Priorities

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Invest City resources to build new affordable housing for our community, and convert existing market housing into affordable, social, and cooperative housing
Advance compassionate solutions to homelessness, prioritizing services rather than punitive measures
Expand and protect tenants’ rights, including passing the Tenant Opportunity to Purchase Act (TOPA)
Ensure our housing supply is accessible to seniors and disabled residents
Strengthen local labor standards in new development, building on the successful model of the HARDHATS Ordinance
Further our commitment to Right of Return and other policies that address red-lining, displacement, and gentrification
Enhance City enforcement of housing anti-discrimination law

Reduce the scope of police in areas such as noise complaints, mental health response, homelessness, and parking/traffic enforcement so that they can focus on the areas where they are most effective
Expand our Specialized Care Unit to 24 hour service and insource this work to City workers
Increase street lighting and other forms of environmental deterrents to crime
Invest in unarmed ambassador programs that provide services like walking people to and from their cars at night, as has been recommended by the Commission on the Status of Women
Waive qualified immunity for armed City personnel
Save Alta Bates hospital through the creation of a public health district
Institute common-sense public health measures to prevent the spread of disease and make our community accessible for older and disabled residents, including requiring and providing effective masks in healthcare facilities
Build community readiness for fire and invest in fire safety

Expand the City’s enforcement of our local labor laws
Pass universal just cause in employment for all workers
Use City contracts and grants to promote unions and unionization
Develop good paying, dignified jobs that reinvest in our community
Ensure pay and benefits for City workers are competitive with the private sector to attract and retain workers
Support small businesses in the Downtown, including by penalizing corporate landlords for prolonged commercial vacancies
Partner with Berkeley City College to provide education and career opportunities for working-class young people

Prevent traffic violence by investing in bicycle and pedestrian infrastructure
Invest in paving our roads, prioritizing under-served communities and climate friendly and resilient infrastructure
Prioritize repairing and widening sidewalks to ensure access for all
Make it easier for neighborhoods to request stop signs and speed bumps to prevent dangerous driving
Expand and invest in our City's parks and green spaces
Partner with AC Transit to install bus shelters and benches at all bus stops in the district

Provide financial assistance to low income tenants and homeowners to build climate resilience in their homes while reducing emissions
Expedite the transition to a zero-emission City vehicle fleet
Invest in electric vehicle charging capacity for tenants
Expand the City’s investment in providing electric bicycles to low-income residents

Hold UC accountable for their impacts on our community
Make corporations and developers pay their fair share of City services
End the culture of lack of accountability for senior City management
Directly engage constituents with participatory budgeting and policy prioritization
Strengthen our Open Government and Fair Campaign Practices Commissions by merging them into an Ethics Commission with independent appointment and increased powers
Oppose changes to meeting rules like earlier meeting times that would prevent public participation
Transition to hybrid meetings for all City commissions and Council committees
Expand our language access policies so that everyone can participate in City meetings and processes
Allow community voices to be heard rather than shutting down public comment
Maintain Berkeley’s commitment to human rights around the world, including by passing a Ceasefire resolution