Archive: 2018

The federal tax bill passed at the end of 2017 established a new community development program aimed at qualifying urban and rural communities. The law allowed the Governor to designate certain census tracts as “Opportunity Zones” for a period of at least 10 years. Pomona is home to 4 Opportunity Zones as shown on Read more

I’m pleased to report that on November 28th, the Planning Commission approved two new hotel projects in the City. The Commission approved a 6-story, 215-room Hyatt Place + Hyatt House Hotel with conference center, located off Rancho Camino Drive, adjacent to the 71 and 60 Freeways. The project will take full Read more

I am excited to welcome three new colleagues to the City Council, after they took the oath of office on Monday, December 3rd: Councilmember Victor Preciado, representing District 2; Councilmember Nora Garcia representing District 3; and Councilmember Steve Lustro, representing District 5. I have worked closely Read more

On December 3rd, 2018 the City Council and I took decisive action by firing Alvarez-Glasman & Colvin, the firm that has represented the City as our attorney for the last 29 years. As pledged during my campaign in 2016, I initiated long-overdue performance evaluations of all positions that report directly to Read more

Pomona has been a leader in the region in caring for our homeless population. That’s why I’ve asked staff to revise our General Plan Housing Element to explicitly recognize the proactive work we have done in constructing an emergency homeless service center. I also asked that we reduce the land zoned Read more

We did it! Last Tuesday, Pomona voters resoundingly passed Measures PG and PC by 64% and 70%, respectively. Our City took a major step forward to ensure that we have the resources to provide quality services to our residents. Measure PG is estimated to generate $12 million annually, which will support police and Read more