It’s been a long 3+ years on the City Council, and I’m incredibly proud of everything we’ve accomplished. Everything here has been a team effort with community advocates, organizers, labor, city staff, or my colleagues on the City Council – and sometimes all of the above. That said, these are the things that I’m particularly proud of having a significant or leading role in achieving since first being elected.

Affordability

• Tenant protections in Condo Conversion Ordinance
• Jumpstarted the Somerville Community Land Trust
• Regulated AirBnB, created Office of Housing Stability

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

• Crafted Racial Equity provisions of Marijuana Ordinance
• Created strongest Wage Theft Ordinance in MA
• Civilian Police Oversight and Police Commission
• Proposed giving voting rights to non-citizen residents
• Fighting for translation of all City Council meetings

Transparency, Accountability, Accessibility

• Overhauled confirmation of mayoral appointments
• All Council meetings recorded and available online
• Only Councilor to hold weekly office hours open to all
• Hosted over 150 neighborhood meetings in 3 years

Police, Prison, and Carceral Reform

• Discovered and banned the use of prison labor by the city
• Banned tear gas and facial recognition surveillance
• Redirected over $1M from police spending to city services and Dept of Racial and Social Justice

Open Space, Climate, Environment

• Created 3 new parks in Ward 2
• Passed Tree Preservation Ordinance, protecting tree canopy
• Secured funding for stormwater and flooding mitigation
• Fought for needed soil remediation at Conway Park