Imelda Padilla and Marisa Alcaraz are vying to replace ex-Councilmember Nury Martinez in the June 27 runoff election.
but they agree that alternative, unarmed responses should be part of a comprehensive public safety program.
last October after being caught making racist and demeaning comments about Blacks and other groups of people in a secretly recorded conversation. Martinez’s resignation led to the current special election to fill her seat.leaked audio scandal Padilla noted at one point that Martinez wasn’t a fan of building interim housing for people facing homelessness. In contrast, she said she plans to partner with organizations likeAlcaraz agreed that the previous councilmember for District 6 was not a strong supporter of housing for the homeless and said she would operate differently by embracing permanent and affordable housing for those facing housing insecurity as well as.
Alcaraz supports by-right developments, saying it would reduce the power councilmembers have during the discretionary review process to essentially approve or hold up a building application in a city that has seen“If you take some of that discretion away, I think it will help to improve not just the public’s viewpoint of what’s going on there , but it really will cut down on some of the problems,” Alcaraz said.
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