Richard Robinson

Candidate for City Council Member, Oceanside, District 2 · Oceanside City Councilmember

Rick Robinson is a native Californian who has lived in San Diego County since 1977 and in Oceanside since 1988. He and his wife Cheryl have lived in the same Whalen Ranch home for more than three decades and raised four children, all El Camino High School graduates; they have 12 grandchildren. Robinson began his fire service career in 1977 and retired as a Division Chief with the Orange County Fire Authority after 36 years. He later returned to Oceanside as a part-time fire inspector before becoming the city's interim, then permanent, Fire Chief in 2016, serving until his second retirement in July 2022. He also served in the U.S. Naval Reserve as a Hospital Corpsman assigned to a Medical Logistics Company, was activated for Operation Desert Storm in 1991, and completed his enlistment at the rank of Petty Officer 1st Class; he remains active with American Legion Post 760.

Robinson's stated priorities include making development decisions with an emphasis on local control; supporting farmers while building out agrotourism in the city's agricultural areas; public safety enhancements; support for mobile home communities; traffic and road improvements; trail improvements for biking, walking and equestrian use; enforcement around fireworks and e-bikes; parks and recreation facility improvements; and continuing beach sand replenishment, including the city's RE:BEACH erosion-mitigation project. He has said he wants to turn the long-discussed goal of agrotourism into something tangible for the city's farmers and community.

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