On increasing partnerships between the City, the School District and the College:

 5. What is your position regarding the relationship between the City and SMC?

To improve the relations between the two institutions -- and to increase overall transparency in our community –- the City Council, College Board of Trustees (and the School Board) should meet openly to discuss items of mutual interest.

In particular, there needs to be a more open, coordinated land use and ballot measure strategy between the three institutions, in order to allocate limited tax dollars more wisely while achieving a variety of community goals.  We need to combine education, land use and open space planning in a more coordinated and synergistic way than we do today.  And the public has to be involved in the creation of these strategies up front, rather than hearing about them right before they go to the ballot.

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