Dana Yates Sahae
Candidate for City Council Member, San Mateo, District 5 · Community Advocate / Parent
Dana Yates Sahae is a lifelong San Mateo resident who has lived in the city's Hillsdale neighborhood with her husband and two daughters for about 30 years. A former reporter for the San Mateo Daily Journal, she also managed Millbrae Community Television and has been active as a parent leader in neighborhood and school organizations.
Positions in brief
Sahae's platform emphasizes responsible development that strengthens rather than overwhelms neighborhoods, strong police and fire staffing, proactive infrastructure maintenance, and greater transparency at City Hall.
Sahae says her background as a reporter taught her that good decisions start with good questions, and she frames her campaign around listening closely and examining issues thoroughly. She supports responsible development that strengthens rather than overwhelms neighborhoods, prioritizes strong police and fire staffing for safe neighborhoods, and calls for proactive infrastructure maintenance to prevent small problems from becoming costly ones. On government, she calls for a more efficient, transparent City Hall.
On the issues
- Housing & Homelessness
Supports responsible development that strengthens rather than overwhelms existing neighborhoods.
Source → - Public Safety & Policing
Prioritizes strong police and fire staffing as essential to safe neighborhoods.
Source → - Infrastructure & Transportation
Emphasizes proactive infrastructure maintenance to prevent small problems from becoming expensive ones.
Source → - Government, Elections & Democracy
Calls for a more efficient and transparent City Hall and government accountability.
“As a reporter, I learned that good decisions start with good questions.”
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