Ahead of the November general election, the Southern California News Group compiled a list of questions to pose to the candidates who wish to represent you. You can find the full questionnaire below. Questionnaires may have been edited for spelling, grammar, length and, in some instances, to remove hate speech and offensive language. MORE: Read all the candidate responses in our Voter Guide Name: Lan Nguyen Current job title: GGUSD Board of Education Trustee, Attorney Political party affiliation: Non-Partisan Incumbent: No Other political positions held: GGUSD Board of Education Trustee, Garden Grove City Planning Commissioner City where you reside: Garden Grove Campaign website or social media: Lan4Mayor.com How can the city best meet the demand and mandates for more housing, including at lower prices, while also preserving the quality of life for existing neighborhoods and residents? (Please limit your answer to 200 words or less.) While building more housing, the city must ensure quality of life, neighborhood quality, city beautification and other issues associated with overcrowding, such as parking spaces, landscaping or traffic flow, etc. Building code must be enforced to ensure quality of housing and safety for occupants and neighboring residents. City permitting process must accommodate the construction needs schedule to minimize waste of time, costs and resources by bureaucratic delays. California is working toward achieving net zero carbon emissions by 2045. Where does climate change fall in your list of priorities? How, if at all, would you address this as a councilmember? (Please limit your answer to 200 words or less.) Response to climate change sounds good, but it must balance cost-benefit analysis, be based on practical realities and not casual belief. Economic development stakeholders must have a say in environmental response process. How should the city balance paying off debts, such as pension liabilities, and building reserves all while meeting residents’ needs? Should a solution involve finding new revenue, trimming the budget, or something else entirely? (Please limit your answer to 200 words or less.) The city must spend within its means, leverage compensation benefits within its reasons and prioritize the benefits of residents over employee unions. In your opinion, what is the biggest need your city faces, and how would you address it? (Please limit your answer to 200 words or less.) Support small businesses to improve their tax base and economic development, provide more services to seniors and young adults and improve neighborhood quality. I’ll develop programs to assist businesses to meet demands or the digital world, encourage local residents to support small businesses, develop more healthy activities for seniors to improve their health and provide more activities for youth and young adults. Why would you make a good leader, and how would you represent the diverse communities of your city? (Please limit your answer to 200 words or less.) I’m homegrown in Garden Grove and lived in this area for over 40 years. I’ve advocated for the underdogs from all backgrounds such as refugees, immigrants and low-income people. As the first minority member of the GGUSD Board of Education and for over 20 years of service on the board, I’ve helped bring GGUSD to the top performing status today which includes over 80% of students who are immigrants and low-income. GGUSD has brought in generations of highly educated community, successful professionals and skilled labor with high paying jobs to support economic development in the Garden Grove area. Now I’m ready to work on other elements to help the residents in this community to live with pride and prosperity in a city with its full potential.
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