Gabe Escobedo
Candidate for City Council Member, Santa Barbara, District 6 · School Board Member
Gabe Escobedo is a former president of the Santa Barbara Unified School District Board of Education and a former chair of the city's Planning Commission. He has been a longtime figure in local civic life and has earned the endorsement of the Santa Barbara County Democratic Party.
Positions in brief
His campaign site lists housing affordability, downtown safety and vibrancy, public space maintenance, small business support, and street and sidewalk safety as priorities.
News coverage adds that Escobedo has discussed vacancy taxes on second homes and hotel bed taxes to fund affordable housing, and has said e-bike traffic requires imaginative policy solutions while favoring keeping State Street pedestrian- and bike-friendly rather than reopening it to cars.
On the issues
- Housing & Homelessness
Lists housing affordability among his top campaign priorities.
Source → - Public Safety & Policing
Prioritizes downtown safety, vibrancy, and public space maintenance and cleanliness.
Source → - Economy & Jobs
Lists small business support as a campaign priority.
Source → - Infrastructure & Transportation
Lists street and sidewalk safety as a campaign priority.
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