Vote for Arun Goel November 3, 2020

Support a “clean money” candidate focused on putting the interest of the community first.

I have lived in Dublin with my wife and three children for 17+ years and am proud to call Dublin my home. Our children attend Dublin schools and we love our community. Our extended family (mother-in-law, aunts, uncles and cousins) also have been living in Dublin for the last several years. I have been very involved in Dublin and have held the following positions:

• HOA President for 15+ years
• Dublin Planning Commission for 4 years
• City Council for the last 4 years
• Vice-Mayor for the last year

What I Stand For

Professional integrity with a commitment to the community

How Electing the Right Mayor Can Make a Difference

• Our city, Dublin, has undergone much change. As a caring, proud, long-term resident, I have seen Dublin grow and flourish. However, times have changed and that calls for new leadership with vision, foresight, and accountability.
• Developers and their corporate lobbyists give millions of dollars to City, State, and local politicians in an effort to buy influence. Politicians, dependent upon these campaign finance contributions, make bad planning decisions that serve these donors’ interests. The result is horrific traffic, school overcrowding, and a housing affordability crisis. As long as we continue to allow moneyed interests to influence policy, the situation will keep getting worse. I am a professional, independent, strategic, and honest clean money candidate who has never accepted contributions from developers or other special interests.
• My degree in Civil Engineering has helped me deliver significant public infrastructure and oversee cost-effective projects throughout the nation. During my tenure in the last 4 years as a Dublin City Council member, I have acquired an in-depth understanding of the governmental budget processes, city planning, development, communication, and creating efficiency and transparency.
• I am the only candidate in this race who has never taken campaign contributions from developers or real estate interests, with a solid commitment and pledge never to do so.  I will fight back against developers’ efforts to pass state laws that force local communities to accept more bad developments that do not include affordable and/or senior housing while burdening our infrastructure (i.e. roads, schools, water, and much more).
• My core fundamentals as Mayor are focused on building local businesses, COVID-19 recovery, smart sustainable/controlled growth, improving the quality of life for Dublin residents, transportation infrastructure, and guiding the development of retail/commercial infrastructure to bring revenue and jobs to Dublin. I have a strong commitment to reduce market housing growth and align with the needs to address affordable and senior housing.
• Since being elected to Dublin City Council in 2016, currently serving as Vice-Mayor, I have been a champion for smart growth and against poorly planned, un-affordable “market rate” housing projects. I have a Master’s and Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering (Transportation, Construction Management, and Hydraulics) and worked as an engineer at Alameda County Public Works and Alameda County Transportation Commission.

Experience

I currently work as a Program Controls Manager at a major international airport and am dealing with challenges due to COVID-19.  I am gaining in-depth experience with COVID situations at the airport and will use that to better assist Dublin better during these difficult times. I will use my education and experience to work for intelligent city planning and implement bold and creative policies that will improve our quality of life.

I have a proven track record with 25 years of experience in:

• Public policy and stakeholder buy-in
• Funding and budget management (local, state and federalized projects)
• City and countywide planning experience
• Experience in small business growth and development
• Contracting procurement and negotiations – insuring best quality, material, schedule, and price
• Cost management and optimization/efficiency
• Capital project delivery (on-time and on-budget)
• Highway operations
• Technology based transportation and telecom infrastructure
• Alternative modes of transportation with focus on bike-friendly environments and design, including student safety
• Safe and livable environments

Please vote for me as your Mayor. Together, we can make a difference.