Issues Facing our Community

There are several paths that lead to economic hardship and shelter insecurity. I believe those of us who care should be able to support neighbors who are struggling as a community.  As a Steering Member of the Placentia Collaborative in the past we have brought residents, clergy, non-profits, and our municipalities together to create a supportive force for good.  We aim to bring the Collaborative back with your support fall 2024.  

Since there are several paths that lead into homelessness we need to shine a light on the several paths back into healthy supportive community.

   Please reach out to work with the Placentia Collaborative and share your thoughts with the Community Advisory Board for the Navigation Hub.

The image above was taken during a memorial ceremony for the 209 individuals who lost their lives on the street that year in Orange County.  

Residents are locked into a contract with Golden State Water that has seen increases far too often when compared to surrounding cities.  Wouldn't you like your elected officials to continue to work on issues that affect us all?  The type of evergreen contract that we signed with the water company allows them to increase charges without oversight or negotiation. This practice is extremely questionable. Legality is something politicians are meant to challenge to create laws that inhibit price gouging and corruption. 

I may not be able to change the contract between Golden State Water and the City, but I do promise that if you work with me the fruit of our labor will make better laws that will protect future Californians & Placentia residents alike. 

As property values continue to increase, it creates threats to those living on a fixed income.  The need for local representation is imperative.  Without a trusted neighbor guided by compassion our community is lost.  

Joshua has pushed back every time companies have sought to put profit first over the concern for our residents.  Whether it was concerning the digital billboards or the placement of the proposed medical marijuana facilities, Joshua has called for the City to act according to its stated values.  Joshua called for the City to consider the $35 -65 thousand dollar impact on residents adjacent to digital billboards (based on a New Jersey study). Joshua called the City to create partnerships with local business along the 57 freeway before asking residents to shoulder the light pollution burden.  

When past councils sought to create funding by incorporating medical marijuana dispensaries, Joshua challenged the placement to a nearby school and called for it to be adjacent to Placentia Yorba Linda Hospital if it was truly about supporting cancer patients.  We all have been touched by the impact of cancer and how it has devastated our loved ones.  

You will have an advocate on council by electing Joshua Correa when it comes to renters rights, property assessments & fees and issues surround elder abuse.   There is no place in Placentia to tolerate our seniors to be taken advantage of. 

There are several issues around the train station and most of the questions are "when will we actually get a station?"   The complicated part of this equation is it's not up to the City or the County.  The line is owned by BNFS railroad.   BNFS expanded the rail lines and made promises to cities and past board members to allow the station.   10 years ago that line was projected to increase drastically with freight passing through every 5 minutes.  The gateway project delays have limited that expected growth for the time being, but unless we are looking to invest or benefit BNFS, it will continue to be something our City will not see materialize.    

However, I hope that Placentia residents understand that what has been proposed is not a full station, but a stop with a few times that may take you to LA or Riverside.  So please temper your expectations.  There are more issues surrounding how this train station will impact Placentia residents once the bullet train to Anaheim from Vegas is completed.  There is the good of tourism that may impact Placentia, such as with the 2028 LA Olympics, but there is also the concern for increased crime and human trafficking if public lines increase without oversight. Orange County will be a through line between Las Vegas and Tijuana. I will take this opportunity to prepare a response to trafficking, urging the Collaborative & local clergy to join me. 

We had several fiscal challenges over the years and have seen the programing shrink and be outsourced to third parties.  As we become more stable financially as a municipality, I ask for suggestions for programing you would like to see.  Increasing programing will have a great impact on getting the community active and participating in local governance.  If we spend our time and dollars here in Placentia, then we will talk about Placentia with others who are also committed to this city.  We have some great parks and people, what else do we need in the mix?

Placentia has a train, two free ways, industrial buildings, and a nearby power plant.  Joshua  monitors the air quality for his family and his two daughters.  District 1 suffers from poor air quality and  too much toxic exposure.  It is part of councils job to take a holistic look at what projects are proposed and allowed. A neighbor understands it is not worth allowing further developments that threaten our health. Our children already have too many headaches to deal with.