Fiscal Discipline
Sep 18, 2014
Tomas is an Irish immigrant who spent his entire life living within his means. Actually, he spent his life living below his means so that he could save for the future, invest, and provide a good life for his children. If someone who came to the United States with $80 in their pocket can become a successful self-made businessman, City Hall can show it’s customers the same respect; function within their means, provide for the future, and deliver a better Los Angeles.
Tomas has exercised fiscal discipline in all areas of his life. He lives in the environmentally conscious home that he built, which optimizes wind cooling and solar energy, keeping utility (and environmental) costs low. EnrichLA, the nonprofit that he co-founded, builds edible gardens and green spaces on a shoe-string budget, delivering a high-quality, low-cost product to the customers – the customers being the children.