Key Facts
Background
Keith Parker earned his BA from Arizona State University. He was formerly the Director of Production and Marketing for Violin Memory as well as a Senior Manager for Panzura. Parker has also been the Head of Product Marketing for Expressive and Pavilion and is currently the Director of Content for SambaNova Systems [3]. Parker has been a resident of Fremont for 30 years and lives here with his three children [1].
Key Issues
Community
Parker wants to use surveys and continue to talk with and engage the Fremont community [1].
Economy
Parker wants to increase multimodal transportation, biking, public transportation, and walking to get people to their local businesses easier [1]
Environment
Parker wants to increase investment in solar panels in Fremont.
Homelessness
Parker wants to hire more personnel for identifying the needs of the unhoused population. He wants to use resources to assist individuals with these challenges as well as create a plan to allocate funds to mitigate homelessness. He also wants to create a community engagement plan to create a homeless shelter [1].
Public Safety
Parker supports increasing funding for law enforcement and public safety agencies. He wants to provide loans for police officers to support their housing costs in the Bay Area in exchange for 20 years of service [1].
Endorsements
The Mercury News; Fremont Chamber of Commerce; Asian Pacific American Democratic Caucus of Alameda County; BayEast; Rick Jones, Fremont City Council, District 2; Yang Shao, Fremont City Council, District 4; David Haubert, Alameda County Supervisor for District 1; Benjamin Yee, Planning Commissioner for the City of Fremont; John Hinds, Benjamin Owner