Julia MayerIncumbent
Candidate for City Council Member, Carpinteria, District 3 · Incumbent
Julia Mayer sits on the Carpinteria City Council. She leads for District 3. She grew up in Carpinteria. Both of her grandmothers ran a card shop there. She earned a degree in literature from UC Santa Cruz. She started a small coffee shop that works with farmers. She joined the council in December 2024. She helps lead a local skate park group. She also gives her time to two other local groups.
Positions in brief
She has focused on saving open land and careful planning. She also wants to find new money for the city.
Mayer says the city should plan ahead so new homes do not end up in places people see as wrong for them, like the Bluffs. She says good planning helps steer the right kind of new building. She also wants the city to find new money as costs keep going up.
On the issues
- Housing & Homelessness
Supports planning ahead for housing instead of placing it in unsuitable areas like the Bluffs.
“Planning goes hand in hand with being able to curate the right developments, because we need housing here.”
Source → - Taxes & Cost of Living
Supports finding new sources of revenue as city costs rise.
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