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Patricia Lock Dawson

Mayor2020-12-08 to 2028-12-12 (assumed office December 8, 2020 and current term ends December 12, 2028 per Ballotpedia Patricia Lock Dawson page)

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Term ending Dec 12, 2028.

Voice

Meetings spoken in
16
Total speaking time
7:00:07
Avg per meeting
26:15
Segments
4357

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Top issues during term (20)(Roads)

high↑Mar 2026[32]

Speed humps requested on Muirfield Road

Speed humps cost roughly $7,100 each to install, with up to six proposed.

high↑Oct 2026[25]

HAWK Signal at Madison & Emerald

About $218,000 repaid to Caltrans plus $264,961 in Measure A funds for the reversion work.

high↑May 2026[22]

Measure Z street repair funding

$1.5 million less per year for facility repairs.

high↑Jan 2026[16]

Arterial and minor street maintenance paving contract

$7.677 million from state gas tax (SB 1/RMRA), Measure A and Measure Z funds, averaging about $1.2 million per mile.

medium↓Oct 2026[13]

Redwood Drive/University Avenue cut-through traffic

Timing matters: whatever is chosen gets rolled into an upcoming paving project on University and Redwood.

medium↑Nov 2026[13]

USPS carrier parking zone on Bogart Avenue

medium↓Jun 2026[12]

Linden Street Restriping Pilot

Resurfacing is already funded through 2025-26 Community Development Block Grant funds.

high↑Feb 2026[11]

Rail Crossing Improvements at Palm and Brockton

$911,907.50 from Gas Tax and Measure A funds.

high↑Feb 2026[11]

Poplar Avenue parking near Main Street project

Grant-funded project; no local cost figure was given.

medium↑Nov 2026[10]

Santa Ana River Trail car wash driveway conflict

medium↓Jan 2026[9]

Madison Street traffic pilot opposition

Removing the HAWK signals could require returning state grant funds.

high↓Feb 2026[8]

Citywide Street Preservation Program

About $1.95 million from Measure Z funds.

high↓May 2026[7]

Third Street Grade Separation funding

$40 million in outside funding for the project; supplemental appropriation required five affirmative votes.

medium↓Oct 2026[6]

Timed Bus Zone Revision on Myers Street

medium↓Oct 2026[5]

Smart traffic signals and Vision Zero

$2.5 million in grant funds with no local match required, plus Bid 8260 approved by council.

high↓Oct 2026[5]

Two-Way Traffic Circulation on Redwood Drive and University Avenue

high↓Oct 2026[5]

Redwood Drive Northbound Lane Closure and Pedestrian/Bicycle Zone

medium↓Aug 2026[5]

Jobs and commute patterns

Congestion on the 91 and elsewhere has economic costs; members discussed leveraging the data for transit and housing investment.

high↓Feb 2026[3]

Traffic safety at Mary Street and Frances Street

Contracts totaling roughly $5.3 million from Gas Tax and Measure A grant funds.

high↓Mar 2026[3]

Citywide Speed Limit Reduction

Decisions during term (0)

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