Verna Sulpizio HullIncumbent
Candidate for City Council Member, West Sacramento, District 4 · Mayor Pro Tem
Verna Sulpizio Hull's family moved to West Sacramento in 1987. That was the same year the city was formed. She earned a degree from UC Davis in community planning. She is a graduate of two leadership training programs. She was named to a 40 Under 40 list by a local business paper. She was also named an emerging leader by a state travel group. In 2019, a group called Metro Edge named her its Young Professional of the Year. Sulpizio Hull built her career in economic development. She led the West Sacramento Chamber of Commerce as President and CEO. She also worked in marketing for an engineering firm. She worked as a project manager for another firm. She has served as a First 5 Yolo Commissioner. She sits on the board of the West Sacramento Community Foundation. She was elected to the West Sacramento City Council in 2022. She was later voted Mayor Pro Tem. She now represents the city on several regional boards.
Positions in brief
Sulpizio Hull points to new police and fire hires, fixed roads, new housing, and small business grants.
Sulpizio Hull says she helped pass Measure O, a local sales tax. Firefighters and police backed it too. It paid for 11 new firefighters and 17 new police officers. It also paid for faster response times and new gear. The tax funded a new road crew and park upkeep. It helped pay for homelessness services too. On roads, she points to finished work on state streets. She also points to a new trail overpass. The city is adding 21 miles of new sidewalks. On parks, she points to new space at Westacre, Heritage Oaks, Washington, and Bryte parks. On housing, she points to new housing projects that got built. She also points to a program that uses motels as short-term housing. It helps more than 120 people at a time with support services. On business, she points to a grant program for small businesses. It has given out more than $1 million in grants. She also points to a new tourism district. And she points to a city ad campaign tied to pro sports.
On the issues
- Public Safety & Policing
Backed a local sales tax that funded new firefighters and police officers and faster response times.
“11 new firefighters, 17 new police officers, faster response times, updated equipment”
Source → - Infrastructure & Transportation
Points to funding a full-time road crew, finishing street and trail projects, and adding new sidewalks and park space.
“completing the State Streets Rehabilitation Project and the Sycamore Trail Overcrossing, and are now adding 21 miles of new sidewalk in the neighborhoods that need it most”
Source → - Housing & Homelessness
Points to completed housing projects and a motel-based interim housing program for people experiencing homelessness.
“We've completed several new housing projects and continue our Homeless Emergency Housing Program, using motels as interim housing to stabilize 120+ individuals at a time with support services.”
Source → - Economy & Jobs
Points to a small business grant program, a new tourism district, and a marketing push around professional sports.
“the Small Business Accelerator Program (which includes $1M+ in grants), started the Tourism Improvement District, and began our city marketing campaign celebrating West Sac's role as a home for professional sports”
Source → - Taxes & Cost of Living
Backed Measure O, a local sales tax, to pay for public safety, roads, parks, and homelessness services.
“we passed Measure O to keep pace with the growth of our city”
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