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Wants to connect communities through increased transit options that utilize clean energy.

- Wants to connect communities through increased transit options that utilize clean energy.

Transportation & Infrastructure

Plans to expand housing options in order to ensure families can live near their workplaces.

Advocates for more affordable housing in order to reduce homelessness.

- Plans to expand housing options in order to ensure families can live near their workplaces.
- Advocates for more affordable housing in order to reduce homelessness.

Housing & Urban Development

As of October 17, 2023, Maritza Rivera’s website did not contain information on this issue.

Environment

Said, "\[o\]ne of my top priorities is ensuring no family in the City of Seattle pays more than 10% of their income on child care."

Committed to expand training and apprenticeship programs in order for early joining of trades and industries.

Wants to create a more progressive tax code that "avoids increasing the burden on middle, low, and no-income families."

- Said, "\[o\]ne of my top priorities is ensuring no family in the City of Seattle pays more than 10% of their income on child care."
- Committed to expand training and apprenticeship programs in order for early joining of trades and industries.
- Wants to create a more progressive tax code that "avoids increasing the burden on middle, low, and no-income families."

Public Services

Advocates for hiring more officers in order to reduce response times.

Calls for investment in alternatives to traditional policing to increase efficiency.

Supports more restrictions on firearms and weapons, such as a high capacity magazine ban and liability for gun manufacturers.

Wants to establish a city-wide office or division within Public Health regarding gun violence intervention.

Plans to empower communities in regards to finding solutions for public safety.

- Advocates for hiring more officers in order to reduce response times. 
- Calls for investment in alternatives to traditional policing to increase efficiency.
- Supports more restrictions on firearms and weapons, such as a high capacity magazine ban and liability for gun manufacturers.
- Wants to establish a city-wide office or division within Public Health regarding gun violence intervention.
- Plans to empower communities in regards to finding solutions for public safety.

Public Safety

Maritza Rivera

Proposes "renewing the Move Seattle levy with a focus on sustainable transportation."

Plans to invest in safe and accessible infrastructure with the intent to support the disabled community.

Wants to build accessible sidewalks in neglected neighborhoods.

- Proposes "renewing the Move Seattle levy with a focus on sustainable transportation."
- Plans to invest in safe and accessible infrastructure with the intent to support the disabled community.
- Wants to build accessible sidewalks in neglected neighborhoods.

Opposes bans on missing-middle housing, and supports expansion of missing mid-rise housing.

Wants to streamline the process of permitting and remove red tape surround the process.

Plans to offer square footage and height bonuses.

Intends to build more affordable housing and fund social housing.

Aims to make affordability requirements permanent, including the prohibition of rent gouging.

- Opposes bans on missing-middle housing, and supports expansion of missing mid-rise housing.
- Wants to streamline the process of permitting and remove red tape surround the process.
- Plans to offer square footage and height bonuses.
- Intends to build more affordable housing and fund social housing.
- Aims to make affordability requirements permanent, including the prohibition of rent gouging.

As of October 17, 2023, Ron Davis’s website did not contain information on this issue.

Proposes funding for additional mental health counselors to reach a ratio of 1 counselor to every 200 students.

Supports adding a team of translators, social workers, and city services navigators for families to get connected to resources in public schools.

Intends to use direct subsidies to ensure high-quality, subsidized and affordable child care.

Wants to provide more pathways to non-college careers and incorporate that pipeline into trades into the Seattle public school system.

- Proposes funding for additional mental health counselors to reach a ratio of 1 counselor to every 200 students.
- Supports adding a team of translators, social workers, and city services navigators for families to get connected to resources in public schools.
- Intends to use direct subsidies to ensure high-quality, subsidized and affordable child care.
- Wants to provide more pathways to non-college careers and incorporate that pipeline into trades into the Seattle public school system.

Supports finding alternatives to traditional policing for efficiency in crisis response.

Wants to "direct accountable police resources to focus on serious crime."

Intends to fully fund social and behavioral health services.

Aims to address mental health needs and provide resources for addiction in order to combat homelessness and crime.

- Supports finding alternatives to traditional policing for efficiency in crisis response.
- Wants to "direct accountable police resources to focus on serious crime."
- Intends to fully fund social and behavioral health services.
- Aims to address mental health needs and provide resources for addiction in order to combat homelessness and crime.

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- City council members work together with the rest of city council to set and implement city policy, including passing legislation about the police, fire department, parks, libraries, electricity, water, solid waste, and drainage utilities. 
- City council members work with the mayor to govern city departments, such as the police department, fire department, transportation department, and parks and recreation department.
- City council members serve four year terms, and elections are nonpartisan. City council members are either elected to represent specific districts or are elected at-large, meaning that they represent the entire city. 