stacey westover: mayor
Creating a world we all want to live in.
Top priorities: Stop the housing crisis that's making this town unlivable for so many, causing problems community-wide, and pushing out people who built their lives here. Protect our remaining wild places, and lead the way to true sustainability, which comes from building a relationship to the land.
Specifics:
Relocalization of food production using the principles of permaculture, public food forests
Adding accessible, fee free, community space.
Increasing the number and quality of public bathrooms, garbage cans, sanitary stations.
Repeal payroll tax, stop burdening the working people with new fees, taxes.
Reining in the over development of luxury apartments, and disruptive gentrification
Getting unhoused people off the sidewalks by providing secure places to exist, while decriminalizing survival.
Increasing the amount of income based housing to catch people before they are pushed into homelessness.
Creating a fast response team for cleaning up garbage, hazardous waste, vandalism
Fighting against human trafficking, sexual exploitation, domestic abuse and other violent crimes.
Protecting pets with citywide spay/neuter, and fully funded animal services.