ANAHEIM CITY COUNCIL DISTRICT 5

DONNA ACEVEDO-NELSON Age: 49 Occupation; Hospice care provider, property manager Family: Married, five children Education: Vocational nurse, paralegal studies Political experience: Ran for council 2014; worked on police reforms and accountability with incoming police chief and deputy chief, 2013-14; community organizer. I've lived in Anaheim my entire life, and paid close attention to city issues for the last four years. I've been involved in many of those issues, including making district elections happen. I would bring to the job: a talent for balancing budgets; an ability to see through the deceptive talk of people who want special favors; a passion for this city and its people and a connection to the working families and communities of District 5. I question many of our current council majority s spending priorities, but most of all their endless appetite for giving away hundreds of millions in expected tax revenue from the coming decades, as well as needlessly increasing our bond indebtedness as id with the Convention Center expansion, It seems like they are trying to strip this city of all its assets as quickly as they can before they lose power, and at this rate we won't even be able to fund our basic servicesir, the future. The business/resort community has been so overly favored these past few years, that it's time for a pendulum swing. The resort community will be fine, it s time to focus on the wants and needs of residents. The traditional transient occupancy tax that's been paid for decades is perfectly fair and affordable, and there is no compelling reason to rebate it. If four-star hotels can t be built without subsidies, then let them build three-star hotels. On council. I will fight against crony capitalism, and I will move that any business receiving $100,000 or more in subsidies cannot contribute t