A Path to Homeownership for Low Income Residents

Cities tend to have low rates of homeownership. This is particularly the case for ones that are comprised of disproportionately high percentages of low-income residents.  Evidence shows that homeownership builds wealth and increases residents’ attachments to their neighborhood and city.  As a result, boosting the number of homeowners benefits the entire community, not just the […]

Restorative Student Development: Advance a school district policy of restorative intervention practices to address student discipline issues All schools have discipline policies governing student behavior so that learning in the classroom can take place effectively and efficiently, and all students benefit from a positive/peaceful learning environment. But how schools and communities address issues of discipline […]

Have your city adopt a tree canopy policy that will equitably address effects of extreme hot weather in urban neighborhoods One of the acknowledged impacts of climate change is extreme hot weather. The impacts of hot weather have been especially severe in densely-populated urban areas, and most notably in urban neighborhoods where residents are economically […]

Culture Change Policing Reform

Have your city adopt a proven multi-pronged policy to foster de-escalation in policing and move from a warrior culture to a guardian culture A DE-ESCALATION POLICY THAT INCENTIVIZES CULTURE CHANGE The cold blooded killing of George Floyd, an unarmed African-American man, by a white police officer using excessive force while three other officers stood by […]

Supportive Housing Solution

Address chronic homelessness with the purchase of motels to be turned into permanent supportive housing

List and register abandoned and vacant properties and require owners to pay a registration fee to motivate owners to properly maintain, or restore and reuse the properties

Municipal Arts Council

Establish a volunteer committee to support the arts in your city and seek grant opportunities

Mural Ordinance

Promote and foster cultural expression in your city and connect people through public art

Budget Sunshine Online

promote cost-saving and innovation in government services by opening municipal financial data in an accessible, online format to facilitate constructive use of the information

Eliminate wasteful spending on inflated insurance contracts and broker kick-backs