San Diego City Councilmember Kevin Faulconer, whose District 2 includes the city’s Downtown, says residents can look forward to slowly emerging infrastructure improvements in that area and in the many neighboring beach communities he represents. Meanwhile, the councilman’s latest State of the District address reflected an air of political theater as he stood on the set of the musical play “Bed and Sofa” Monday, April 27 at Cygnet Theatre Company’s Old Town venue. Faulconer said he would push for infrastructure improvements such as the Ocean Beach Gateway project and Mission Bay improvements that should commence this year. City finance reforms and  “streamlining city bureaucracy” remain his top priorities, he said. “That means looking at how we’re spending money, bringing in competition for city services and asking our employees that they do a better job as well,” Faulconer said. Faulconer used the night’s platform to highlight community issues and taxpayer-funded projects. He said residents can also look forward to more development near Downtown as the Centre City Development Corporation, the development arm of the city, continues to acquire land in East Village communities. Faulconer also touched briefly on addressing the need for transitional housing while offering medical and employment resources for Downtown’s homeless population. Greg Finley, a Peninsula resident, said he thinks Faulconer is doing a good job overall as the council representative for District 2. “I’d like to see him lead us to the big gorilla facing the [Downtown and Peninsula communities, and that’s the airport,” Finley said.