Public Safety Staffing and Advanced Life Support (ALS) Implementation

Spoke as a fire battalion chief and resident in strong support of the sales tax measure, emphasizing the life-saving impact of bringing paramedic services directly to fire engines.

Spoke as a fire battalion chief supporting the sales tax measure, explaining how EMT-level care is limited and how on-board paramedics will close dangerous response gaps before private ambulances arrive.

Spoke as a police detective and POA president, sharing an example of a major incident where minimum patrol staffing stretched department resources to the limit and voicing union support for the ballot measure.