Seema Patel
Candidate for City Council Member, San Mateo, District 3 · Planning Commissioner
Seema Patel is a mother and entrepreneur who chairs the San Mateo Planning Commission, having previously served on its General Plan Subcommittee. She founded Safe Streets for Everyone after a string of pedestrian fatalities in the city and has worked on playground-safety improvements at Sunnybrae Park.
Positions in brief
Patel's platform centers on affordable housing, pedestrian and traffic safety, and preparing the city for climate impacts such as wildfire smoke and stormwater flooding.
On housing, Patel says too many friends, neighbors, and caregivers are being forced to move away due to skyrocketing costs, and calls for balanced solutions so people who work in San Mateo can afford to live there. On public safety, she founded Safe Streets for Everyone in response to pedestrian fatalities and worked to fix unsafe playground equipment at Sunnybrae Park. On the environment, she has said the city faces impacts ranging from wildfire smoke to stormwater flooding and wants to act now to adapt and reduce those impacts for future generations.
On the issues
- Housing & Homelessness
Advocates for balanced housing solutions so people who work in San Mateo can afford to live there, citing rising costs pushing residents out.
“too many of our friends, neighbors, and caregivers are being forced to move away due to skyrocketing housing costs”
Source → - Public Safety & Policing
Founded Safe Streets for Everyone after pedestrian fatalities and worked to replace unsafe playground equipment at Sunnybrae Park.
Source → - Environment, Energy & Climate
Wants the city to act now to adapt to and lessen climate impacts such as wildfire smoke and stormwater flooding.
“wildfire smoke to stormwater flooding”
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