Currently holds the office of Los Angeles City Council - District 4 until December 31, 2028.
Candidate for Los Angeles City Mayor in 2026 California General Election.
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Get StartedStaff the LA Film Office in the Mayor's Office, led by people with real industry experience, and make Los Angeles a reliable partner to productions of every size. Learn more
Lower and eliminate fees for smaller productions so indie and mid-sized projects can afford to shoot here. Learn more
Guarantee faster, more predictable permitting with clear timelines. Institute real structural reforms within city permitting departments and FilmLA so that the bureaucracy is not standing in the way of keeping production in Los Angeles. Learn more
Plant 100,000 street trees before the 2028 Games, prioritizing the neighborhoods with the least shade and the most heat. Learn more
Build shade where Angelenos wait. Add at least 600 new bus shelters before the 2028 Games, prioritizing the highest-ridership stops. Learn more
Champion more budgetary resources for our parks by backing the Charter Reform Commission's proposal to increase the parks set-aside in the city charter. We will treat that set-aside as a floor, not a ceiling, and pursue additional revenue sources to keep our parks funded. Learn more
Reform outdated rules that inhibit private and nonprofit donations to our parks and make lasting partnerships to care for our parks. Learn more
Open 100 Community School Parks: school campuses that open their grounds to the public after hours for free recreation. This is a proven model that would increase the percentage of Angelenos living within a half-mile of a park from 62% to 80%, without acquiring more land. Learn more
Launch an Office of Tenant Protections to protect renters through comprehensive case management, policy enforcement, and legal representation – strong laws mean nothing without the institutional muscle and organizational mandate to enforce them. City attorney staff must sit side-by-side with Housing Department staff to break down the departmental silos that have let too many renters fall through the cracks. Ensure that every city program is tracking outcomes so that investments can be redirected to our most effective interventions that keep communities intact. Learn more
Launch a "Super NOFA" (Notice of Funding Availability) — a single, coordinated funding window that bundles all available public dollars for affordable housing, public housing and social housing. The Super NOFA would open once a year and align as closely as possible to funding from other levels of government, so that developers and nonprofits know exactly what they have to work with. Learn more
To make progress on reducing unsheltered homelessness, we need to significantly expand our capacity to shelter and house people. With the potential for less federal and state money coming into LA for homelessness response, we also need to stretch every dollar as far as possible and make sure we are investing only in what works. Learn more
Offer intensive case management services, including connections to mental health and substance use care, that help transition people within 90 days into appropriate long-term options: short- and long-term rental vouchers, family reunification, acute care beds, board and care facilities, permanent supportive housing, and more. Learn more
Preserve at-risk units by creating strong incentives for owners to extend or renew their affordability covenants, providing gap funding for repair work, and purchasing naturally occurring affordable housing to keep rents low. Learn more
Launch a new Office of Home-Sharing dedicated to administering permits and enforcing regulations, launching investigations and inspections for compliance, ensuring primary residence, cracking down on rent-controlled housing being used for tourist accommodation, and issuing fines to deter bad behavior. Learn more
Use performance data and active oversight over our investments to improve outcomes at every point of engagement, to make sure the system is working to move people into safety, and ensure that they have the support to stay housed. Thousands of people are currently staying for more than a year in our most expensive interventions, without getting access to case management and care. Learn more
Allow gentle density (duplexes, triplexes, and fourplexes) in single-family neighborhoods near transit hubs, creating mixed-income, walkable, and aesthetically welcoming communities across the city. Learn more
Create a team of project expediters in the mayor's office to eliminate any city delays on Metro’s major capital projects. Learn more
Run more Metro buses more often, reintroduce express service on the highest-ridership corridors, and expand Commuter Express routes so more Angelenos have a fast, reliable option they'd actually choose. Learn more
Leverage our appointees on Metro to advocate for the city, and to prioritize the highest-ridership rail and express bus projects and deliver them on time and on budget. Learn more
We will issue an executive directive establishing a “shot clock” — 60 days or less to approve zoning-compliant projects, 120 days or less for discretionary ones. No more indefinite delays. Learn more
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