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Kelsey FortuneYour Candidate for Davis City Council District 5
My goal over the next few months and during my potential tenure is to talk to as many residents of South Davis as possible. I want to know what you think makes Davis special and what you would change to improve our community. I have my own ideas on ways to move Davis forward, but true progress requires collaboration. I will be placing myself outside around the community almost every day for a couple hours specifically to talk to you. Find out where I'll be and bring ideas, questions, or just say hello! |
A Few Key Policy Positions
We've seen communities around the world cry out for change. I hear you, and while I do not personally face the same injustice, I take your injustice personally. Davis is a low crime town. While there are regular thefts of property, primary bicycles or their parts, violent crime is very low. Does a police officer need a gun to take a report of a stolen bicycle? Does this need to be a police officer at all? Public safety should be restructured so that the police department is one small piece of a larger, balanced entity with social workers, victim advocates, community response, and many other departments.
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When I moved to Davis seven years ago, it was immediately apparent that Davis had a housing problem. I lived with rats, termites, and ants infesting my first rental home. We were all students who didn't know our rights, so the management treated us like garbage. We were too worried that we wouldn't be able to find other housing, so we were treated subhuman. I recently spoke with a South Davis resident living in a three bedroom apartment with six other people. Seven people, three bedrooms. Over half of Davis residents are renters, yet our rental market is extremely unhealthy.
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Downtown Davis' grid layout is extremely convenient, and there are so many fantastic businesses! Real estate, however, comes at a premium in our town. Yet, we give a ton of our downtown space to cars. Roads are wide with parking on the sides and surface lots take space that could be used to increase retail and restaurant space. Imagine G street downtown with only bicycles; blocks of spacious outdoor seating for restaurants, bars, and cafes surrounded by green space for all to enjoy. Imagine enjoying a coffee on Second Street without the constant sound pollution from traffic passing by.
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More detailed proposals coming soon!
Of the people, by the people, for the people.I know what it's like to feel unheard; to feel like you are screaming perfectly reasonable requests at those in power as they placate and ignore. This feeling is why I am running for City Council. I want to have a voice that cannot be ignored and use that voice for others.
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