Jesse O'Sullivan 
Policy Counsel
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Jesse is policy counsel for Circulate San Diego, where he researches and advocates for land use and transit policy solutions for a more affordable and sustainable San Diego. He has authored reports dealing with the regional transportation plan, pedestrian and bicyclist safety, and a forthcoming report on an incentive program that gives developers incentives if they construct housing developments with units set aside as affordable. Prior to working at Circulate, Jesse practiced law for over a year as a litigator on a variety of matters. He also externed for the Honorable M. Margaret McKeown for the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, and for the Honorable Gonzalo P. Curiel for the Southern District of California. During law school, Jesse was a member of the San Diego Law Review and his comment, Increasing the Effectiveness of California's Density Bonus Law, was published in The Real Estate Law Journal.