My Accomplishments on behalf of Milpitas:
Public Safety

• Expanded Community Policing which has resulted in the 6^th consecutive year of reducing serious crime.
  
• Secured grant funding  partnership with the school district to place 2 full-time safety resource Police Officers at Rancho and Russell Middle Schools
  

• Expanded the successful Neighborhood WATCH program and added 2 Police Officer positions.
  
• Achieved full staffing and training of 15 paramedics, and streamlined EMT training  to deliver a higher level of service under a 4 minute response time.
  
• Implemented  the 5^th  annual  "Earthquake Preparedness Drill" for the elementary schools. 
  
• Implemented a pre-school fire safety program and provided the funds for the Kidsafe House, utilized at events and schools.
  

• Created the Child Care Task Force to develop a Milpitas Child Care Master Plan.
  
• Completed the Hetch-Hetchy Trail path in Sunnyhills.
  
• Lobbied for park renovations for Augustine Park, now home to "Music in the Park" series and future art display from the Alliance for the Arts.
  
• Implemented the Neighborhood Preservation Ordinance and funded the "Lend- a-Tool" program to residents, located at Fire Station 2 on Yosemite.
  
• Initiated the construction to expand and improve the Milpitas Sportscenter and  the long awaited "Teen Center".
  
• Worked for 7 years to implement the Roger Yee Athletic Fields for Young Women at Russell School.
  
• Expanded residential Household Dump Day accessibility, while achieving the State mandated waste reduction by 51% without raising taxes. 
  

• Provided transportation improvements with the Tasman Bridge opening, the McCarthy Ranch Drive connector to Dixon-Landing/880 and the Tasman/Great Mall Drive overpass.
  

• Developed the Hillside Preservation Strategic Guidelines to create an Urban Growth Boundary to limit sprawl, which led to voter approval in 1998.
  
• The ONLY candidate to consistently VOTE to protect and preserve our Milpitas Hillsides.
  

• Produced a balanced budget since 1996 with a 20% reserve in year 2000.
  
• Capital improvement projects include a new, larger, high-tech equipped Library, City Hall and a future improved Community Center/Performing Art Center.
  

Trish Dixon Experienced *Trusted* Proven Leader

Milpitas City Council, 1996-present                           
Milpitas Planning Commission, 1991-1996                   
Santa Clara County Housing /Community           
     Development Authority, 1989-1996         
Hillside Ordinance Review Comm., 1989-91
5-County, Inter-Regional Partnership, 1998-present
City Council Representative to:
     Library Advisory Commission, 1997-present
     Citizen's Emergency Preparedness, 1997-present
     Parks-Recreation, Cultural Preservation, 1997-present
     Bicycle Transportation Comm., 1997-present
     Recycling, Source Reduction Comm. 1997-present
     Neighborhood Beautification Outreach       
     Phantom Art Gallery Review Comm.
     Megan's Law/Child Safety Comm., 1997-present
     City/School Communications Comm., 1997-present
     Mid-Town revitalization Comm., 1999-present
     City Attorney Oversight Comm., 1997-present
     Child Care Task Force, 1999-present
     Civic Center Comm., 1999-present
Annual City/School Earthquake Preparedness Drill
Industry/Education Council
S.A.F.E. Strategic Actions for Emergencies Comm.
Citizens United for a Quality Community, (Nob Hill)
Parktown Neighborhood Association, 1982 (Hillcrest)

Community Service
Co-Founder, Milpitas Foundation for Education,
     1990-present, President- 1995-present
Friends of Milpitas Schools, Chairwoman
SCC American Cancer Society Co-chair for
     Relay for Life, 2000
Milpitas Firefighter Local 1699 annual Scholarship
     Program Judge
Sinnott PTA, MHS/PTSA, MHS Band Boosters
YMCA, Social Advocates for Youth, PAL,
Milpitas Bobbysox, Milpitas Little Leagues,
Lion's Club annual speech contest Judge, Calif.
League of Cities Latino Caucus, W.A.T.C.H.,
Network for Battered Women, SCC Emergency
Housing Consortium, Fil-Am Assoc., Friends of
The Library, Milpitas Alliance for the Arts,
SCC League of Conservation Voters, Greenbelt
Alliance, MHS Union Paper, Calaveras Hills
4-H Community Ranch, Milpitas Chamber of Commerce

*  Woman of Achievement Award Nominee, 1999
*  Outstanding Volunteerism Certificate of
    Appreciation, 1997 San Jose Junior League
*  Milpitas Volunteer of the Year, 1996
     California School Administrators
*  Milpitas Proclamation for Commitment to
    All Milpitas Unified District Students
*  Distinguished Citizen Commendation, 1990
    Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors
*  Certificate of Appreciation as Citizen of the Year
    1996, Pete Stark, United States Congress
*  Milpitas Citizen of the Year, 1996 *

Endorsements:   Partial listing………
Hon. Barbara Lee, Milpitas City Council
(1990-1998), Citizen of the Year, 1990
Hon. Liz Figueroa, California State Senator
Hon. John Dutra, California State Assembly
Hon. Elaine Alquist, California State Assembly
Hon. Ted Lempert, California State Assembly
Hon. Blanca Alvarado, SCC Supervisor
Hon. Scott Haggerty, Alameda County Supervisor
Hon. Liz Kniss, Palo Alto Mayor
Hon. Joe Pirzyski, Los Gatos Vice-Mayor
Hon. John McLemore, Santa Clara Vice-Mayor
Hon. Alice Woody, San Jose City Council
Hon. Margie Matthews, San Jose City Council
Hon. Bob McGuire, SCC Open Space Authority
Hon. Tom Blalock, President, BART Board of Directors
The Entire Milpitas School Board of Trustees:
Hon. Althea Polanski,  President MUSD
Hon. Marsha Grilli, Vice-President MUSD
Hon. Mike Mendizabal, clerk MUSD
Hon. Debbie Eitner, member MUSD
Hon. Bill Foulk, member, MUSD
Maria Archuleta-Lemery, Co-Founder Save Our
Milpitas Hills, Chair of Yes-Measure Z (UGB)
Milpitas Police Officer's Association
SCC League of Conservation Voters
Barbara Santos, MUSD Assistant Superintendent Of Business
Michelle Dusel,  MUSD Principal, Sinnott School
Mike Schadeck,  MUSD Principal, Pomeroy School
Frank Hill, MUSD Principal, retired     
Paul Hay, Milpitas Planning Commission, Chair
Cliff Williams, Milpitas Planning Commission
Gurdev Sandhu, Milpitas Planning Commission
Debbie Burch, Milpitas Planning Commission
Bill Rush, Milpitas Planning Commission, retired
Debbie Giordano, Milpitas Planning Commission, retired
Johnny Payne, Milpitas Parks-Recreation Comm., Chair
Rob Means, Bicycle Transportation Comm., Chair
Steve Soriano, Recycling, Source Reduction Comm, Chair
Albert Wang, Milpitas Senior Advisory Comm., Chair
Bob Keely, Milpitas Library Advisory Comm., Chair