Nov. 2022 Election: Q&A with Brian Nash, California State senate District 32 candidate [Opinion]
Between now and early October when voting gets underway, The San Diego Union-Tribune Editorial Board is planning to publish dozens of candidate Q&As and nearly two dozen commentaries connected to a handful of San Diego city ballot measures and seven state propositions on the Nov. 8 election. Keep checking back as we fill in this voter guide.
Q: Assess what the state is doing now to address the changing climate. What would you support to help reduce greenhouse gas emissions in California? However, the state has hit the point of diminishing returns and is starting to frustrate people with continued asks to decrease usage. This is where the state and the local communities and water providers must band together to create new solutions for water. We must embrace new technology, such as new and improved desalination technology, as well as developing technologies that may provide additional water resources from our foggy coastal regions.
One of the things that I will begin immediate work on if elected will be to build a process by which people are able to trade in their gasoline-powered vehicles for the electric vehicles that are yet to come. As demand grows and battery technology improves, a variety of new vehicles will surely become more commonplace, and a much larger inventory of quality used electric vehicles will mean that all can participate.
A: We need to find creative ways to quickly add housing in areas where people want to live. This may mean converting unused commercial units to residential properties in some areas. This may mean building multifamily units in places that have previously rejected them. A: Unfortunately, we live in a world where blight sells. Politicians, such as my opponent, have used this fact to discourage legislation that can help ease the issues that lead to chronic homelessness. In fact, a recent piece of legislation which would have approved “safe use” sites in cities such as Los Angeles and San Francisco was fought against by Kelly Seyarto and ultimately vetoed by Gov. Gavin Newsom. Unfortunately, they are both dead wrong about these sites, but for differing reasons.
That said, it is clear that property crime has risen significantly in many places throughout California, especially in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic. This comes from a variety of factors, including loss of jobs, loss of income and rising costs across the board. A: The great news is that students in grades three through eight have been resilient, and have begun to recover from the learning loss, in both, that happened during the pandemic. The fact that they have come so far from such a difficult set of circumstances is a testament to the partnership between parents, students, and the teachers and faculty that have worked so hard to mitigate the damage from the pandemic.
A: It’s truly great that the state has been able to build and maintain a sizable budget surplus over the last few years. It’s a testament to the fact that while many conservatives complain about reckless spending in Sacramento, the numbers don’t lie. A: I believe that our relatively lower gun death rate is a testament to the power of solid gun regulation. While I believe that there is certainly more that can be done about assault weapons, as well as gun sales across our borders and brought into the state, I think we do a reasonable job of balancing personal freedoms and rights with the need for safety.
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