Kevin McDonnellIncumbent
Candidate for Mayor, Petaluma · Petaluma City Mayor
Kevin McDonnell is the incumbent Mayor of Petaluma, first elected in 2022. As mayor, he points to accomplishments including safer streets, increased street paving, reduced homelessness, improved youth sports facilities, and a sustainable city budget.
Positions in brief
McDonnell's platform centers on affordable housing, climate action toward carbon neutrality by 2030, street infrastructure funded by Measure U, and a comprehensive update to the city's General Plan.
On his campaign website, McDonnell says the city needs "housing solutions that are affordable for people who live and work here," warning that without them Petaluma risks becoming "more and more like Marin, which is becoming wealthier and less demographically diverse," and that he will "look at all the city's opportunities and challenges through a housing filter." He supports Petaluma's goal of carbon neutrality by 2030, calling it "crucially important to our collective future." He points to Measure U, passed in 2021, as giving the city resources to stop street deterioration, and says the next General Plan update "will provide the template for how we will use our land during the most crucial decades of Petaluma's history."
On the issues
- Housing & Homelessness
Supports pursuing affordable housing solutions and evaluating city decisions through a housing lens.
“If we don't find affordable solutions, we risk becoming more and more like Marin, which is becoming wealthier and less demographically diverse.”
Source → - Environment, Energy & Climate
Supports Petaluma's adopted goal of reaching carbon neutrality by 2030.
“This will be a massive effort but is also crucially important to our collective future.”
Source → - Infrastructure & Transportation
Supports using Measure U revenue to fix Petaluma's deteriorating streets.
“We have the resources to stop the deterioration of our streets.”
Source → - Government, Elections & Democracy
Supports a comprehensive General Plan update to guide land use for coming decades.
“The next General Plan will provide the template for how we will use our land during the most crucial decades of Petaluma's history.”
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