Jim Waschura
Candidate for City Council (At-Large), Los Altos Hills · Los Altos Hills Planning Commissioner
Jim Waschura has lived in Los Altos Hills for 28 years. He completed six years on the town's Planning Commission, including serving as Vice Chair, which gave him direct experience with local land-use policy and permitting. His professional background is in corporate engineering, with a focus on budgeting and organizational decision-making.
Positions in brief
He wants to meet state housing mandates through tools like ADUs and select multifamily projects while protecting the town's semi-rural character, and lists public safety and efficient town administration as top priorities.
Waschura supports using accessory dwelling units, duplexes, triplexes, and limited multifamily projects to satisfy the state's Regional Housing Needs Allocation while preserving what he describes as the town's semi-rural character: large lot sizes, deep setbacks, open space, and pathways. He also emphasizes compliance with the town's Housing Element to avoid triggering 'builder's remedy' projects that would bypass local zoning control. On governance, he calls for transparency, responsiveness, and follow-through from town government, and lists public safety, police, fire, and emergency services among his top concerns.
On the issues
- Housing & Homelessness
Supports meeting state housing mandates through ADUs, duplexes/triplexes, and select multifamily projects while protecting the town's semi-rural character.
“protecting the town's semi-rural character”
Source → - Public Safety & Policing
Lists public safety, police, fire, and emergency services as a top governing priority.
“Public safety, police, fire, emergency services”
Source → - Government, Elections & Democracy
Advocates for transparency, responsiveness, and follow-through in town government operations.
“transparency, responsiveness, and follow-through”
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