Jennifer Stark
Candidate for City Council Member, Claremont, District 3 · City Councilwoman
Jennifer Stark was born and raised in Claremont, where she and her husband raised three children. A Pitzer College alumna, she teaches yoga at Pomona College, is a Certified Tree Steward with Sustainable Claremont and is a founder of Claremont Canopy, a nonprofit that helps refugees settle into new communities. She has served as a Traffic and Transportation commissioner and on the boards of Claremont Heritage, Friends of the Claremont Library and Crossroads, Inc. She has held her council seat since November 2018 and has been mayor twice, and sits on regional bodies including the SCAG Energy and Environment Committee and the San Gabriel Valley Council of Governments, where she chairs the Energy, Environment and Natural Resources Committee.
City Councilwoman; incumbent.
On the issues
- Housing & Homelessness
Wants to diversify housing options so residents can afford to live in Claremont, insist on objective design standards for new development, and protect housing stability.
“to insist on the best possible designs for new development projects”
Source → - Public Safety & Policing
Prioritizes police recruitment, training and military-equipment oversight, plus dedicated mental health co-response teams.
“supporting Claremont Police Department recruitment, training and military equipment oversight”
Source → - Taxes & Cost of Living
Supports keeping emergency reserves at or above 30%, raising the target to 40%, paying down unfunded pension liabilities and evaluating sustainable revenue streams.
“evaluate sustainable revenue streams”
Source → - Infrastructure & Transportation
Points to safer multi-modal street projects on Foothill Boulevard and Towne Avenue and lower speed limits near schools, and wants to secure state and regional grants.
“invested in safer, multi-modal, complete street projects on Foothill Boulevard and Towne Avenue”
Source → - Environment, Energy & Climate
Cites expanding the Claremont Hills Wilderness Park by 70 acres, updating tree policies for climate resilience and enforcing the gas leaf blower prohibition.
“updating our tree policies for climate resilience”
Source → - Economy & Jobs
Wants to balance local economic growth with fiscal discipline and points to moving the city from a structural deficit to strong financial standing.
“balance local economic growth with rigorous fiscal discipline”
Source → - Government, Elections & Democracy
Proposes public priority-setting workshops and community forums and describes her leadership as transparent.
“public priority setting workshops and community forums”
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