Arlis Reynolds is running for re-election for District 5 of Costa Mesa City Council. Her opponent is Robert Dickson, a paralegal.
“I want all residents to enjoy what I had growing up in Costa Mesa: safe neighborhoods, stable housing, beautiful parks, strong schools, and an engaged community,” she says on her campaign website.
Reynolds did not respond to a request to be interviewed for this story, but since being elected in 2018, she helped establish funding for improvements in her district—which includes areas west of the 55, north of Fairview Park and Wilson, west of the Santa Ana River, and south of Newport Beach—opened a Bridge Shelter in 2021 to reduce homelessness, secured $12 million in parks grants, and has supported local businesses and community-based organizations….