Straight answers on the issues that matter to Anaheim.
For each issue: my position, what I would work to change, the first steps, and how residents can measure progress.
Anaheim’s mayoral race is nonpartisan, and this is written for residents of every political background.
Public Safety
Safe neighborhoods, responsive policing, prevention, and measurable results.
1. My position
Every resident should be able to walk the streets of Anaheim without fear: your kids, your parents, your neighbors. I will work hand in hand with the Anaheim Police Department, and I want residents in every part of the city, especially West Anaheim, to stop hearing their city called “Anacrime.”
2. What I would work to change
Response times and staffing that keep pace with the calls residents actually make
Better coordination between police, code enforcement, and homelessness outreach on quality-of-life problems
Prevention: youth programs and partnerships that stop problems before they become emergencies
3. First steps
Sit down with department leadership and frontline officers to review staffing, vacancies, and response data
Ask for neighborhood-level reporting residents can actually read
Walk the business corridors and parks residents tell us feel least safe
Public safety, coordinated services, accountability, and practical solutions.
1. My position
Compassion and accountability have to work together. People living on the street need a real path to shelter, treatment, and work, and residents and businesses need parks, sidewalks, and storefronts that are safe and usable.
2. What I would work to change
Public reporting on what outreach and shelter programs actually achieve
Tighter coordination between city teams, county partners, and service providers
Clear, consistently enforced standards for public spaces, paired with real offers of help
3. First steps
Review current outreach, shelter, and housing-placement results with city staff and partners
Identify the neighborhoods and corridors with the most repeat calls
Publish a plain-language scorecard residents can follow
4. How you can measure progress
Shelter placements and exits to stable housing or treatment
Repeat homelessness where data exists
Response times to homelessness-related service requests
More attainable housing, predictable rules, and attention to displacement.
1. My position
Families who grew up in Anaheim should be able to afford to stay here. That takes more homes people can actually afford, rules builders and homeowners can predict, and attention to the residents most at risk of being pushed out.
2. What I would work to change
Faster, more predictable permitting for housing, including additions and backyard units
Clear standards so projects are not stalled by uncertainty
Paying attention to displacement as neighborhoods change
3. First steps
Review the city’s housing progress and residential permit timelines
Meet with renters, homeowners, and local builders about what is slowing housing down
Set public targets for permit turnaround on residential projects
4. How you can measure progress
Housing permits issued and time to approval
Homes completed, by affordability level
Residential permit turnaround times
Fiscal Responsibility
Responsible budgets, transparent spending, and results for taxpayers.
1. My position
Taxpayers deserve to see what their money is accomplishing. I believe in smaller, more efficient government: protect core services like public safety and infrastructure, plan beyond one year, and tie every major expense to a result residents can see.
2. What I would work to change
Multi-year forecasts before committing to new recurring costs
Plain-language budget dashboards tied to service results
Reviewing lower-priority spending for measurable value
3. First steps
Review the budget, reserves, and long-term obligations with the city’s finance team
Publish a plain-language summary of where the money goes
Require costs, funding sources, and outcome measures for major new initiatives
4. How you can measure progress
Balanced operating results and reserve levels
Major projects delivered within budget
Public reporting that connects spending to outcomes
Simpler city processes, fair permitting, and a stronger local economy.
1. My position
The more small businesses we help grow, the better Anaheim gets. I want one permit process with one point of contact who stays with you the whole way, and turnaround times you can see. A home remodel or a new storefront should not take six months to get through City Hall.
2. What I would work to change
Cutting unnecessary red tape while keeping real safety standards
One point of contact for projects that touch several departments
Public turnaround-time reporting for key permits
3. First steps
Map where permits actually get stuck, with business owners, contractors, and city staff
Pilot a single point of contact for multi-department projects
Street conditions, parks, code enforcement, and fair attention across all districts.
1. My position
From Anaheim Hills to West Anaheim, every neighborhood deserves clean streets, safe parks, and city services that show up. Residents should be able to see when their street or park is scheduled for work, and why.
2. What I would work to change
Preventive maintenance before small problems become expensive ones
Neighborhood project schedules residents can look up
Fair distribution of attention and investment across all districts
3. First steps
Review the condition of streets, sidewalks, parks, and lighting by district
Publish an easy-to-read neighborhood project map
Set response-time goals for common service requests
Transparent decisions, clear service timelines, and accountability.
1. My position
I am not going to be sitting behind a desk. Residents should know what is happening at City Hall before votes are taken, get a clear timeline when they ask for service, and be able to measure their mayor. Measure me on one question: is the quality of life in Anaheim better four years from now than it is today?
2. What I would work to change
Published service standards for common resident requests
Clear status updates on every service request
Major budget, development, and contract decisions explained before they are voted on
3. First steps
Set and publish service standards for the most common requests
Hold regular open office hours in every district
Report progress on these priorities to residents, in plain language
These are campaign positions. As Mayor, Alfredo would work with the City Council, city staff, residents,
businesses, and regional partners to evaluate costs, legal requirements, and implementation details.
