About Us

Mission Statement

Our organization is dedicated to fostering bipartisan collaboration and addressing public safety in California, targeting intertwined issues such as homelessness, drug addiction, the mental health crisis, and criminal justice. We are committed to incorporating diverse voices and perspectives, especially from our next generation. We achieve our mission by building coalitions between lawmakers and stakeholders to advocate for policy changes that prioritize a sustainable future for California, centered around long-term solutions and government accountability.

Our Coalition

CALHaven is a network and coalition of elected officials and community stakeholders who support our mission and advocacy for a sustainable future for California.

Kaitlyn Lavichant

President,
Executive Director

Aidan Chao

Chairman, LA County
Taxpayers Association

Mike Hestrin

District Attorney,
Riverside County

John Cruikshank

Mayor,
Rancho Palos Verdes

April Verlato

Councilwoman, Arcadia

Andrew Lara

Mayor, Pico Rivera

Margaret Clark

Mayor Pro Tem,
Rosemead

Sandra Armenta

Councilwoman,
Rosemead

John Harrington

Councilman, San Gabriel

Eric Chan

Councilman, San Gabriel

Walter Allen III

Councilman,
Rio Hondo Police Academy Director,
Covina

Peggy Huang

Councilwoman,
Yorba Linda

Gary Boyer

Councilman, Glendora

Anthony Kuo

Councilman (ret.), Irvine

Bob Huff

California State
Senator (ret.)

Althea De Pietro

BOMA/GLA
Chairwoman-Elect

Jonathan Hatami

Child Abuse Prosecutor

Michael Antonovich

Supervisor (ret.)
Los Angeles County

Dr. Sophie Wong

USD President (ret.),
Alhambra

Matt Capelouto

Drug-induced Homicide
Foundation President

Nathan Hochman

District Attorney, Los Angeles County

Sharon Kwan

Mayor Pro Tem, Arcadia

Paul Cheng

Councilman, Arcadia

Steven Huang

Mayor, San Marino

Victoria Garcia

Councilwoman,
San Fernando

Sam Yebri

President, ThriveLA

Cameron Smyth

CA Assemblyman (ret.) Mayor, Santa Clarita

Jason Gibbs

Councilman,
Santa Clarita

Bishop Juan Carlos Mendez

Founder,
Los Angeles Interfaith Council/Churches
in Action

Ed Chen

Councilman,
Temple City

Hector Sosa

Mayor Pro Tem, Downey

Janice Lim

Councilwoman,
Yorba Linda

Calvin Lo

Councilman, San Marino

Blair Stewart

Mayor Pro Tem, Brea

Peter Amundson

Mayor (ret.), Arcadia

John Quintanilla

Rosemead Unified School Board President

Keith Eich

Councilman,
La Cañada Flintridge

Michael Allawos

Councilman, Glendora

Dr. Anthony Fellow

Vice President,
Upper San Gabriel Valley Water District

Joe Vinatieri

Mayor, Whittier

Fenton Eng

Arcadia Unified School
Board Member

Ron Esquivel

Rosemead Unified
School Board Member

Steven Ly

Mayor, Rosemead

Martin Herrera

Councilman, El Monte

Jeff Reisig

District Attorney,
Yolo County

Ollie Cantos

Councilman,
West Covina

Tom Lackey

Assemblyman,
Assembly District 34

Tony Strickland

Councilman,
Huntington Beach

Tenessa Audette

Mayor, Redding

Eric Ching

Councilman, Walnut

Chad Bianco

Sheriff, Riverside County

Susan Collins

Councilwoman,
Sherman Oaks Neighborhood Council

Claudia Frometa

Councilwoman, Downey

Corey Calaycay

Mayor Pro Tem,
Claremont

Steve Tye

Councilman,
Diamond Bar

Eric Alegria

Mayor Pro Tem,
Rancho Palos Verdes

Anne Marie Schubert

District Attrorney (ret.),
Sacramento County

Ross Maza

Councilman, Alhambra

Rhonda Shader

Mayor, Placentia

Vern Pierson

District Attorney,
El Dorado County

Carol Engelhardt

Mayor, La Habra Heights

Brian Bergman

Councilman,
La Habra Heights

Dennis Beckwith

Councilman, Azusa

Andrew Mendez

Councilman, Azusa

Greg Totten

CDAA CEO District
Attorney (ret.)
Ventura County

Devon Mathis

Assemblyman, Assembly District 33

George S. Brietigam III

Councilman, Garden Grove

Nils Nehrenheim

Councilman, Redondo Beach

Dr. Houman Hemmati

Board-Certified MD, Chief Medical Officer of Vyluma, Inc.

Bill Uphoff

Mayor, Lomita

Barbara Ferraro

Councilwoman, Rancho Palos Verdes

Desi Alverez

West Basin Municipal Water Board Member

Jim Light

Mayor, Redondo Beach

Zein Obagi, Jr.

Councilman, Redondo Beach

Phil Brock

Mayor, Santa Monica

Dan Dow

District Attorney, San Luis Obispo County

Gary Clifford

Glendora Unified School Board President, Mayor (ret.)

Vartan Gharpetian

City Councilman, Glendale

Scott Behrendt

Councilman, Redondo Beach

Ara Najarian

Councilman, Glendale

Erik Weigand

Councilman, Newport Beach

Trisha Murphy

Councilwoman, Los Alamitos

Kathryn Barger

Supervisor, Los Angeles County

Josh Newman

State Senator, Senate District 29

Julie Hamill

Palos Verdes Peninsula Unified School Board Member

Denise Menchaca

Vice Mayor, San Gabriel

James Mai

Councilman, Irvine

Jorge Herrera Avila

Councilman, San Gabriel

Elizabeth Yang

Councilwoman, Monterey Park

Hector Delgado

Councilman, South El Monte

Hunter Chang

Councilman, San Marino

Patsy Ayala

Councilwoman, Santa Clarita

Will O'Neill

Mayor, Newport Beach

Kevin McNamee

Councilman, Thousand Oaks

Carla Rodriguez

District Attorney, Sonoma County

George Marquez

District Attorney, Imperial County