Let’s continue to move Medford forward for everyone.

A Supportive City

I will work for a Medford that prioritizes greater safety and accessibility on our streets, enhanced public outreach about city services (including translation), and financial support for those in need of assistance with meeting their basic needs.  

As your City Councilor, I am committed to:

  1. Completing a City-wide ADA Transition Plan;

  2. Working with our DPW, Traffic, and Engineering staff to develop a plan to bring all sidewalks in Medford to a state of good repair and up to ADA compliance;

  3. Investing in transit-supportive infrastructure like bus shelters and bus benches;

  4. Keeping vulnerable road users safe by reducing car speeds through low-cost, highly effective traffic calming measures, such as raised crosswalks and bump-outs, as well as improving active transportation infrastructure. 

Thriving Public Schools

As a child of a special education teacher and a product of public schools, ensuring that Medford Public Schools are fully funded is a top priority. Vibrant and thriving public schools with a diverse and inclusive student body help create a resilient community. Our schools deserve a budget that allows for increased wraparound support for families through expanded options for after-school and summer care, the expansion of pre-K programs, fee-free arts and extracurricular activities, and competitive pay for staff.

I fully support building a new flagship high school so that Medford’s youth can attend school in a building that matches the exceptional education provided by our many dedicated teachers and staff. The City needs to develop a revenue plan that covers a portion of the building costs, so that the funding for a new high school does not require multiple Prop 2.5 overrides.

Housing Affordability

Many families and neighbors struggle to afford to live in Medford. The lack of new housing being built, combined with skyrocketing rents and home prices, continues to push our neighbors out of our community. As a renter myself, I am all too familiar with the predatory and competitive market that exists when trying to find housing that meets your ever-changing needs. There is no one solution to our housing crisis; it requires policies and solutions from many parts of local and state government.

At the top of my to-do list are:  

  1. funding the Affordable Housing Trust;

  2. strengthening requirements for developers to build more affordable housing;

  3. pushing for stronger Community Benefits Agreements with developers;

  4. and funding an Office of Housing Stability to prevent the displacement of long-term residents.


Community Safety

A safe community is one where everyone’s basic needs are met, where the most vulnerable members of the community are protected, and where care is at the center of the programs and policies implemented to support people. Continuing to protect our neighbors from unlawful ICE detainments and creating and funding an unarmed, community-based, crisis response team like Cambridge HEART and Lynn CALM will help create a safe Medford for everyone who calls Medford home. Increasing funding for our Health Department’s harm reduction efforts and social services is critical in creating a safe community for everyone.