Louis Franco
Candidate for City Council Member, Selma, District 3 · Electronic Technician
Louis Franco has worked as an electronic access control technician with Best Access for more than 25 years and has lived in Selma for over 45 years, raising his family there. He previously served one term on the Selma City Council and has spent about 15 years volunteering with local community service organizations.
Positions in brief
Franco has emphasized coordinated residential and commercial growth, faster completion of long-stalled infrastructure projects, and a more professional, service-oriented council culture.
In a 2024 interview, Franco said Selma's housing and economic growth "depend on each other," and pointed to the long-delayed McCall and Dinuba intersection project — funded since 2020 but still incomplete — as an example of stalled progress he wants to fix. He said public safety is a baseline responsibility of elected officials, who "should strive to provide the safest environment" possible, and pledged to bring "professionality, respect and a culture of community-first service" to the council.
On the issues
- Housing & Homelessness
Sees housing growth as tied to economic growth and supports building more residential and commercial development together to raise the city's median income.
“housing is an issue, and that goes tied in with economic growth”
Source → - Infrastructure & Transportation
Says infrastructure improvements must come before new housing can be built, and points to a long-stalled intersection project as an example of the city falling behind.
“without infrastructure, which is not a glamorous topic, but without the infrastructure in place, we can't build homes”
Source → - Economy & Jobs
Wants to bring more retail options into Selma for residents, as part of balanced residential and commercial growth.
“bringing in retail opportunities to have more options for our citizens”
Source → - Public Safety & Policing
Treats support for public safety as a non-negotiable requirement for any elected official and pledges to keep the community as safe as possible.
“if you're running (as an) elected official and you don't support public safety, you shouldn't be running, because that's almost like an automatic given”
Source → - Government, Elections & Democracy
Criticizes the sitting council as dysfunctional and unsupportive of city staff, and says he would bring more professionalism and a community-first culture to city government.
“so dysfunctional that we're not allowing a positive teamwork environment for staff”
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