Hiram Soto Poway

[Click here]: 5 Reasons to Vote for Hiram Soto for Poway City Council!

 

Priorities at a glance

  • Introduce moratorium on all new development until we close the loopholes and giveaways that have overdeveloped our city.

  • Create Climate Action Plan — Poway is the only city in the county without a plan to save energy and money while polluting less.

  • Bring transparency and accountability to a rubber stamp City Council in badly need of fresh perspectives and ideas.

 
 

[WATCH]: How Developers Are Trying to Buy City Council Seats in Poway

 
 
 
 

[WATCH]: Hiram Soto calls for moratorium on development during June City Council Meeting

 
 
 
 

Get to Know Hiram

Watch this engaging, in-depth interview with Hiram Soto with the John Riley Project where he talks about his family background, his career as a journalist, Poway’s development, the misleading personal attacks and what made him run for City Council. Watch shorter segments here.

 
 
 

What people are saying

  • "Hiram stood with us in opposing the 40% water and sewer rate hikes passed unanimously by the City Council. He will advocate for us, not for developers or special interests.”

    — Chris Cruse, longtime Poway community advocate

  • The Poway City Council needs an independent voice who can represent Powegians with honesty, openness and transparency. Hiram Soto is that person.

    — Jonathan Smith, Former Senior Civil Engineer, City of Poway

  • "Hiram will help ensure the Poway Fire Department is properly funded and firefighters are treated with respect and fairly compensated without playing political games."

    — Ken Malbrough, Deputy Fire Chief of the San Diego Fire-Rescue Department (Retired)

  • "Hiram is committed to protecting Poway's open spaces, trails and treasured parks. He will help Poway embrace cleaner and cheaper energy for the benefit of the city, families and small businesses."

    — Pam Heatherington, Sierra Club Member

Our values

Openness

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Transparency

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Truth

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Accountability

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Openness • Transparency • Truth • Accountability •

Response to attacks

Hiram Soto is running against Brian Pepin, a political / developer consultant who represented the developer who wanted to build a high-density project on Metate Lane. Since the campaign started, Pepin and / or his supporters have created fake profiles of Hiram online and pushed outlandish lies to confuse and scare voters. Watch Hiram as he responds to the numerous personal attacks.