Albert VallecilloIncumbent
Candidate for City Council (At-Large), Winters · Incumbent
Albert Vallecillo is the son of Central American immigrants and was born in the U.S. He grew up in the San Francisco Bay Area. He came to the Sacramento Valley to study at UC Davis. In 1980 he moved to Winters. He and his wife raised their two kids there. He has worked in construction and design. He has been a builder, a designer, and a project manager. He has a Master's degree from MIT. He worked as a project manager for UC Davis. Over his years in Winters, he has served on the Planning Commission. He has also served on the Affordable Housing Steering Committee. He has served on the Hispanic Advisory Committee too. He was elected to the Winters City Council in 2022.
Positions in brief
Vallecillo wants to keep Winters small and friendly. He wants more residents to get involved, to update old planning rules, and to build more affordable homes.
Vallecillo says the City Council should watch the budget and pass laws that keep the city running. He says members must work together since each is only one vote out of five. He wants to protect Winters' small-town feel, which he says is why many people move there. He wants more residents to get involved in city life, since the city leans on volunteers a lot. He wants new residents brought into the community too. He wants the city to update its old planning rules. He says the current plan is 30 years old and does not deal with things like climate change. He points to unsafe street crossings the old plan does not fix. On housing, he says there is no easy fix. But he believes the City Council can act by looking at new funding, new building methods, state and local rules, and mixed housing plans.
On the issues
- Housing & Homelessness
Wants to protect Winters' small-town character as the city grows and considers new development.
“many people were concerned with Winters' small town feel, as many people had come to Winters just because of that”
Source → - Government, Elections & Democracy
Wants to encourage more residents, including newcomers, to get involved in city life and volunteering.
“we rely on volunteerism a lot”
Source → - Government, Elections & Democracy
Wants to update the city's 30-year-old General Plan to address issues like climate change and unsafe street crossings.
“30 years later, there are issues that weren't even being thought of then”
Source → - Housing & Homelessness
Wants the city to pursue new funding sources, building methods, and mixed-housing plans to add affordable housing.
“look at the sources of money, technologies that are being used, and regulations”
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