Ethics Archives - Donald Childs for Rancho Cordova City Council

March 31, 2022

Happy Cesar Chavez Day!

Happy Cesar Chavez Day !

“We cannot seek achievement for ourselves and forget about progress and prosperity for our community… Our ambitions must be broad enough to include the aspirations and needs of others, for their sakes and for our own.”

January 17, 2022

Martin Luther King Jr. Day 2022

Reflecting today on the words, the works and sacrifice of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. #mlkday #mlkday2022 #bethechang

June 18, 2020June 18, 2020

City Of Rancho Cordova 06/15 “We Stand for Justice” statement

On Monday, June 15, the city issued a press release “We Stand for Justice” and created a “We Are Listening” page inviting the community to engage city staff, police and city council.

The information is currently only available on the city’s web site, links below.

The information has not been shared on Nextdoor, Social Media or by email with the General Public. Please sign up to participate in the conversation on the “We Are Listening” page and stay informed, get involved.

We Stand for Justice https://www.cityofranchocordova.org/Home/Components/News/News/4064/19

We Are Listening
https://www.cityofranchocordova.org/residents/we-are-listening

Ballot Guide Candidate Statement

I moved into Rancho Cordova in 1973 when my parents bought their first home in the Mills Park-Croetto neighborhood. I graduated from Cordova High School, attended American River and Cosumnes River College. I served as a member of the Rancho Cordova Incorporation Committee.

My experiences advocating for change in my neighborhood enabled me to develop conflict resolution skills, a value of respecting different views and the importance of actively listening to people.

During the 1980s-1990s, my parents and neighbors struggled to find solutions to address blight, crime, traffic safety and failing infrastructure, such as roads, sidewalks. Cityhood changed that, but recently, residents have been increasingly excluded as stakeholders.

Rancho Cordovans should be full partners in developing projects and policies that avoid the problems of the past, dividing our community. We deserve to be involved in the decisions that impact our quality of life and economic opportunities. Citizens of every other city in Sacramento County benefit from due process and inclusion a planning commission brings to the land use planning and zoning decisions that affect them.

In 2011, the Rancho Cordova Planning Commission was suspended to benefit developers. If elected, I will work to restore the Planning Commission.
https://childs4citycouncil.com