Kenneth is the son of a teacher and a child support worker, and a San Diego State University graduate. He worked his way through community college and San Diego State university holding multiple jobs in distribution, retail, and environmental advocacy. Now, he is a production photographer and graphic designer. He knows what it means when every expense is a negotiation and every paycheck has to stretch—not as a talking point, but from personal experience.

Kenneth and his spouse deliberately chose to live in Vista, because of the sense of community and belonging. He wants a city where he could genuinely get involved, get to know his neighbors, and become a part of the community.

While living in Vista he has fought to preserve protected bike lanes, pushed back against surveillance technologies that threaten residents' privacy, organized the community to keep ICE out of city facilities, and advocated for safer pedestrian crossing in his own neighborhood.

As a member of Vista's Homelessness Commission, he is working to reduce homelessness and protect Vistans before a crisis hits. He pushes the city council at every turn to keep public resources public, and he attends City Council meetings to ensure the community's voice is heard. Kenneth shops locally, bikes through the city, and knows his neighbors.

He isn't running from the outside. He's already doing the work. Now, he's running for mayor to build a Vista where public dollars fund public good and the city finally works for the people who live in it.