First I will tell you that a legislated 'solution' will not work. We cannot guarantee all groups will benefit from any plans we make. We should begin removing some of the encumbrances to building new housing. We could lower property taxes, streamline permiting, and encourage rezoning where appropriate.

 I will tell you that easy money, negative interest rates, by central banks around the world causes asset prices to spike. People will not leave money in the bank; they have to invest it, and this causes housing to rise in price far more than it should.

Currently the state is attempting to stop new home construction because of the commutes created, because commuting causes more of a carbon footprint. We have proposals to 'infill' urban areas, but it always seems to be something made more expensive than it should be, due to government mandates, and often these infill projects are in areas many do not choose to live in.

State attempts to erase local zoning will not make housing less expensive. Its going to make housing more expensive.

OH YES! I would love to review, read the history, and assess, how we got where we are. There is big work to do on this front. We waste a lot of water. And a lot of water is wasted running out to the ocean. But I would not legislate immediately, and plans to limit our water usage to 50 gallons a day per capita is not the way to go.

I don't believe we need to be carbon neutral. I don't think an executive order or the administrative state should dictate this. It must come about as a will of the people. Currently we tax and spend at a rate that is unsustainable. We should pause and assess where we are.

Start with the ten commandments. The notion of right and wrong. Start with bringing kids up right.

Do not be afraid to incarcerate. Lower the price. The department of corrections is 'larded' with unnecessary expenses. We spend too much on convicts. We could change union contracts, eliminate unessential staff. We could provide only the basics. Why should we be paying for an inmate's transition to another gender?

The homeless crisis is an epidemic caused by economic hardships, mental health issues, drug and alcohol abuse, and crime. I am deeply sympathetic to those trapped in the cycle of poverty, the working poor who have to sleep in their cars and on the streets. It’s one of the worst problems facing our nation, our state and our city today. It is the reason that I am running.

I have a fully inclusive set of policies to help those struggling with mental health issues, mothers and children, veterans, addicts and all those trapped on the streets, and to root out crime. The details are on my website at Sexton2020Vision.com.

Unlike many career politicians, I will make sure development works for all of us, for both people and local businesses. Rent stabilization is an important aspect of my platform. I’m trying to make sure that people who have lived in their homes for decades may stay. Rent stabilization will also help preserve small businesses that have paid their dues and contributed to the community, thereby spurring more local industrial growth.

Affordable housing should be supported strongly by Los Angeles, and it’s my priority that homes are occupied. It is a disgrace that L.A. residents pay 46.90% of their income for rent and that thousands are out on the street while penthouses owned by foreign investment companies sit empty.

This is happening across America. L.A. is but a microcosm of Developer/Politician mentality. We’ve been told by our elected officials that the overdevelopment of Los Angeles would not happen. That they would not take developers’ money. That they would solve the homelessness crisis. Yet look at what the politicians are feeding us.

The last California drought lasted six years, from 2011 to 2017, and during that time #WeThePeople were told not to shower for as long and not to flush the toilet. Meanwhile, major corporations like Nestle were allowed to pilfer water to sell off in their plastic bottles. Nobody has been held accountable, as it was the career politicians who let them get away with it. #NotOnMyWatch

Corporations get away with pollution all the time in this country, which must be recognized as a factor in our water rights crisis. Crystal Geyser was dumping arsenic waste into our water for years, and what did they get for it? A five million dollar fine, for fifteen years of arsenic pollution. In that time, they profited an estimated 717 billion dollars. (Source: https://www.owler.com/company/crystalgeyser)

Oil rigs off our beautiful coast have been on the table for many politicians, but they still refuse to consider desalination and rainwater collection facilities? Give me a break. We need to be investing in long term strategies in order to combat the droughts that cycle in our state. We need to save water for a rainy day (pun intended).

Criminalization is not the answer to the crises of mental illness, drug abuse, and homelessness. Mental health rehabilitation programs need to be created in order to help address particular needs. Alongside these programs, the government must provide services to help people with mental illnesses get back on their feet, stay healthy and stay off the streets.

I propose that repeat offenders of hard drug possession and public use will be “sentenced to” thirty to ninety days of rehab. This will make the entire community safer, while not furthering the harmful drug criminalization of the past. Those serving hard time for nonviolent drug crimes should be released from prison, as this system fails continually. Rehabilitation is the answer.