Re-Elect Marcus Bush for City Council 2024

11/29/2024

Happy Thanksgiving!!

As we await the final vote count, I want to take a moment to express how deeply thankful I am for the incredible people of National City. Your support and encouragement inspires me to keep up the hard work into improving our neighborhood and people’s lives.

This holiday is a time to reflect on what matters most: family, friends, and the communities that bring us together. I am grateful for the opportunity to serve and for all we’ve accomplished together this year.

Whether you’re traveling or staying close to home, I hope your Thanksgiving today was filled with love, joy, and plenty of delicious food. Let’s carry this spirit of gratitude into the days ahead as we continue working to make National City the best it can be.

From my family to yours, Happy Thanksgiving! 🥧🍁

11/14/2024

🔹 Election Update! 🔹

As of today, we hold a solid lead of 251 votes - a strong position with only a small number of votes to count.

We’re confident as we near the finish line and deeply grateful for your ongoing support and encouragement. Thank you for being with us every step of the way! We’ll keep you updated as we receive final results.

11/12/2024

📩 Election Update

We’re thrilled to share that we currently hold a lead of 255 votes, putting us comfortably ahead as counting continues. While there are still votes left to be counted, our position is strong, and we’re feeling optimistic about the outcome!

A huge thank you to everyone who has supported us, voted, and followed along. We’ll keep you posted with any final updates. Stay tuned, and thank you again for being part of this journey!

11/08/2024

Good morning! We have some encouraging news to share – the latest batch of votes has come in, and we’re excited to announce that our lead has grown by 14 votes! 🎉 It’s a small but significant trend that shows just how much each vote matters in this close race.

We’re staying optimistic and grateful for everyone’s support, patience, and dedication as every last ballot is counted. Thank you for standing with us – we’re almost there, and it’s all thanks to you!

Let’s keep up the positive energy, and we’ll be sure to update you as soon as we know more.

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11/08/2024

Good afternoon! As we await the final results, we want to extend our deepest gratitude to every single voter who turned out to make their voice heard. Every vote matters, and we’re ensuring that each one is counted fairly and accurately. We’re feeling hopeful and grateful for all of you standing with us. Thank you for your patience and support – we’ll keep you updated with any new developments!

10/30/2024

I’ve been out in our community, knocking on doors and listening to resident concerns and one of the top issues that one neighborhood had was the recent changes to the Stockman and Sweetwater Rd intersection—particularly the No-Turn-On-Red sign and the concrete barrier. When I forwarded those over to our City staff, they acted swiftly to fix it.

This past weekend, our public works crew removed the No Right Turn on Red sign and re-striped the southbound Stockman lanes to restore the right turn only lane onto Sweetwater Road.

As far as the concrete barrier blocking the right turn lane onto Stockman from Sweetwater Road - that will take more time and study from our engineers to make sure removal benefits public safety, but our Mayor and Council are committed to working with staff and the community on fixing it. We are working on a neighborhood forum to discuss this and other issues for the area in the next 1-2 months.

I fully support the safety of pedestrians and cyclists and installing bike lanes and traffic calming. But in areas like this where the design is flawed and causes more safety issues for residents, I support making changes. Moving forward it’s also important that we as a City have better communication and outreach to the affected neighborhoods - which hadn’t happened for this specific project.

While there’s more work to be done, this is an important step forward. If I’m re-elected as your District 4 representative, I will continue to listen to you, work closely with our City staff, and ensure we make the necessary improvements to keep our neighborhoods safe and accessible for everyone.

Big shout-out to our Public Works Director Steve Manganiello for cutting through the red tape and taking swift action to address residents' concerns! I also want to recognize our public works employees James and JC who worked on the improvements over this past weekend.

10/29/2024

10/29/2024

Check out my interview with The Star News!

National City Councilmember Marcus Bush is running for a second term, running against Victor Arreola and Daniel Perez. Bush grew up in National City, went to Lincoln Acres, Elementary, Granger Junior High, and Sweetwater High School. [caption id=attachment_49213 align=alignright width=150] Marcus Bu...

10/28/2024

Candidate forum tonight! Come join us

10/28/2024

When solving homelessness in National City, I don't just talk - I walk the walk! We are getting homeless off the streets in our district and into housing.