Budget principles

Suggested the city consider a $25–$50 monthly pay adjustment instead of cutting worker benefits, and later urged the council to put people before ledger books in budget decisions.

Spoke on all closed session items, supporting firefighters and lifeguards, and later gave a strong 'no' on the budgetary principles, arguing the city isn't seriously addressing its structural deficit.

Criticized the mayor's lack of good-faith communication with council, and later warned about sea-level rise, liquefaction, and saltwater intrusion in the Midway area.

Cited the city's 461% surge in management positions since 2005 and pointed to Temecula becoming debt-free as a model; later criticized marijuana commercialization policy.

Said the community would have reacted much more strongly had it known the Neo Good Day Center — over half the city's public bathrooms for homeless people — would be permanently closed.

Said her and Mandy Havlick's $140 million ballot measure to eliminate the structural deficit was killed based on verbal, not written, IBA and city attorney opinions; later, as a civil engineer, urged stronger engineering standards for Midway's liquefiable soils.

Said the budgetary principles are confusing and demanded transparency about how decisions like bathroom closures and shelter plans affect her family and community.

Supported the OpenGov contract but stressed IBA oversight; later urged removing the word 'any' from the statement of budgetary principles.