Quinn Reese for Mayor

La Mesa works best when it works for everyone. It's time for a City Council that listens first and leads for the whole community.

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Meet Quinn

Rooted in La Mesa, Ready to Lead

Quinn and his family have called La Mesa home for over a decade — alongside his partner, Evie, of 25 years, and their four children.

As a business and executive consultant, Quinn knows what it takes for small businesses to endure, and understands what sacrifices owners face daily.

10+Years in La Mesa
25Years Married
4Children

A Clear Path Forward

01 Small Business and Local Jobs
  • Make LEAP permanent with ongoing city funding instead of one time federal money
  • Expand eligibility so more entrepreneurs can get support, not just a small cohort
  • Cut unnecessary permits and red tape that slow down local business owners
02 Neighborhood First Development
  • Make the 2025 to 2029 Consolidated Plan mean something for real neighborhoods, not just paper goals
  • Streamline permits for homeowners and steer growth away from one size fits all corporate development
  • Move fast on a short term rental policy instead of waiting out a six month study
03 Safer Streets, Every Neighborhood
  • Lower the signature threshold so neighborhoods can qualify for traffic calming sooner
  • Train volunteers to work with schools on crosswalk safety and traffic education
  • Challenge state laws like AB 2097 that limit our control over local streets and parking
04 Real Solutions for Our Unhoused Neighbors
  • Expand renter protections and free legal aid, with a permanent emergency rent relief program capped at five years per household
  • Fund a tiny home village with full on site counseling services
  • Keep police out of mental health calls by expanding PERT, and make root cause funding permanent
05 Affordability for Every Resident
  • Push back on projects like 8181 Allison that were forced through over resident objections and squeezed local parking
  • Work directly with local utility providers to bring down costs for every resident
  • Support real relief for renters and homeowners alike, not one high rise at a time
06 Real Council Transparency
  • Proactively share information instead of waiting for residents to ask
  • Strengthen public comment opportunities so residents are heard, not just informed
  • Get ahead of new challenges like AI use in city government

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