, the regional transportation planning agency. She left the Republican Party during her time on the council after its leadership declined to denounce the 2017 Charlottesville attacks, and has since run as a nonpartisan, politically independent candidate. She helped found the nonprofit Savannah Rescue and has served on the boards of the La Mesa Historical Society, the East County YMCA, and the East County Boys and Girls Club.
Positions in brief
Alessio's campaign centers on county government accountability and basic infrastructure upkeep — road maintenance, storm drains, sidewalks and parks — arguing the district has been overlooked and deserves measurable results rather than empty promises.
On her campaign website, Alessio frames her priorities around infrastructure and community services, calling for better road maintenance and pothole repair, more reliable storm drains and flood prevention, safer sidewalks, and improved park upkeep. She pairs this with a message of government accountability, saying the district has been overlooked and that residents deserve safe roads, reliable storm drains, and well-maintained parks. Earlier in her career on the La Mesa City Council, Alessio described a general approach to housing and homelessness that supported more multi-family housing in corridors already zoned for it while protecting neighborhood character, and said there is no one-size-fits-all approach to homelessness — favoring permanent funding for street-outreach programs and more state support for people with serious mental illness. This reflects her stated approach as a city council member; the county board seat covers a different scope and unincorporated territory.
On the issues
- Infrastructure & Transportation
Prioritizes road maintenance and pothole repair, storm-drain reliability and flood prevention, sidewalk safety, and park upkeep.
“safe roads, reliable storm drains, well-maintained parks, and neighborhoods that reflect the pride of the people who live in them”
Source → - Government, Elections & Democracy
Frames her candidacy around county government accountability and delivering measurable results for a district she says has been overlooked.
“For too long, District 4 has been overlooked while our neighborhoods have been left behind.”
Source → - Housing & Homelessness
Has supported more multi-family housing in corridors already zoned for it while emphasizing protection of existing neighborhood character, and has favored permanent funding for street-outreach homelessness programs along with more state support for people with serious mental illness.
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