Top 100 Quotes & Sayings by Kevin Faulconer

While San Diego is continuing to produce world-class businesses that are changing lives with breakthroughs like mapping the human genome, we should also use innovation and technology to map a better future for our children.

When residents feel like they can talk to the police, officers can stop crime before it starts.

I support COVID-19 vaccine education and not a statewide mandate.

SDPD works to protect everyone regardless of their immigration status because trust between the community and law enforcement is key to stopping crime and keeping neighborhoods safe. If someone commits a crime, they will be held accountable whether or not they are a citizen.

I understand some San Diegans may fear homeless programs and affordable housing coming to their community. But we can't let fear control our actions.

Our state, so full of promise, has become the land of broken promises. And the promise-breaker-in-chief is Gov. Gavin Newsom.

I believe that San Diego cannot truly reach its fullest potential until every San Diegan, no matter their ZIP code or race, has the opportunity to reach theirs.

When you take a step back and look at the totality of Gov. Newsom's decisions, time and again California found itself under the nation's toughest lockdowns - while also experiencing the worst COVID-19 rates. Gov. Newsom gave us the worst of both worlds during this pandemic.

Striving for equality and working together with people different from us is what America is all about, because beneath our differences we are bound by a common humanity we all share.

Diversity is part of the fabric of America.

It's my responsibility as mayor to protect your tax dollars, be upfront with you about problems, and take aggressive action to solve them.

I think what Californians want is a governor who's going to focus on California.

People need permanent tax relief.

I'm very environmentally conscious.

Unfortunately, racism is not confined to our history books.

Think of de-escalation as a guardrail that helps slow down a situation, so both officers and San Diegans go home safely.

Divisive national politics continue to chip away at our daily life.

I decided to join the Challenged Athletes Foundation's cycling tour from San Francisco to San Diego, a fundraiser to help veterans and others with physical disabilities find renewed purpose through sports. The journey revealed why we must invest not only in stronger communities, but also stronger ties with each other.

If you treat people with dignity and respect, even if you have differences, you can find common ground on a way forward.

Climate change is real and we must work to gain public support for addressing it through responsible actions that grow jobs while reducing greenhouse gas emissions.

America's business leaders, large and small, must be a part of the solution to bridge America's skills gap.

I'd probably take the endorsement and support of any Republican, independent or Democrat who wants to get rid of Gavin Newsom and make California a better state.

I believe that every human being has a right to shelter. I also believe that when we provide that shelter, you have an obligation to use it, and I enforced that.

After struggling with homelessness like other areas across the state, we bucked the status quo to make San Diego the only big city in California where homelessness went down, not up.

I would say, first of all, I want everyone to get the vaccine. Every opportunity I get, I stress that - my family is vaccinated. That is the best way for us to get on the other side of this pandemic. But you can't mandate your way out of Covid-19.

Unfortunately, many in our homeless community suffer from severe mental illness.

Far too often, jobs and opportunities seem out of reach for young adults, especially in underserved, minority and low-income communities.

My staff has been working on structural fixes to equitably help disadvantaged areas - left wanting after decades of neglect - to become complete communities with the parks, infrastructure and amenities they deserve.

Historic inequality continues to cast a long shadow on more than just law enforcement. It affects everything from housing to employment to transportation.

If you allow people to live in a tent encampment then you are condemning them to die there.

I'm not endorsing Donald Trump.

Each state is a unique laboratory of democracy, and California Republicans need to create a party tailored to the people of California.

Let's resolve in 2019 to lift up our communities, as well as each other.

Striving for equality, celebrating our diversity, pushing for minority representation, and being proud of what makes us unique is what California is all about. But let us never allow our differences to blind us to the common humanity we all share.

California prides itself on being a place where innovation is born.

I strongly believe that if we would allow tent encampments on the sidewalks, people are going to die on the sidewalks, and we're better than that.

I could never vote for Trump. His divisive rhetoric is unacceptable and I just could never support him.

Public-private partnerships are supposed to benefit all parties.

Too much of the national conversation about trade and the border comes from people who have not had the opportunity to step foot in border cities like San Diego.

The pollution that flows from the Tijuana River Valley into the Pacific Ocean threatens San Diego's environment.

If you don't have the dollars and cents, you'll not be able to accomplish anything.

Together, we're going to transform San Diego into a YIMBY city!

I did not allow tent encampments on the streets when I was mayor of San Diego.

California has everything it needs to be successful: world-class universities, pioneering innovators, diverse cultures, vast resources and people working hard to build a better future.

I'm running for governor to fulfill California's promise.

I call myself a California Republican.

San Diego is living proof that a healthy economy, low unemployment rate and strong international ties are not mutually exclusive.

We need to renew our commitment to 'One San Diego' in 2019.

I'm proud of our relationship with our neighbors right next door in Mexico. I don't talk about building walls, I talk about building bridges and increasing that communication, increasing that flow, and that's really what defines our border region in San Diego.

We must continue to fundamentally change how City Hall invests in neighborhoods by prioritizing areas where the need is greatest.

We have a great, positive relationship with Mexico. The Tijuana mayor crosses into San Diego, we talk all the time and vice verses. It's about neighbors working together, and that's my very clear message about a bi-national region that works. That's a competitive advantage.

California is just too expensive. It's unsustainable.

The Cross Border Xpress and improvements to the San Ysidro Port of Entry are making the flow of goods and services faster, easier and more efficient than ever.

Not only is individual liberty part of California's heritage, it's a classic conservative principle - one that Republicans have ignored to our own detriment.

I'm going to be a voice for Californians who are suffering because California can't do the basics.

From life sciences to manufacturing, San Diego's economy depends on federal policies that encourage the cross-border exchange of goods and ideas.

My approach to housing is to treat it as an essential part of our communities, just like roads, waterlines or any other piece of infrastructure.

You have to be able to solve problems issue by issue. And you can't let political dogma get in the way.

Building trust between the community and police department is crucial. It makes the department stronger and our neighborhoods safer.

No one is born believing in harmful stereotypes. They are learned over time. The good news is they can be unlearned.