It has been my honor and pleasure to have served you for these past six years.  A lot has happened during this period. Our downtown is flourishing and developing a life of it's own again. The focus we have placed upon it has "paid off." After all, it is our only chance to make a first impression when visitors come to our city!

Although it is imperative that we remain ever vigilant and see to it that the momentum we started does not stall, it is now time to turn our focus toward the inland portions of our great city. 

These are the areas where our growth is happening.   In eastern Oceanside there is much to be done but it must be done with a balance among quality of life issues and the growth and progress that is coming.  We need more fire stations, parks, recreation, and community centers for all our residents, especially more for our seniors.  We have moved our police station more inland and have opened a brand new branch library, but this is only a start. As your mayor, my focus over the next four years will be upon the eastern portion of our city from border to border to border! 

Deputy Mayor Carol McCauley