Housing

I will advocate for expansion of housing supply that is inclusive across the income spectrum to help meet our city’s housing needs. I will support the Green New Deal for Housing and related legislation/projects. I will seek creative ideas to increase the housing supply such as upzoning and rezoning to increase density where possible. I will explore the possibility of building housing on public property, such as the UDC property as well as private potential redevelopment sites such as the Days Inn. I will talk to people and get the community’s buy-in for proposed density increases, while considering perspectives of our diverse constituency.

I will support measures to reduce and eliminate homelessness as a community and hopefully larger discussion about the roots of poverty and what we can do to reduce poverty and homelessness everywhere.

I will continue unrelenting defense of rent stabilization and the Tenants Opportunity to Purchase Act, especially on behalf of existing tenants during a building sale.

I intend to use my expertise in construction, infrastructure and public space occupancy issues to aid and ease the growing pains that the neighborhood will face during a development process if we are to add substantial new multifamily housing.