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a Vibrant Community

Why This Matters

Feeling connected at home and in our town is fundamental to living well in Tiburon. A vibrant community thrives when we build intentional connections, support a bustling downtown, upgrade our parks, and provide housing options that let long-time residents age in place alongside growing families.


We need direct, results-oriented action that bridges generational divides and moves beyond endless studies. By putting our Parks Strategic Plan and General Plan into immediate motion, we will protect our local character while building a connected, energetic, and resilient town.


Our Community Gatherings & Local Culture

Our local culture benefits when we promote and collaborate. We must create a unified foundation to bring residents together with a predictable, high-quality, year-round calendar of events.


What We Will Do

  • Modernize Our Event Strategy: To improve on Tiburon’s current events, evaluate old and new community programs like Belvedere Concerts,  Tiburon’s 2026 July 4th, San Anselmo’s "Live on the Avenue"  and Mill Valley’s “Miller Nights” and deliver recommendations by March 2027.
  • Unite event scheduling across town: Launch a single marketing and scheduling framework by June 2027 to connect major nonprofits, the Town, the Library, and the Chamber.
  • Champion local businesses at every event: Partner with chamber-vetted local vendors to power our gatherings and boost economic activity.

Result: A vibrant, year-round calendar of events that drives downtown foot traffic and deepens civic connection.


Our Parks & Open Spaces

Our parks and open spaces are the heart of Tiburon's outdoor life, but delayed upgrades leave facilities underutilized. We must turn park plans into completed projects that deliver accessible recreation for every generation.


What We Will Do

  • Accelerate Parks Open Space and Trails (POST)-identified priority projects: Build the beach volleyball, basketball, and picnic seating next to McKegney at the former pond site and open new kayak/SUP launch points for active outdoor recreation.
  • Build multi-generational park upgrades: Upgrade Cypress Hollow and expand playgrounds South of the Knoll so our community can gather safely.
  • Ensure strict project accountability: Incorporate capital projects into our five-year plan and review them quarterly to keep every project on time and on budget.

Result: Modernized, accessible, and well-maintained parks delivered on time to all residents.


Our Commercial District Vitality

A thriving commercial core is vital for local services and community revenue. Passive management leads to vacant storefronts and lost economic vitality. We must practice proactive, business-friendly governance to build a bustling downtown and Cove area.


What We Will Do

  • Connect directly with business owners: Encourage Town Council nights at local businesses to listen to merchant needs firsthand and directly appoint two town council members to the Chamber board.
  • Cut red tape and simplify permits: Streamline licensing to eliminate roadblocks to attract new shops and restaurants, so they can open without delay.
  • Drive foot traffic and economic growth: Partner with the Chamber and Destination Tiburon to organize promotion campaigns that support our hotels and storefronts.
  • Maintain active, inviting storefronts: Enforce town codes consistently to eliminate vacant storefronts and keep our commercial streets attractive.
  • Continue Encouraging Downtown Housing, as the housing plan has indicated and be open to more.

Result: A thriving, walkable downtown backed by strong civic partnerships and sustained business growth.


Our Proactive Housing Partnerships

Without proactive leadership, state housing mandates risk imposing uncoordinated growth. We must lead with a collaborative housing strategy that preserves town character while providing options for every stage of life.


What We Will Do

  • Guide smart, transit-oriented development: Work directly with property owners to place new housing near public transit hubs and services.
  • Ensure open and transparent planning: Require public updates from developers at scheduled Town Council meetings to address community feedback early.
  • Expand flexible ADU housing options: Incentivize Accessory Dwelling Units so seniors can age in place near family and provide opportunity for those that work in Tiburon, can live in Tiburon.
  • Require public safety impact fees: Explore developer fees on all projects to guarantee fire, police, and emergency services expand alongside town growth.

Result: Thoughtfully designed housing that protects local character, expands our tax base, and avoids costly legal battles.


Commitment to Results

Our community is our greatest shared legacy, and it requires active, results-oriented stewardship to thrive. This plan moves us beyond passive discussion toward a future where our parks welcome all generations, our commercial hubs invite meaningful connection, and our housing options preserve family continuity and civic strength. Together, we will turn ambitious plans into lasting, tangible results that unite our community for generations to come.


                         Let’s turn plans into progress and bring Tiburon together.

Town Accountability & Execution

Why This Matters

Tiburon needs a local government that prioritizes decisive execution over endless study. This plan instills fiscal stewardship, operational rigor, and proactive leadership to deliver measurable outcomes for our residents. I am running to solve our town's challenges, move past deliberation, and deliver concrete results.


Citizen Finance Oversight Committee


What We Will Do

  • Appoint an independent, resident-led Finance Oversight Committee: Modeled after the City of Belvedere and other Southern Marin municipalities, this committee will bring professional expertise in finance, accounting, and economics to our budget process.
  • Formalize Oversight: Ensure this committee conducts independent, thorough reviews of draft budgets and annual audits before they reach the Town Council.
  • Drive Transparency: Provide clear, accessible reports to the public, ensuring residents have a direct, transparent seat at the financial table.

Result: By leveraging resident expertise, we build trust, improve fiscal responsibility, and ensure that every tax dollar is managed with the care and diligence our community expects.


Quarterly Business Reviews (QBRs)


What We Will Do

Shift from reactive to proactive governance by tracking the metrics that directly impact daily life.

  • Implement a Rigorous Review Cycle: Establish QBRs to monitor our progress against defined, actionable goals.
  • Focus on Three Key Outcomes:
    • Financial Health: Tracking revenue, expenses, and budget adherence.
    • Project Velocity: Ensuring capital improvements like infrastructure upgrades remain on schedule and on budget.
    • Resident Satisfaction: Utilizing feedback to continuously improve our service quality.
  • Mandate Accountability: Publish progress updates to ensure the Town remains answerable to its residents.

Result: QBRs provide the visibility needed to pivot quickly, keep projects on track, and ensure our Town government delivers results rather than just reports.


Commission Alignment


What We Will Do

Transform fragmented advisory bodies into effective engines for progress

  • Town Council Liaisons: Similar to Mill Valley City Council, appoint two Town Council members to each Commission to encourage communication.
  • Annual Strategic Review: Require annual meetings between the Town Council and Commission leadership to define clear, shared objectives while retaining independent perspectives.
  • Systematize Processes: Move from ad-hoc advising to documented, goal-setting commission workflows that encourage collaboration across commissions, such as Design Review and Planning.

Result: When commissions work toward a shared vision, we eliminate silos, improve efficiency, and ensure every advisory body contributes to the community’s shared success.


Partnership Strategy (JPAs & Community Partners)


What We Will Do 

Maximize the impact of our Joint Powers Authorities (JPAs) and vital community partners like the RUSD and Chamber of Commerce.

  • Establish a Systematic Engagement Framework: Replace siloed operations with a standardized approach to partnering, ensuring we are all pulling in the same direction.
  • Annual Performance Reviews: Focus on accomplishments, financial health, and strategic alignment for all entities financed or subsidized by the Town.
  • Host Collaborative Summits: Hold regular sessions to celebrate milestones and identify opportunities to maximize the impact of shared resources.

Result: By aligning our partners, we create "multipliers of success," effectively leveraging our community's greatest assets to deliver cohesive, high-value results for every resident.


Commitment to Results

I am committed to an open, transparent, and community-driven process with measurable metrics to ensure our government works for you. I will prioritize:


  • Finance: Establish the Citizen Finance Oversight Committee within 90 days of taking office to ensure full budget oversight.
  • Operations: Launch the first Quarterly Business Review (QBR) cycle by March 31 2027, ensuring all departments report on financial and project metrics.
  • Commissions: Complete the first annual Strategic Review meeting with all commission leadership within the first six months to align on town-wide goals.
  • Partnerships: Implement a standardized engagement framework for JPAs and community partners by the end of year one to maximize resource impact.


Together, we will move from endless deliberation to a culture of decisive, accountable execution, ensuring Tiburon remains a thriving, sustainable community for generations to come.


                                            Let’s stop studying the future and start building it.

Addressing Traffic on Tiburon Boulevard

Why This Matters

 Peak traffic congestion on Tiburon Boulevard during morning (7:30 – 8:45 AM) and afternoon (2:30 – 4:45 PM) commute hours creates major delays, frustration, and safety risks for our community. Solving these complex traffic bottlenecks requires a diverse array of integrated, decisive actions rather than a single fix. Based on the 2026 Tiburon Transportation and Infrastructure Study, this plan delivers immediate relief and long-term upgrades—reducing vehicle volume, optimizing traffic signals, and expanding school mobility options to give residents time back in their day and keep our town moving.


Phase 1: Taming the Peak (Immediate & Operational)

When the clock hits 7:30 AM or 2:30 PM, our traffic grinds to a halt. We aren't waiting for years of construction to fix these daily bottlenecks; we are deploying smart, immediate solutions to give residents their time back today. Our commitment to results means these actions start now to clear our roads during the hours that matter most.


What We Will Do

  • Deploy Adaptive Signal Technology: Install ASCT for real-time traffic signal adjustments and active queue management during peak hours, fast-tracked by a dedicated Council subcommittee.
  • Active Special Event Traffic Control: Deploy public safety personnel to manage key intersections (Trestle Glen, Avenida Miraflores, Stewart) during major events, ensuring traffic flows rather than stalls.
  • Manage Construction Traffic: Establish a weekday carpool staging lot at Blackie's Pasture, cutting construction vehicle volume by 20% during the critical peak window.
  • Aggressive Partnership Alignment: Unite with RUSD, Belvedere, Marin Transit, and TAM through the Traffic JPA to target and reduce single-occupancy vehicle trips by incentivizing alternatives.
  • Expand School & Commuter Mobility: Launch vanpools, expand Safe Routes to Schools, complete Kleinert Way improvements, and optimize drop-off zones to pull cars off the road during the morning rush.

Result: Immediate reduction in peak-hour gridlock and a smoother, more predictable flow through our town.


Phase 2: Breaking the Bottlenecks (Long-Term Infrastructure)

Operational fixes are just the start; to truly solve the peak, we must widen our capacity and fix our broken infrastructure. This phase commits to permanent structural changes that ensure Tiburon’s growth doesn’t come at the expense of our quality of life, delivering measurable results that keep our town moving for generations.


What We Will Do

  • Expand the Old Rail Trail: Widen the paved pathway to expand capacity and improve multi-use safety for kids, walkers, and cyclists.
  • Eliminate Trestle Glen Bottlenecks: Execute engineered concept solutions, including adding an extra westbound lane or constructing a modern roundabout at Trestle Glen.
  • Upgrade Pedestrian Crossings: Complete sidewalk infill from Gilmartin to San Rafael Ave, realign intersections for clearer sightlines, and examine grade-separated active transportation crossings.
  • Advance Key Capital Infrastructure: Review and actively investigate long-term projects including a pedestrian bridge/tunnel from Del Mar to McKegney, a roundabout at Mar West, and upgraded safe crossings at Cecilia Way.

Result: A modernized, safer transportation corridor that eliminates peak-hour choke points and ensures long-term flow.


Commitment to Results

Good ideas are essential, but the delivery of results is what impacts our quality of life. We should have Town Council members who are committed to an open, transparent, and community-driven process with measurable metrics including:

  • achieving a 20% reduction in peak-hour vehicle counts within 12 months, 
  • boosting Marin Transit Route 219 ridership by 10%, and 
  • completing 100% of the Adaptive Signal Control Technology rollout by June 30, 2027. 


Together, we will hold ourselves accountable and turn traffic goals into tangible progress for Tiburon.


                 Let’s get rolling. Our town’s progress should not get stuck in traffic. 

Community Safety on Our Trails and at Home

Why this Matters

Feeling safe at home and on our trails is fundamental to living well in Tiburon. Safety means fewer accidents, stronger protection against crime, and emergency readiness. When we invest in safety, we build a community where our children, seniors, families, and neighbors can thrive with peace of mind.


Our Trails & Path Safety

Tiburon's Old Rail Trail (ORT) is heavily used. Every day it's crowded with walkers, cyclists, families biking to school, people walking dogs, commuters heading to the ferry, and e-bikers. It's our main north-south path and it's the same 17 feet wide everywhere, with no separated bike lanes. That's tight. For comparison, Mill Valley's bike path is 21.5 feet wide and sees less traffic. We need a safer, wider trail system for everyone.


What We Will Do

  • Widen and expand our paths: Give everyone breathing room by expanding the Old Rail Trail to match or exceed neighboring standards (at least 21.5 feet wide).
  • Keep paths pristine and safe: Commit to top-tier maintenance so families and walkers can enjoy seamless, hazard-free trails year-round.
  • Build safe neighborhood crossings: Install secure crosswalks along Tiburon Boulevard at Gilmartin so families can easily reach Middle Ridge and the Hippie Tree.
  • Slow down congested zones: Establish smart speed limits in crowded areas to keep high-speed cyclists and pedestrians moving safely together.
  • Put bike patrols on our trails: Deploy friendly, bicycle-mounted officers on weekends and holidays to keep our parks and trails welcoming and calm.
  • Unite with local partners: Team up with Belvedere, community advocates, and the Marin County Bicycle Coalition to deliver regional safety solutions.
  • Fix our main thoroughfares for fast riders: Upgrade Tiburon Boulevard to safely accommodate fast e-bikers and commuters away from crowded walking paths.

Result: Safer, wider, and better-maintained multi-use trails that reduce conflicts for all users.


Development Safety Fees: Making New Growth Pay Its Fair Share

As Tiburon grows, new developments must pay their fair share for the public safety resources they demand. More homes mean increased calls for fire, medical, and police protection—and existing taxpayers shouldn't carry that burden alone.


What We Will Do

  • Require public safety impact fees: Mandate that developers fund local fire, ambulance, and police coverage for every new project built in town.
  • Secure long-term safety funding: Lock in dedicated developer contributions to guarantee our community infrastructure keeps pace with growth.

Result: Fully funded emergency services and public infrastructure that scale directly with growth, without tax increases on current residents.


Our Community & Neighborhood Safety

Tiburon is a special place, but even rare incidents disrupt our peace of mind. Every single resident deserves active protection, an attentive local government, and an engaged community that stands together to watch out for one another.


What We Will Do

  • Protect homes when you're away: Increase neighbourhood patrols during peak vacation seasons and holidays when houses sit empty.
  • Launch Block Captains town-wide: Empower neighbors to connect, organize, and look out for each other through a grassroots Block Captain program.
  • Brighten dark corners: Upgrade neighborhood lighting and clear sightlines so our streets remain safe and welcoming day or night.

Result: Stronger neighborhoods, more watchful neighbors, better security.


Disaster Preparedness: Getting Ready

Earthquakes, wildfires, and climate impacts are real risks. Preparation now means families and staff know what to do when emergencies strike.

What We Will Do:

  • Train our entire community: Empower every neighbor and local worker with hands-on Resilient Neighborhood emergency preparedness training.
  • Expand FireWise protections: Partner with our fire districts to host active FireWise workshops and bring wildfire safety to every neighborhood.
  • Ensure transparent safety leadership: Put emergency readiness directly on quarterly Town Council agendas to track our disaster preparedness transparently across all of 94920.

Result: A community ready to handle emergencies with confidence.


Stop studying safety & start delivering by building a safer, resilient Tiburon together  

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email me at Hornbrook4Tiburon@gmail.com 

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