Housing Is a Right—Not a Luxury!

Boston is becoming a city for the few. We are taking it back. I will:

• Build community-led affordable housing on public land—driven by residents, local organizations, and community stakeholders.
• Introduce an ordinance to establish rent stabilization and end predatory rent hikes.
• Tax luxury real estate to house working people, not pad developer profits.
• Enforce ADA compliance and require inclusive design so no one is left out.
• Guarantee tenants the right to buy their buildings before investors can.
• Create tax incentives for workforce housing to help meet the 36,000-unit affordable housing target by 2030.
• Reform the Article 80 process—Planning in Boston has been driven by variances, not vision. I support finishing the transition away from the BPDA and building a modern, accountable planning department under City Hall oversight. No more spot rezonings or one-off deals, just transparent, community-led development based on a real citywide plan. I know Boston can do this; I’m a City Planner by trade and the Community Organizer that brought us the Community Preservation Act.

$25 Minimum Wage. Now!

You can’t pay 2025 rent with 2015 wages. I will:

• Push to raise Boston’s minimum wage to $25/hour. If you work, you should thrive.
• Use city contracts and purchasing power to raise the wage floor across industries.
• Demand the city stop subsidizing poverty. We don’t need permission to lead—we need the will.

Fund the Future

Don’t Nickel and Dime the People.

Progress without pressure on working families. I will:

• Use Boston’s AAA bond rating to invest in schools, jobs, and groceries, not just balance sheets. Right now, Boston caps debt service at 7% of the general funds, a 1980s era policy that just doesn’t match the cost structure of today’s cities.
• Bring in capital that builds—not extracts. Raising our cap responsibly would free up $300–400M in annual borrowing capacity.
• Make billion-dollar developers pay what they owe.
• Govern like we believe in public infrastructure—not austerity.

Invest in Youth, Believe in Community

We do not need saviors. We need seats at the table. I will:

• Establish a district-wide advisory council of real people: from every block, every age, every background.
• Bring back civic education and expand city-funded internships—because empowering the next generation starts with opportunity. I am committed to connecting young people in our district with meaningful experiences that prepare them to lead and make real change.
• Revive the Redshirt Program: connecting youth with real city jobs and mentors.
• Fund after-school programs and youth leadership pipelines.
• Youth deserve more than slogans—they deserve decision-making power.

Climate Justice Is Community Justice

Our neighbors are breathing in the smoke of other people’s profits. I will:

• Invest in green infrastructure and urban cooling in heat-vulnerable communities.
• Expand access to solar and renewable energy—starting with low-income homes.
• Hold polluters accountable. Make them pay for the harm.
• Say no to luxury projects that displace, pollute, and greenwash exploitation.

Public Schools Deserve Public Power

Our kids deserve better than budget gaps and broken promises. I will:

• Oppose charter expansion and state takeovers—full stop.
• Fight for a fully elected school committee. Boston voters have spoken—78.7% supported a fully elected school committee. This isn’t just a number; it’s a mandate. It's time to stop ignoring the will of the people and return power to our communities.
• Fund arts, mental health, and modern school buildings.
• Say no to $200 million stadium vanity projects while school roofs are leaking. Instead, let’s adopt the Emerald Necklace Conservancy’s proposal: invest $28.9 million in this project and direct the remaining funds toward repairing our schools or start saving fund to build up Madison Park.