-Hello, I'm Cathy Moore,
and I'm running for Seattle City Council
because District 5 deserves a proven, pragmatic leader
with experience in finding solutions
and making sound decisions.
As a twice-elected Superior Court judge,
former public defender, legal services program manager,
chair of the Seattle Human Rights Commission,
and interim Seattle City Clerk,
I have a 30-year track record of delivering results
that improve people's lives and the systems we operate in.
As a lifelong Seattleite,
mom of three 20-something Seattle Public School graduates,
longtime community volunteer, and small business owner,
I want a healthy, thriving, equitable city for all.
My top priorities are public safety,
homelessness, affordability, and climate.
We must retain and hire more police officers,
as well as firefighters.
We must adopt a police contract
with strong accountability provisions.
Equally important, we must implement
a robust civilian responder program
that includes behavioral health crisis workers
and violence interrupters.
For homelessness, we must create
neighborhood-based homelessness response teams
who engage in immediate outreach to tent and RV encampments.
Shelters must be accessible 24/7.
We must build more tiny-home villages
and permanent supportive housing.
And, critically, we must expand behavioral health
and substance use treatment programs citywide.
To address housing affordability,
we must build more affordable housing,
we must support social housing,
and keep people facing housing instability in homes.
We need a city department dedicated to climate resilience
that will protect the environment and trees.
The tasks ahead for our district and our city
are formidable, but doable.
That's why leaders such as Mayor Bruce Harrell,
Council President Debora Juarez,
King County Executive Dow Constantine,
and others have endorsed me.
They know I will show up, work hard,
and bring values-based results.
If elected, I will be accountable to you.
I thank you for your vote.