Alexandra "Xy" VanAntwerp
Candidate for City Council Member, Carpinteria, District 5 · Carpinteria Planning Commissioner
Alexandra VanAntwerp sits on the Carpinteria planning board. Her family has lived in Carpinteria for four generations. She earned a degree from Cal State Bakersfield. She started two software firms over a 27-year career in business. She now runs her own consulting firm. A retiring council member has backed her campaign.
Positions in brief
She wants to protect local land. She says this keeps jobs and shops strong.
VanAntwerp says towns that protect their land tend to have strong economies. She points to Carpinteria's bluffs, marsh, beaches, farmland, and seal home as reasons people want to live and visit there. Her team says she wants to work with the city on state housing rules and rising costs.
On the issues
- Environment, Energy & Climate
Sees protecting Carpinteria's natural environment as key to its economic strength.
“Communities that value and protect their natural environment have some of the strongest economies, and that's certainly true in Carpinteria.”
Source → - Housing & Homelessness
Wants to work with the city on state housing requirements and rising service costs.
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