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Transportation & Infrastructure

Believes that previous solutions to housing affordability have been inadequate and plans to improve them.

- Believes that previous solutions to housing affordability have been inadequate and plans to improve them.

Housing & Urban Development

Environment

Supported hazard pay for frontline grocery workers. She said, "this common-sense measure will benefit thousands of South King County workers and their families, especially hard-hit communities of color."

Wants to ensure "equitable economic recovery and growth for businesses devastated by the pandemic and workers."

- Supported hazard pay for frontline grocery workers. She said, "this common-sense measure will benefit thousands of South King County workers and their families, especially hard-hit communities of color."
- Wants to ensure "equitable economic recovery and growth for businesses devastated by the pandemic and workers."

Public Services

Wants to reduce anti-Asian and racist sentiment, classified as a public health crisis, in King County.

Intends to combat usage of hard drugs in public.

Advocates for programs that aid those with mental illness.

- Wants to reduce anti-Asian and racist sentiment, classified as a public health crisis, in King County.
- Intends to combat usage of hard drugs in public.
- Advocates for programs that aid those with mental illness.

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Wants more green spaces and sidewalks, while minimizing new traffic in established neighborhoods.

Plans to incentivize new multifamily construction in downtown urban areas.

Supports the Neighborhood program and community improvement grants.

Said, "I will continue to help ensure transportation and utility infrastructure projects are timely, efficient, and provide value to the tax payers and rate payers."

- Wants more green spaces and sidewalks, while minimizing new traffic in established neighborhoods.
- Plans to incentivize new multifamily construction in downtown urban areas.
- Supports the Neighborhood program and community improvement grants.
- Said, "I will continue to help ensure transportation and utility infrastructure projects are timely, efficient, and provide value to the tax payers and rate payers."

Plans to partner with Renton Housing Authority to increase the number of subsidized housing units.

Wants to "continue to implement building code standards that encourage construction of affordable housing, such as density incentives and the waiver of certain fees when housing will be offered to residents with proven need."

Intends to work with the county and non-profits to move homeless residents into shelters and permanent housing.

Advocates for connecting homeless residents with services to encourage training, job retention, and healthcare.

- Plans to partner with Renton Housing Authority to increase the number of subsidized housing units.
- Wants to "continue to implement building code standards that encourage construction of affordable housing, such as density incentives and the waiver of certain fees when housing will be offered to residents with proven need."
- Intends to work with the county and non-profits to move homeless residents into shelters and permanent housing.
- Advocates for connecting homeless residents with services to encourage training, job retention, and healthcare.

Wants to create more green spaces in the city.

- Wants to create more green spaces in the city.

Supports renewal efforts of downtown Renton.

Wants to rejuvenate the town through meaningful artwork and improving historic buildings to boost tourism.

Advocates for existing businesses and encourages new stores and employers to come to the city.

- Supports renewal efforts of downtown Renton.
- Wants to rejuvenate the town through meaningful artwork and improving historic buildings to boost tourism.
- Advocates for existing businesses and encourages new stores and employers to come to the city.

Intends to combat rapid increases in crime.

Plans to "ensure we continue our fight against hate crimes and prosecute to the fullest extent of the law."

Supports officers receiving de-escalation training and emphasis on calls not being met with armed response if they can be handled by other emergency services.

Wants to implement a community court concerned with rehabilitation and accountability in order to combat recidivism (repeat offenses).

- Intends to combat rapid increases in crime. 
- Plans to "ensure we continue our fight against hate crimes and prosecute to the fullest extent of the law."
- Supports officers receiving de-escalation training and emphasis on calls not being met with armed response if they can be handled by other emergency services.
- Wants to implement a community court concerned with rehabilitation and accountability in order to combat recidivism (repeat offenses).

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- City council members work together with the rest of city council to set and implement city policy, including passing legislation about the police, fire department, parks, libraries, electricity, water, solid waste, and drainage utilities. 
- City council members work with the mayor to govern city departments, such as the police department, fire department, transportation department, and parks and recreation department.
- City council members serve four year terms, and elections are nonpartisan. City council members are either elected to represent specific districts or are elected at-large, meaning that they represent the entire city. 

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