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Dear Neighbor,

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As your Mayor, I have made it my mission to focus on the issues that are directly affecting Riversiders. In the last 2 years, my top priority was to shepherd our city away from potential bankruptcy. I worked with everyone, from city staff, labor leaders and alongside my colleagues on City Council to ensure we balanced our city’s budget.

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I fought and advocated for our fair share of state and federal funding, resulting in over $180.5 million for infrastructure and capital improvement projects throughout the city.

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As your Mayor, I will not sugarcoat the brutal facts, homelessness has been ranked as our city’s number one problem. While 40+ years of bad policy making has led us to where we are today, it should not prevent us from confronting the challenge head on and focus on a multi-pronged approach to address the issue.

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As Riverside continues to rise as the number one fastest growing city in CA, we must balance this growth with innovative solutions, responsible decision making and a back to business approach that is not swayed by the national rhetoric and performance politics that seeks to divide our local community.

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Riverside residents want a safe city to raise their family and a Mayor that will fight for their quality of life.

Riverside deserves results and I am committed to delivering them.

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Your Mayor,

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Patricia Lock Dawson