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Supports accessible, high-quality childcare options for working families.

Supports preventative mental health and homeless services.

- Supports accessible, high-quality childcare options for working families.
- Supports preventative mental health and homeless services.

Public Services

Emphasizes recruitment and retention of high quality first responders

Supports increased enforcement of traffic regulations with emphasis on high risk areas.

- Supports gun control measures.
- Emphasizes recruitment and retention of high quality first responders
- Supports increased enforcement of traffic regulations with emphasis on high risk areas.

Public Safety

As of September 13, 2024, Ashika Ganguly’s website did not contain information on this issue.

Energy & the Environment

Supports investment in public transit, urban trails, bike and pedestrian infrastructure.

- Supports investment in public transit, urban trails, bike and pedestrian infrastructure.

Transportation & Infrastructure

Supports accessible and equitable housing policies.

- Supports accessible and equitable housing policies.

Housing & Urban Development

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Said, "I believe in the power of democratic decision-making. Major projects that shape our city should be subject to public votes, ensuring open, meaningful debates on issues impacting us all."

Advocates for a "sunset" commission that operates at the city level to help review and sunset programs no longer needed or useful.

- Said, "I believe in the power of democratic decision-making. Major projects that shape our city should be subject to public votes, ensuring open, meaningful debates on issues impacting us all."
- Advocates for regular financial audits.
- Advocates for a "sunset" commission that operates at the city level to help review and sunset programs no longer needed or useful.

Supports enabling medical professionals like paramedics to authorize a mental health emergency detention when someone is a threat to themselves or others.

- Supports enabling medical professionals like paramedics to authorize a mental health emergency detention when someone is a threat to themselves or others.

Supports implementing the Water Forward Task Force recommendations.

Supports periodic targeted bonds for parkland and green space acquisition.

- Supports implementing the Water Forward Task Force recommendations.
- Supports periodic targeted bonds for parkland and green space acquisition.

Advocates for more economical, flexible, and faster-to-deploy transit options.

- Advocates for more economical, flexible, and faster-to-deploy transit options.

Wants to ensure the chronically homeless with comorbidities can access Permanent Supportive Housing and case management.

- Wants to ensure the chronically homeless with comorbidities can access Permanent Supportive Housing and case management.

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- City council members collaborate to create and enforce city policies, including legislation on essential services like police, fire, parks, libraries, and utilities.
- They work alongside the mayor to manage city departments, including transportation and parks and recreation.
- Council members can be elected to represent specific districts or the entire city at-large.
- The structure of city councils, including the number of members, their terms, term limits, and partisanship, differs by county.

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