Issues

I grew up in a Reno where my parents – a janitor and a nurse – could afford a house. My siblings and I had safe streets, access to parks and pools, and a sense of community. The things that support a life like that are what I push for on the city council: parks and rec, public safety, and affordability. My children are grown now, and I want Reno to be a place where they, and all of us, can build a family and a life.

City government is what we touch in our day-to-day lives. Roads, public safety, parks…that’s what the city does. Here are some of the things I’m proud we have gotten done, and hope to do in the future.

Parks and Recreation

We’ve opened a new mountain bike and walking park at Sierra Vista, taking what had been a blighted golf course and turning it into something the whole community can enjoy in different ways.

I’m so proud to have supported the new Moana Pool complex we just opened, which gives us all great new opportunities and also opens up space at our other pools around town. 

We need more “flat” fields and more parks and open spaces dedicated to our recreation and enjoyment. I will keep pushing for this as your councilman.

Housing and Affordability 

We need to do everything we can to make Reno more affordable. We need housing that is affordable for every level of worker, senior, student, and family. We have been laser-focused on this at the city, and many thousands of new units are under construction that will help fill this gap. I’m particularly proud to have spearheaded the city/government-approval side of getting two major affordable housing projects moving forward in partnership with our local labor unions. This work to get projects approved and built takes time, and I know it cannot happen quickly enough. I’m excited for many of these projects that have recently opened and many, many more that will be coming online in the next year. 

Public Safety

Providing fire and police services is one of the top jobs of the city. I’m proud to have the endorsement of the associations representing our frontline public safety workers, and I’m proud of the huge investments we’ve made in our services, especially our brand new public safety center. The new center will give us better crime-fighting tools and space for our police force to continue to modernize and train on everything from de-escalation to dealing with mental health crises. I believe in an “all of the above” approach to law enforcement, with more officers, as well as more solutions and services that can handle problems that don’t require handcuffs.

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