Community Involvement
Previous to his time on the City Council Juan served as a Pittsburg Planning Commissioner. During his time on the Pittsburg Planning Commission Juan pushed for environmentally responsible project designs and has been a supporter of small business. Juan has reviewed every project with a critical eye as to how it will benefit Pittsburg's future, to position it as a leading city in the bay area.
For the past four years Juan has served as City Council Member for Pittsburg since being elected in 2016. Juan had the honor to serve as Mayor in 2019 and 2024.
Results
Dream Courts
In 2024, we started construction of Dream Courts. This is new state of the art 41,000 sq. ft. multi-court sports complex. This project represents a significant investment by the city council in our youth.
Marina Center
In 2023, we re-opened the Marina Center as a youth development and recreation center for our youth. This represents a significant investment by the city council in our youth.
Sprouts
We will welcome Sprouts Grocery Store at the new Shoppes at San Marco in fall of 2024. Juan spearheaded this effort to bring more commercial retail to the west part of the city.
In 2017, Juan voted to add Pittsburg to Marin Clean Energy (MCE) service area which brought to our residents a choice in our electric energy provider. MCE’s board of directors is comprised of local elected officials which offers local control over our energy provider. Not only does this provide choice to our resident’s between PG&E or MCE, it offers a truly renewable choice at competitive rates.
In 2019, As Mayor, Juan welcomed Bombardier as a new manufacturing business in Pittsburg. Through a combined local, county and state effort Pittsburg became the new home of Bombardier, a train manufacturer, who has started operations in Pittsburg by manufacturing the Bart Cars of the Future. This is a great addition to Pittsburg and an increase in good paying local jobs.