Lissette Garnica

Housing Strengthen our tenant protections to close loopholes around informal evictions, support rent control, and create a rental registry. Environment / Energy Increase the number of green spaces, tree canopies, and protected bike lanes, and invest in culturally relevant educational programs that target marginalized communities. Environment / Energy Continue to support the assessment of our vulnerability to sea level rise and invest in strategies to mitigate its impacts. Social Services Increase access to resources such as food assistance, legal, behavioral health, and substance use services. Infrastructure / Transportation Continue to support the assessment of our vulnerability to sea level rise and invest in strategies to mitigate its impacts. Wages / Job Benefits Expand living wage job opportunities that target those considered to be “at-risk” through strategies such as skill development training, incentivizing businesses to hire locally and utilize apprenticeships. Criminal Justice / Public Safety Create opportunities for youth leadership and fund prevention, early intervention, and re-entry programs. Housing Support creating community land trusts. Infrastructure / Transportation Support grade separation at CalTrain to promote safe alternative modes of transit away from vehicles. Housing Support building and operating mixed-income social housing. Housing Build and preserve truly affordable housing. Infrastructure / Transportation Continue to support densifying housing near transit to improve walkability and promote active modes of transit.