ABOUT

It started with a simple, terrifying moment—Mandy Havlik standing at the corner near her children’s school, watching cars speed by, and realizing just how dangerous that intersection had become. Like any mother, she just wanted to keep her kids safe. But when she tried to fix it, she learned how hard it was for regular people to get City Hall to listen.
That fight for traffic safety was supposed to be small. But Mandy discovered a broken system—one where developers had easier access to power than families and where community concerns were too often met with silence. So she kept showing up, asking more questions, organizing, and, before long, becoming a voice that others could count on.
As a mother of two, an Indigenous woman from the Timiskaming First Nation, and the spouse of a disabled Navy combat veteran, Mandy brings a lifetime of perspective and service to her work. She understands what it means to fight—not for attention, but for survival, safety, and dignity. When the pandemic hit and food supplies collapsed, Mandy didn’t wait for someone else to solve it. She worked with the Mayor’s office to turn Dewey Elementary into a food distribution hub, feeding families when they needed it most. She’s organized environmental initiatives, taught kids to grow their food, co-chaired fundraisers that raised over $700,000 for children with cancer, and advocated at the state level to end child marriage—because she lived through it herself.
Mandy’s leadership has never been about titles—it’s been about action. Whether planting trees to cool our streets, fighting to preserve the 30-foot coastal height limit, or standing up to overdevelopment that threatens the character of Point Loma and Ocean Beach, Mandy has always been on the side of the community.
And now, she's ready to take that same grassroots grit and bring it to City Hall. Because Mandy’s vision is simple and bold: A San Diego where people, not developers, set the agenda. Where the coast is protected for future generations. Where we grow sustainably, not recklessly. And where the voices of everyday residents are heard loud and clear. This isn’t just politics for Mandy. This is personal. This is home.