Stevevonna Evans

Candidate for Mayor, Adelanto · Councilwoman

Stevevonna Evans won an at-large seat on Adelanto's City Council in November 2018, becoming the city's first African American woman to serve on the council. She led the repeal of Adelanto's Crime Free Housing ordinance and helped the council declare racism a public health crisis, then worked with community leaders on a diversity and inclusion action plan. She serves as Vice President of the Southern California Black Chamber of Commerce's High Desert Chapter and sits on the Interagency Council on Homelessness' regional steering and grant committees. She also founded Haven's Future, a nonprofit working to reform how Child and Family Services removes children from homes. She previously ran for mayor in 2022, campaigning on water infrastructure, cannabis-business compliance, civic unity, and economic growth.

Evans' proudest accomplishments include spearheading repeal of the Crime Free Housing ordinance and convincing the council to declare racism a public health crisis, then working with residents and leaders on an action plan for diversity and inclusion. She is active in the Southern California Black Chamber of Commerce and regional homelessness-policy committees, and founded a nonprofit addressing Child and Family Services practices. In an earlier mayoral run, she highlighted water issues, cannabis-business regulatory compliance, city unity, and economic growth.

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