For many years, I've been suffering from devastating post traumatic stress associated with combat piled on top of intense childhood trauma that's been exacerbated by alcohol abuse. While I've shared some of these challenges publicly, they run much deeper than I've acknowledged. Outwardly, I have projected calm and composure. Internally, I have been waging a struggle that only those closest to me have seen; the detrimental impact on my relationships, mood, and inability to sleep.

I believe we should take a more cautious and safe approach to re-opening than what was outlined today. My concerns are with the size, scope and speed of what is being reopened on Monday. While there are some lower risk entities that could safely reopen at this point, what we are doing is very similar to what we did in June with a large segment of indoor operations all opening at the same time. This led to a large increase in cases and required new restrictions.

At today's SANDAG Transportation Committee we had a discussion on individuals preference to widen freeways. I understand the desire to reduce congestion BUT it is important to note what has been learned and how widening freeways can actually INCREASE congestion. #InducedDemand To get an understanding of the potential negative impacts of freeway expansions can do we can look at the I-10 “Katy Freeway” expansion in the Houston metro area. One of the widest freeways in the world. It was widened to a whopping 26 lanes at a cost of almost 3 billion dollars.