ON THE ISSUES
I have been honored to have served as your City Councilmember this past year and a half and while we have accomplished much, there is still much work to do.
As a community, we are facing rising costs of living, skyrocketing rents, unjust evictions, displacement, drought and climate change, and more. I will make it my mission to fight to ensure that the quality of life for all of our residents is top priority, including by:
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Address displacement and gentrification in District 5
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Continue to work to make housing more affordable
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Bring new parks and green open spaces to Old Town and clean up Airport Blvd, including east of 101, beautify Pecks Lot, and other areas that have been far neglected for way too long and create a safer Linden Avenue corridor with better lighting
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Support investments and better access for Seniors
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Bring about strong mental health services and programs to our community
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Expand childcare and preschool access and services
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Address climate change and sustainability
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Support Local Community-based Economic Development
To facilitate positive change in our city, it’s important that we all work together. I will collaborate with our local businesses, nonprofits, and residents to present bold solutions for the various issues that we face today. I’ll take necessary action to ensure that all our working families are able to thrive, and make sure that nobody in our community is left behind.
Anti-Displacement
Several areas within District 5 have been designated as “high risk” for gentrification. Gentrification affects our working families and the working extremely low income more harshly than any other group. I am committed to keeping the needs of our existing community in mind and understand the fear many are feeling of being pushed out of our community.
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Read MoreI am deeply committed to building sensible pathways to produce truly affordable housing as efficiently as possible. I will advocate on your behalf to: Secure funding for and streamlining the process to build climate-friendly truly affordable housing. Protecting renters from displacement, landlord harassment, and unfair rent increases & evictions. Adopting and solidifying policies that truly provide a significant percentage of on-site housing to low-income and very low-income renters. Increasing the supply of homes in South City for people of all levels of income, while prioritizing the production of affordable housing. Incentivizing mixed-use developments that maximize the economic output of properties while allowing even more opportunities for new affordable housing.
Housing Affordability
Housing is a human right. We must do all we can to ensure that we can make South City a more equitable and affordable place for people to live and thrive in.
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Read MoreI am deeply committed to building sensible pathways to produce truly affordable housing as efficiently as possible. I will advocate on your behalf to: Secure funding for and streamlining the process to build climate-friendly truly affordable housing. Protecting renters from displacement, landlord harassment, and unfair rent increases & evictions. Adopting and solidifying policies that truly provide a significant percentage of on-site housing to low-income and very low-income renters. Increasing the supply of homes in South City for people of all levels of income, while prioritizing the production of affordable housing. Incentivizing mixed-use developments that maximize the economic output of properties while allowing even more opportunities for new affordable housing.
Bringing New Parks/Open Green Spaces and Beautification to District 5
Our city must expand funding into direct services and programs within each of our traditionally under-resourced neighborhoods in District 5 to address our community’s systemic and institutional neglect.
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Read MoreI am deeply committed to building sensible pathways to produce truly affordable housing as efficiently as possible. I will advocate on your behalf to: Secure funding for and streamlining the process to build climate-friendly truly affordable housing. Protecting renters from displacement, landlord harassment, and unfair rent increases & evictions. Adopting and solidifying policies that truly provide a significant percentage of on-site housing to low-income and very low-income renters. Increasing the supply of homes in South City for people of all levels of income, while prioritizing the production of affordable housing. Incentivizing mixed-use developments that maximize the economic output of properties while allowing even more opportunities for new affordable housing.
Support investments and better access for Seniors
As South City's older born and raised generations transition to retirement age and enter our older adult group, I want to create a new paradigm of “connected” supportive aging services that improves lifelong wellness and accessibility around town.
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Read MoreI am deeply committed to building sensible pathways to produce truly affordable housing as efficiently as possible. I will advocate on your behalf to: Secure funding for and streamlining the process to build climate-friendly truly affordable housing. Protecting renters from displacement, landlord harassment, and unfair rent increases & evictions. Adopting and solidifying policies that truly provide a significant percentage of on-site housing to low-income and very low-income renters. Increasing the supply of homes in South City for people of all levels of income, while prioritizing the production of affordable housing. Incentivizing mixed-use developments that maximize the economic output of properties while allowing even more opportunities for new affordable housing.
Expand childcare and preschool access and services
Every day, millions of our working parents struggle with keeping their careers on track while raising their children.
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Read MoreI am deeply committed to building sensible pathways to produce truly affordable housing as efficiently as possible. I will advocate on your behalf to: Secure funding for and streamlining the process to build climate-friendly truly affordable housing. Protecting renters from displacement, landlord harassment, and unfair rent increases & evictions. Adopting and solidifying policies that truly provide a significant percentage of on-site housing to low-income and very low-income renters. Increasing the supply of homes in South City for people of all levels of income, while prioritizing the production of affordable housing. Incentivizing mixed-use developments that maximize the economic output of properties while allowing even more opportunities for new affordable housing.
Mental Health and Suicide Prevention Programs to our community
Our City is facing a major mental health crisis that has been worsened by the struggles of a long pandemic. I will continue to advocate for the expansion of services and programs that directly address mental health prevention and care.
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Read MoreI am deeply committed to building sensible pathways to produce truly affordable housing as efficiently as possible. I will advocate on your behalf to: Secure funding for and streamlining the process to build climate-friendly truly affordable housing. Protecting renters from displacement, landlord harassment, and unfair rent increases & evictions. Adopting and solidifying policies that truly provide a significant percentage of on-site housing to low-income and very low-income renters. Increasing the supply of homes in South City for people of all levels of income, while prioritizing the production of affordable housing. Incentivizing mixed-use developments that maximize the economic output of properties while allowing even more opportunities for new affordable housing.
Climate Change and Sea Level Rise in District 5
Working towards a carbon-neutral and sustainable South City is one of my top priorities–we must lead by example at the local level to go above and beyond in mitigating the effects of climate change.
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Read MoreI am deeply committed to building sensible pathways to produce truly affordable housing as efficiently as possible. I will advocate on your behalf to: Secure funding for and streamlining the process to build climate-friendly truly affordable housing. Protecting renters from displacement, landlord harassment, and unfair rent increases & evictions. Adopting and solidifying policies that truly provide a significant percentage of on-site housing to low-income and very low-income renters. Increasing the supply of homes in South City for people of all levels of income, while prioritizing the production of affordable housing. Incentivizing mixed-use developments that maximize the economic output of properties while allowing even more opportunities for new affordable housing.
Support Local Community-based Economic Development
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Read MoreI am deeply committed to building sensible pathways to produce truly affordable housing as efficiently as possible. I will advocate on your behalf to: Secure funding for and streamlining the process to build climate-friendly truly affordable housing. Protecting renters from displacement, landlord harassment, and unfair rent increases & evictions. Adopting and solidifying policies that truly provide a significant percentage of on-site housing to low-income and very low-income renters. Increasing the supply of homes in South City for people of all levels of income, while prioritizing the production of affordable housing. Incentivizing mixed-use developments that maximize the economic output of properties while allowing even more opportunities for new affordable housing.
As a long-time supporter of our downtown small businesses, I will continue to utilize our resources to uplift the voices of our “shop-local” business community.
