-My name is Lucy Barefoot,
candidate for Seattle City Council, District 1.
My integrity, resourcefulness and hard-working attributes
will bring common sense laws
and budget decisions with you in mind.
In addition to leading a successful statewide
outreach program for underserved communities,
I have lived experience as an immigrant, teacher,
small-business owner, tenant, property owner, and landlord.
My priorities are transportation, education,
affordable housing, revitalization program,
and homelessness.
Critical infrastructure.
Elevated concrete bridges continue to fail,
like the West Seattle Bridge
and the Alaskan Way Viaduct, to name a few.
I support development without displacement.
Yes, longer tunnels.
It is time to rethink Sound Transit's
preferred alternative for West Seattle.
Stakeholders in the Chinatown International District,
Ballard, and West Seattle have still not bought into.
ST3 ballot measure barely passed in King and Snohomish,
but failed in Pierce.
Its regressive property taxes and car tab increases
have hurt our most vulnerable communities.
It's time to stop displacements and save green spaces.
Let's place this measure back on the 2024 ballot.
Voters should decide between keeping the status quo
for 13-plus years or seeking a leaner project.
For education, I support our schools,
our teachers, and civics education.
Moreover, mental health therapies should be normalized
to remove stigma and ableisms.
For affordable housing,
Seattle continues to face a housing crisis,
and I am ready to engage with stakeholders
to seek and use allocated resources
and streamline city services.
I'm ready to partner up to build
an effective downtown revitalization program
for Pioneer Square and beyond.
Seattle must spend responsibly,
and invest in self-sustainable programs.
Let's use the federal funding that our city already receives
in viable programs to address homelessness' root causes.
I will foster belonging in our communities.
My name is Lucy Barefoot,
and I would be honored to have your vote.