Jack Balch
Candidate for Mayor, Pleasanton · Mayor/CPA
Jack Balch is a lifelong Pleasanton resident with nearly two decades of civic engagement. He is a Certified Public Accountant and Chartered Global Management Accountant who works as a commercial real estate broker. He has served on the Ava Community Energy Committee and StopWaste.Org, and is a father who has advocated for environmental sustainability and community-focused governance.
Positions in brief
Emphasizes fiscal responsibility, public safety, water stewardship, transparent government, and balancing housing growth with affordability.
Balch lists fiscal responsibility as his top priority, saying 'keeping an eye on the bottom line is of paramount importance,' followed by public safety and community well-being with a focus on property crime and police response times. He supports environmental leadership on water quality and clean energy, and pledges to 'restore the transparency and good governance' of city hall. On housing, he favors balancing affordability with responsible development, and on the economy he supports streamlining business permitting and incentivizing growth. He also emphasizes strengthening city-school partnerships.
On the issues
- Taxes & Cost of Living
Fiscal responsibility is his top priority.
“Keeping an eye on the bottom line is of paramount importance”
Source → - Public Safety & Policing
Focuses on reducing property crime and improving police response times.
Source → - Environment, Energy & Climate
Supports water-quality protection and clean-energy initiatives.
Source → - Government, Elections & Democracy
Pledges to restore transparency and good governance to city hall.
“Restore the transparency and good governance”
Source → - Housing & Homelessness
Seeks to balance housing affordability with responsible growth.
Source → - Economy & Jobs
Supports streamlining business permitting and incentivizing economic growth.
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