Creating a Safer Community

Robert is committed to creating a better community utilizing his ability to work within a larger framework to ensure a local government that protects residents, commercial and private businesses, to create an environment where crime and blight cannot take hold. Robert's professional experience affords him the skills necessary to view crime, homelessness and other quality of life issues from multiple perspectives. Robert is committed to listening to and learning from all residents throughout the city and within his district about the problems affecting them, in turn, giving them a voice and a sounding board. Robert embraces the opportunity to bring people together to work collaboratively to address the challenges that his district and residents face in Fairfield.

 

With more than 20 years employed by the City of Fairfield Police Department and managing his own private business, Robert understands public safety issues and how they intersect with the operations of City government. Robert served nine years as a motor officer in the Traffic Unit, working diligently with other agencies including Cal Trans, CHP, various Solano County Departments, the Fairfield-Suisun Unified School District, and other law enforcement agencies to address and resolve critical issues that impact public safety on and off the roadways. In addition, Robert is an expert at Traffic Collision Reconstruction and was a DUI Officer. These professional skills, knowledge, and experience demonstrate Robert's ability and commitment to creating a safer community for residents and future generations to come, while always maintaining good stewardship of public funds.

 

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Empowering and Engaging Citizens

Robert is committed to civic engagement. He meets often with residents and business owners to listen to their concerns, to forge partnerships, and to share his vision for Fairfield. Robert also attends community events to ensure he maintains contemporary knowledge about issues that impact his district and City of Fairfield as a whole. From his law enforcement career and private business experience, he has practical experience with engaging residents on issues that affect them daily and in finding common sense solutions. Robert is a voice for our community and is actively involved at all levels. He has served as a youth mentor since 1999, when he introduced the "Top the Cops" program to the Fairfield Police Department. He worked extensively in the program to combat illegal street racing and to teach positive life skills to teenagers. Following his retirement in December 2015, he was named head coach for the Armijo High School swim team and boys’ water polo team, and also worked with the Fairfield Police Activities League (PAL) for over eight years as a Board Member, encouraging youth to make a positive impact in the community.

 

Robert will listen respectfully and will represent the best interests of not only residents and business owners within in his district but throughout the City of Fairfield to effect positive change for Fairfield. The community's concerns are his concerns. As a Councilmember, he will work for the citizens toward finding collaborative solutions. Robert's community knowledge and breadth of experience demonstrate his commitment to practical problem-solving and to building effective and meaningful relationships with those he serves.

 

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Responsible and Effective Planning

To advance Robert's vision, responsible and effective planning is focused on attracting economic development inclusive of economically viable businesses, livable wages, and an economy that can sustain itself, while maintaining long-term preservation of Travis Air Force Base. Robert will also encourage sole proprietor businesses and commercial business within his district and the city that enhance the community as a whole. Robert's experience in municipal government and as a small business owner provides him with invaluable insight into the processes and substantive choices that face the community in the quest to seek quality development with competitive wages.

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Robert's concerns include maintaining and improving our roads and other infrastructure as an investment in attracting quality development and leveraging our resources to attract the best employers to our community. Robert is committed to development choices that make sense for the long-term health of the local economy. To create an active community where citizens are invested, and one where current and future generations can live, work, and thrive is essential to Robert's vision for a prosperous city.