Roseville voters should elect this long-standing public servant to the city council

Over the last decade alone, Roseville underwent significant growth, from about 119,000 residents in 2010 to nearly 148,000 in 2020. In 1990, when Pauline Roccucci was mayor, Roseville’s population was only about 45,000.

Having previously served on the Roseville City Council off and on for the past three decades starting in 1989, Roccucci, a fifth-generation Roseville native, was crucial in overseeing the city’s development, making decisions about the city’s future that helped preserve its reputation for great schools, family friendliness and safety.

Now, as Placer County prepares for more steady growth over the next five years, Roccucci, who is running for reelection to the District 2 council seat, can once again play a valuable role in making sure that Roseville is prepared for its next chapter.

Roccucci understands the issues affecting the daily lives of Roseville residents and has already taken part in important decisions on the council, including providing additional funding to first responders, securing money for roadways, working with small businesses and establishing affordable housing goals.

Also vying for the District 2 council seat are small-business owners Richard Wukmir and Eric Eisenhammer. A self-described “taxpayer advocate,” Eisenhammer wants to focus on lowering the cost of living, but he opposes affordable housing policies that could help with residents’ greatest expenses. Wukmir, a military veteran, says he wants to “defend the people of Roseville,” though the city already enjoys extremely low crime rates.

Roccucci offered a realistic and empathetic assessment of Placer County’s unhoused population, noting that misfortune is all that separates many of them from other residents of the city. That’s why Roseville’s police and social service officials work together to try to find them emergency housing or reconnect them with family members who can take them in, Roccucci said.

“We want to help people, and we want to see them do the best they can,” she said. “We’re doing a good job, and we’re always looking for new ideas.”

In addition to her extensive experience serving in Roseville’s city government, Roccucci is also a recently retired registered nurse, a mother of four and a grandmother of six.

Roccucci’s love for her hometown is evident and appears to be mutual. Residents have repeatedly reelected her, and there’s even a local park named in her honor.

This dedicated public servant is the best candidate for City Council.