Kathleen Taylor

Housing Kathleen will focus on the city’s real levers: advancing housing policies that expand supply, supporting attainable housing options, and ensuring a permitting and approval process that is clear, consistent, and timely. The goal is straightforward. Remove unnecessary barriers, move projects forward responsibly, and increase housing choices across Reno over time. Social Services Kathleen will focus on implementing what exists, measuring results, and maintaining consistent standards in public spaces. Compassion matters, and so does order. Reno must protect neighborhoods, small business districts, parks, sidewalks, and shared public areas while ensuring people in crisis are connected to shelter, services, and pathways to stability. Taxes / Budget Kathleen will put core services first, scrutinize spending decisions, and strengthen long-term planning so the city is not forced into last-minute fixes. The goal is disciplined budgeting, predictable service delivery, and decisions that hold up over time. Economy Kathleen will strengthen workforce pathways through better coordination with partners and a focus on outcomes that matter, including training completion, placement, and retention. The goal is a stronger pipeline and a city workforce that can keep pace with growth. Housing Reno cannot control every housing market force, but it can influence affordability by advancing policies that increase supply and improve attainability. Kathleen will focus on predictable approvals and practical reforms that help more housing get built. Economy Kathleen will focus on predictable processes, consistent decision-making, and a city posture that supports investment, job creation, and long-term stability. Economic development should be measured by durable outcomes, not headlines.