A former planning commissioner who works as a transportation planner and serves on the Climate Action Commission, Bryce Goldstein grew up in Redding and went to what is now Cal Poly Humboldt before settling in Chico in 2016.
Goldstein is a renter who lives in District 7 and said she is running for the council seat because it is “time for me to have a voice in making sure that we’re proactively addressing homelessness, building the types of housing that our community needs, protecting our parks, addressing climate change, fixing the potholes and making our transportation system safer and more accessible for everybody.”
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Goldstein said the city needs to figure out housing solutions.
She supports a managed campground for people who “don’t fit into every space provided” while continuing to support the Genesis shelter, the Torres Shelter and the Jesus Center.
Goldstein said more can be done to find homeless solutions and she thinks the city can better work with Space Space, the North State Shelter Team and other organizations.
Another step in managing housing in the city is building infrastructure and Goldstein said “the cost of building infill is too high, and that’s something that I want to change.”
Assessing parking mandates, reassessing zoning and possibly removing fees that the city charges are pieces she thinks can help reduce that cost.
As a renter, Goldstein said passing sweeping renter protections would be difficult, but an alternative is to better enforce the laws already on the books. She wants to work with the District Attorney’s Office to enforce anti-price-gouging, especially after disasters like the Camp Fire.
She also wants to push to “keep homes homes” instead of allowing so many short-term or vacation rentals that she says end up sitting mostly vacant. But she admits she doesn’t have a “silver bullet” solution to that.
Goldstein said she would like to see more transparency from the city government. She would push to publish district reports and speak as much as legally possible about the city’s plan for homelessness.
“I’m an advocate in my community for better transportation, a variety of housing types, homelessness solutions and environmental protection,” Goldstein said.
Ballots for the 2024 November election are scheduled to be mailed out on Oct. 7.
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