"Residents deserve an assessor chosen for competence, not by the preferences of entrenched political players and old guards. We cannot continue to see the same failures of the past three decades - outdated IT systems that crash, payment portals that fail and taxpayers penalized for mistakes not their own. We don't need a lawyer in charge - we need a leader who understands modernization, who has led large teams and who has a reputation of getting things done. Kumar fits that shoe."
"Kumar's vision includes using automated technology to spot market declines, proactively reducing property taxes and streamlining the appeals process so refunds reach residents faster. And importantly, he is the only candidate with a concrete property-tax reform plan that puts money back into people's pockets, starting with the 60-plus age group. He has pledged to save millions of dollars in the assessor's office and put the money back into our county's essential services."
Public trust in government depends on tangible results rather than slogans or longevity. The Democratic Party benefits from listening to fearless voices who push for effective governance. Rishi Kumar is a C-suite technologist with experience on the California Democratic Party executive board and as a two-term Saratoga councilmember, and he brings technology turnaround expertise. The Assessor's Office offers an opportunity to restore public confidence by modernizing outdated IT, fixing failing payment portals, streamlining appeals, and proactively reducing property taxes. Kumar proposes concrete property-tax reforms benefiting older residents, pledges office savings redirected to county services, and contrasts with a rival who supported tax increases.
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