Claudia Jimenez

Criminal Justice / Public Safety Claudia takes a holistic approach to public safety, which means investing city money in mental health crisis teams, road safety, fire prevention, emergency response, and youth programs in addition to police. In addition, she is a national leader in the creation of city-level programs to help keep immigrants and others safe from ICE and other federal agencies. Economy Richmond can no longer get by as an oil refining town. We need to diversify our tax base and create new jobs by bringing new and cleaner industries to our city. Being one of the few cities on the West Coast with an functioning deep water port is one of our strengths. City leaders must 1) insist that jobs go to Richmond residents and 2) provide the job training people need to embrace new economic opportunities.