City of Norcross: Sonia Lopez: Diversity Does Matter!

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Supports efforts to implement affordable housing through tax incentives like the Low-Income Tax Credit.

Wants equal opportunity for business and Georgian residents.

Wants to attract investors through tourism projects and serving the youth.

Plans to update zoning policies and work with community activists to restore Buford Highway.

- Supports efforts to implement affordable housing through tax incentives like the Low-Income Tax Credit.
- Wants equal opportunity for business and Georgian residents.
- Wants to attract investors through tourism projects and serving the youth.
- Plans to update zoning policies and work with community activists to restore Buford Highway.

Economy

As of June 7, 2024, Sonia Lopez’s website did not contain information on this issue.

Energy & the Environment

Healthcare

Voting & Elections

Supports law enforcement's "efforts to protect the community...[and] individual’s rights."

- Supports law enforcement's "efforts to protect the community...[and] individual’s rights."

Public Safety

Plans to increase "affordable options" for "low cost two year degrees as an entry to four year university."

Supports increasing funding of local public schools.

- Plans to increase "affordable options" for "low cost two year degrees as an entry to four year university."
- Supports increasing funding of local public schools.

Education

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Proposes subsidizing housing costs, revising zoning laws to allow more residential buildings, and offering incentives to developers to include affordable units to ensure affordable housing.

Supports preserving existing affordable housing and rental assistance programs

Hopes to expand public transit by "expanding bike lanes, and enhancing pedestrian infrastructure."

Advocates for "equal compensation for equal effort" and hopes to remove barriers to success for women and other vulnerable populations in the region.

- Proposes subsidizing housing costs, revising zoning laws to allow more residential buildings, and offering incentives to developers to include affordable units to ensure affordable housing.
- Supports preserving existing affordable housing and rental assistance programs
- Hopes to expand public transit by "expanding bike lanes, and enhancing pedestrian infrastructure."
- Advocates for "equal compensation for equal effort" and hopes to remove barriers to success for women and other vulnerable populations in the region.

Wants to install sustainable initiatives to "improve accessibility, and reduce congestion, fostering a more connected and environmentally friendly community for all residents."

- Wants to install sustainable initiatives to "improve accessibility, and reduce congestion, fostering a more connected and environmentally friendly community for all residents."

Supports abortion and access to reproductive healthcare.

Plans to prioritize preventative healthcare, mental health services, and maternal healthcare.

Wants to expand medical services and reduce healthcare disparities "ensuring every resident can access affordable, high-quality healthcare."

- Supports abortion and access to reproductive healthcare.
- Plans to prioritize preventative healthcare, mental health services, and maternal healthcare.
- Wants to expand medical services and reduce healthcare disparities "ensuring every resident can access affordable, high-quality healthcare."

Advocates for regular audits of voting machines, strengthening the security protocols, and increased training for election officials on cybersecurity threats. Suggests using paper ballots as a backup.

Wants to promote regular public reporting on government activities and spending, clear channels for public feedback, and open access to government data.

Proposes reducing fees associated with obtaining public records and hopes to shorten response times for record requests.

- Advocates for regular audits of voting machines, strengthening the security protocols, and increased training for election officials on cybersecurity threats. Suggests using paper ballots as a backup.
- Wants to promote regular public reporting on government activities and spending, clear channels for public feedback, and open access to government data.
- Proposes reducing fees associated with obtaining public records and hopes to shorten response times for record requests.

As of June 7, 2024, Arlene Beckles’s website did not contain information on this issue.

Said she plans to "Advocate for funding that is sustainable, modernized facilities, and innovative educational programs."

- Said she plans to "Advocate for funding that is sustainable, modernized facilities, and innovative educational programs."

Arlene Beckles

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