Nov. 2022 Election: Q&A with Joseph Rocha, California state Senate District 40 candidate [Opinion]
. I will push for commonsense solutions to wildfire and drought that create new jobs. We owe this to our firefighters who are faced with endless deployment cycles, our seniors who face deadly summer heat waves and our children’s future. Our state is a leader in taking bold climate action, and we must continue to do so. As senator, I will work to ensure that California remains a world leader in environmental protection.
Q: The California Air Resources Board has adopted a policy that would ban the sale of new gas-powered vehicles in the state by 2035. What would you do to ease the transition to electric vehicles and ensure affordability, equity and practicality? For those who have access to public transportation, we must expand lines so that neighborhoods, workplaces and schools are accessible, and these routes accommodate families that wish to invest in greener ways of transportation. We must also make sure that public transportation is affordable and safe. We want to make sure that public transportation is convenient — not a burden that families must endure to achieve a green economy.
We aren’t building enough affordable housing units, leaving middle-income families with a shortage of options. State and local governments must work together to incentivize new housing development across all income levels, and cut red tape and weaponized environmental laws that only prolong the building of new housing and hurt our middle-class.
Early on as a Navy veteran, I developed military service-connected post-traumatic stress disorder, and I am a firm believer in “post-traumatic growth.” I believe that survivors can emerge from trauma stronger than before — with the right support. We must approach the care of our unhoused neighbors with the same mindset.
A: The greatest way to decrease crime is to increase opportunity. I lost my mother to addiction, saw my brother recycled through the prison system and lost my grandfather to gun violence. It drove me to a life of service and dedication to the law as both a veteran and prosecutor. That’s why I am deeply committed to offering kids like me a way out and a way up, while ensuring that our communities remain safe from those who choose to do harm.
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