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<p></p><p><span style="color: var(--color-text); text-decoration-color: var(--color-text);">Melanie has 30 years of organizational management experience, and has overseen $10 million budgets and a staff of 500. <strong>She is a leader that money can't buy.</strong></span></p><p></p>

<h2><span style="color: var(--color-text); text-decoration-color: var(--color-text);">Who is Melanie Jones-Carter?</span></h2>

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<p><span style="color: var(--color-text); text-decoration-color: var(--color-text);"><strong style="color: var(--color-text); text-decoration-color: var(--color-text);">This is the kind of community work Melanie has been part of for years.</strong></span></p><p>The Signs of Hope project is one example of Melanie’s long-term community involvement — working alongside neighbors, supporting local causes and bringing people together.</p><p>She wants to bring that same spirit to the Santa Rosa City Council.</p>

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This is the kind of community work Melanie has been part of for years

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<p>&nbsp;I'm running for Santa Rosa City Council, District 4 — and  could not be more excited to share my vision with you. Now it's time to come together, celebrate this campaign, and build the momentum we need to win.</p>

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<p>Living in the heart of Santa Rosa, Melanie Jones-Carter is aware of both the beauty and challenges that Santa Rosa faces. <span style="color: var(--color-text-accent-primary); text-decoration-color: var(--color-text-accent-primary);"><strong>She believes these issues are essential to our community.</strong></span></p>

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<h1><span style="color: var(--color-bg2-text-accent-primary); text-decoration-color: var(--color-bg2-text-accent-primary);"><u>Experience</u></span><span style="color: var(--color-bg2-text); text-decoration-color: var(--color-bg2-text);"> that money can’t buy</span></h1>

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This is the kind of community work Melanie has been part of for years — working alongside neighbors, supporting local causes and bringing people together.

Signs of Hope demonstrate Melanie's commitment to community 

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We are the county seat of one of the state’s most popular tourism destinations, let’s make Downtown Santa Rosa the heart of Sonoma County! Increase opportunities for live performance, bring back the farmer’s market, continue building housing, bring in destination anchor retail, support markets and pop-ups to stimulate small, local businesses. 

<p>Live performances, a real farmer’s market, more downtown housing, and a grocery store worth walking to.</p>

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<h2>Make Downtown Santa Rosa a Destination</h2>

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<p>Expand down payment assistance so first-time buyers can afford to live here. Build housing where it makes sense.</p>

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<p>Come meet Melanie, hear her vision for Moving Santa Rosa Forward, and find out how you can get involved. Light refreshments will be served.</p><p>With special guest <strong>County Supervisor Chris Coursey</strong>.</p>

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Come meet Melanie, hear her vision for Moving Santa Rosa Forward, and find out how you can get involved.

Campaign Kick-off Party September 9, 2026

<p>Come meet Melanie, hear her vision for Moving Santa Rosa Forward, and find out how you can get involved. Light refreshments will be served.</p><p>With special guest <span style="color: var(--color-text-accent-primary); text-decoration-color: var(--color-text-accent-primary);"><strong>County Supervisor Chris Coursey</strong></span>.</p>

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<p></p><p>On Saturday, October 24 at 1 pm, Melanie will be at Humboldt Park to hear your questions, comments, concerns —&nbsp;<span style="color: var(--color-text-accent-primary); text-decoration-color: var(--color-text-accent-primary);"><strong style="color: var(--color-text-accent-primary); text-decoration-color: var(--color-text-accent-primary);"><u>no appointment necessary</u></strong></span>. Bring a neighbor!</p>

<h4>What do YOU want for Santa Rosa? <br><span style="color: var(--color-text-accent-primary); text-decoration-color: var(--color-text-accent-primary);">Melanie wants to know.</span></h4>

What do YOU want for Santa Rosa? Melanie wants to know.
On Sat 10/24 at 1 pm, she'll be at Humboldt Park to hear your questions, comments, concerns.

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<p>On Saturday, October 24 at 1 pm, Melanie will be at Humboldt Park to hear your questions, comments, concerns — <span style="color: var(--color-text-accent-primary); text-decoration-color: var(--color-text-accent-primary);"><strong style="color: var(--color-text-accent-primary); text-decoration-color: var(--color-text-accent-primary);"><u>no appointment necessary</u></strong></span><span style="color: var(--color-text); text-decoration-color: var(--color-text);"><strong style="color: var(--color-text-accent-primary); text-decoration-color: var(--color-text-accent-primary);">.</strong></span> Bring a neighbor!</p>

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<p><span style="color: var(--color-text); text-decoration-color: var(--color-text);">Fix our roads and sidewalks. Direct Measure M funds where they’re needed most, and create an affordable sidewalk repair program for homeowners.</span></p>

<h2>Infrastructure</h2>

<p>Clear pathways into housing, expanded mental health and treatment resources, and continued support for the InRESPONSE team.</p>

<h2>Homelessness</h2>

Current District Four Santa Rosa City Council member Victoria Fleming endorses Melanie Jones-Carter

Victoria Fleming endorses Melanie Jones-Carter

<p>“We need a leader who is rooted in this community, not just running through it. Someone with both the heart and the experience to do the unglamorous, necessary work.”</p>

<h4>Victoria Fleming endorses Melanie Jones-Carter</h4>

Candidate for Santa Rosa City Council

Vote for Melanie Jones-Carter for Santa Rosa City Council, District Four, in 2026.
“With my sleeves rolled up, I’ve spent decades getting things done in this community. Now I'm bringing that same hands-on, experienced approach to the Santa Rosa City Council.”

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