Dylan Kendall

Infrastructure / Transportation Any parking revenue exceeding DOT's operating costs should be reported quarterly and restricted to visible safety improvements: street repair, lighting, curb management, neighborhood safety. Housing Los Angeles must build more housing, and fast, and we can choose where and how we grow. My vision is a city of 15‑minute neighborhoods, where most daily needs, shops, schools, groceries, and parks, are just a short walk or bike ride away. This is housing that makes sense. Housing that reduces Vehicle Miles Traveled, promotes local economic growth and restores community. Infrastructure / Transportation Map every empty storefront and long‑term fenced lot in CD13 by scraping broker listings and walking our corridors. Classify empties: speculative holds, aging/cash‑poor owners, valuation/portfolio plays, and spaces that are obsolete without improvements. Taxes / Budget I will rebuild the Animal Cruelty Task Force and organize the first philanthropic overlay for Animal Services to provide ongoing and coordinated support for the department. Our office will work to protect all our animal neighbors from coyotes to cats to crows. Taxes / Budget The city sits on millions in restricted funds: old Quimby accounts for green space, mitigation dollars, dormant art set-asides - that often aren't spent for years because projects never happen or rules are too narrow. I'll require public reviews every five years: deliver the project, reinvest in the same policy area, or reallocate to core services like public safety, street repair, and lighting. Every change will be transparent and justified. Criminal Justice / Public Safety Graffiti, from name tagging to gang markings to acid-etched windows, hits small business owners hardest through repeated cleanup costs and lost customers. Tagging is often the first step toward gang involvement, a behavior that escalates when left unchecked. When property owners delay removal, corridors signal nobody's watching, inviting more vandalism and deeper criminal activity. Solutions require holding negligent owners accountable, supporting rapid-response programs that remove graffiti and youth intervention programs before tagging moves to deeper gang membership. Infrastructure / Transportation Promote 3–18 month “meanwhile” leases so owners can test tenants and tenants can test ideas with lower risk. Provide model terms and connect owners to basic “get‑ready” funds for signage, paint, and minor improvements. Infrastructure / Transportation Across District 13, relentless sun beats down on bare concrete with no relief: no trees, no awnings, no shade structures. From Cahuenga in the Hollywood Vinyl District, up through parts of Silverlake and Echo Park, the urban heat island effect makes summer sidewalks unbearable. This isn't just discomfort; its both a health and economic crisis. Dangerous temperatures drive customers away from businesses, threaten elderly and unhoused residents, and empty our commercial corridors when people need them most. Waiting a decade for saplings to mature isn't a solution. We need immediate interventions: shade structures, awnings, strategic greening that works now while trees grow. Housing Focus taller, mixed‑use housing on major streets like Vermont. Economy Small Business Resilience Funds to help owners survive insurance shocks, disasters, and emergencies without closing.