Hello Friend,

Happy Fourth of July week. I hope you get outside and feel the summer.

District 2 is one of the most beautiful places to live in all of Southern California and I mean that. We have more conservation lands than any other district in Oceanside. We have beautiful parks like Fireside, Melba Bishop, Luiseño and Guajome. We have Whelan Lake Bird Sanctuary, where you can show up on a Saturday morning and watch the world wake up. We have the Mellano farm stand and miles of river trail to bike along. We have this incredible, living, breathing piece of the California coast and it is ours to take care of.

That is part of why I am running. Because the people who represent this district should love it the way we love it. Should know its parks and people by name. Should show up for its open spaces, its trails, its farms, and the neighbors who depend on them.

This week, go enjoy it. Bring your family Bring your neighbors. And when you see me out there, come say hi 💓

We marched in the Freedom Days Parade on Saturday and I haven't stopped smiling since. The cheers from the crowd, the signs the kids made on the sidewalk, the crew who showed up and walked every block with us...it filled me all the way up.

Care and joy are our superpowers. That is what we brought to Coast Highway and that is what this campaign runs on. Turns out in the current political climate, that is pretty revolutionary.

Thank you to every single person who rode, walked, held a sign, cheered from the curb, or just smiled at us as we went by. You are the people. This is for you.

Revolutionaries rock.

This month we are launching the Summer Series of dialogues with Oceanside neighbors about the issues that matter most to our community, and I want you to be a part of it.

These sessions will bring neighbors together with community experts, online and in person, to connect and generate real ideas we can take to city hall. I have policy plans in mind but I know I don't have all the answers alone.

Sign up to get series announcements and tell us what issues you want us to take up.

Sunday July 12 we will be partnering with OceansideCleanup to host a dialogue on planning, growth and sustainability at our house. Hope to see you there!

🛎️ Items with the bell 🛎️ are informational. I can't be at all of them, but do my best to attend as many community events as I can.

HAPPY 4TH OF JULY WEEK, OSIDE!!

MONDAY

Community Meeting - 9am

Meeting with Raquel Alvarez - OUSD School Board Member - 11am

🛎️ Fireside Park Dinners for Homeless - 4pm (Michael C4C)

TUESDAY

Bike about D2 - 10am

Libby Lake Community Potluck - 4pm (Libby Lake Community Center)

Volunteer Meetup Online - 6pm

🛎️ Historic Preservation Advisory Commission Special Meeting - 6pm (City Hall)

WEDNESDAY

🛎️ Humanity Showers - 7am (208 S Clementine St)

Yoga en español - 9am (Libby Lake Community Center)

Community Meeting - 1pm

Meeting with Max Disposti - LGBTQ+ Resouce Center ED - 5pm

Field of Dreams Team Meeting - 6:30pm (EG4D2 HQ)

THURSDAY

🛎️ Farmers Market - 9am-1pm

Meeting with Sierra Club Representatives - 11am

🛎️ Sunset Market - 5pm-9pm

🛎️ Manufactured Home Fair Practices Commission - 6pm

FRIDAY

Bike about D2 - 10am

SATURDAY - HAPPY 4TH OF JULY!!

Whelan Lake Bird Walk - 7:30am (3850 N River Rd)

🛎️ Tagalog Language Program - 4pm-8pm (Mission Branch Library)

This campaign is powered by neighbors working together to strengthen our community. Whether you have one hour or several, your help makes a difference.

Our volunteer team is planning events, contributing to strategy, building community, and powering this campaign. If you are interested in learning about campaigns, have some special skills to share, or are simply looking for a community of value aligned neighbors with whom to do good work, join us!

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Whether it’s $10, $25, or $50, your support makes a real difference.

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Please reach out if you have ideas or feedback about our campaign. I'm standing by to listen. In community,

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GONZALES FOR OCEANSIDE COUNCIL D2 2026, FPPC #1485330, Oceanside, CA 92057, United States, (760) 385-8275