Mariko’s Priorities are the Health and Safety of Our Families


"When faced with the tough decisions of elected office, I have full confidence that Mariko Yamada will stay true to our shared Democratic values. Without question, she is the best candidate in the race for the 8th Assembly District."

— Phil Angelides

Public Health

Food Safety: The things we eat should be labeled as to their places of origin (as fruits are now). That includes things assembled as well as "produced".

Recalled food must be returnable through local markets, not shipped thousands of miles to the "factory".

Pandemic Preparation: We must budget funds for "surge capacity" in beds, medical personnel, and medicines needed to meet the challenge of pandemic influenza or other viral menaces to avoid the absolute disastrous possibility of another 1919 "Spanish flu" contagion.

Public Safety

Crime prevention efforts, not simply more laws and more prisons, should be our priority.

Emergency responders, including firefighters and medical personnel must be provided with the staffing, equipment and training they need to protect lives and property and respond to disaster wherever it may happen.

We should make use of surveillance technology in our neighborhoods as a deterrent to crimes against persons and property there - not as a panacea against violent crime.

We must budget for law enforcement personnel at all levels to ensure we attract capable people who have been given the best training.

We should continue the fight against violence in our schools – as we have done with our anti-bully programs in some Yolo School Districts.

For premeditated murders involving special circumstances, Mariko supports our capital punishment laws.

Education

Our public schools must be evaluated against clear standards and provide these minimum skills.

All students should have the ability to:

  • Read and to do math at the 9th grade level or higher
  • Solve semi-structured problems where hypotheses must be formed and tested
  • Work in groups with kids of various backgrounds
  • Communicate effectively, both orally and in writing
  • Use computers and carry out simple tasks like word processing

Environment

Supports the Treasurer’s greenhouse gas bonds.

Opposes changes in CEQA and other strong environmental checks on growth.

Equal Rights

Opposes all discriminatory laws whether race, creed, color or gender based.