Art + Culture

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  • Allocate money for grants to fund local artists, venues, and festivals, with $750K dedicated to artist stipends for creating public art, music performances, and community workshops in District 5’s Perry Harvey Sr. Park and Centro Ybor.
  • Partner with Tampa Arts Alliance to establish artist residencies, providing local creatives like visual artists and poets with free studio space and mentorship to develop projects, enhancing economic and cultural impact.
  • Advocate for artist-friendly policies, such as simplified licensing for street performers and pop-up art shows, ensuring local musicians and visual artists can share their work without barriers.
  • Restore Perry Harvey Sr. Park’s bandshell in order to host free concerts featuring Tampa musicians and art fairs for local painters, honoring District 5’s heritage while providing artist opportunities.
  • Invest in free arts programs, including youth workshops led by local artists and public murals, ensuring all residents have the opportunity to engage with culture.
  • Create a District 5 artist network with Tampa Bay History Center, offering microgrants and marketing support to help local musicians, sculptors, and writers gain visibility and sustain their careers.
  • Use CRA funds to support artist-run businesses, such as galleries and music studios in Ybor City and Downtown, drawing on my Save Our Stages Act leadership ($15 billion secured) to create jobs for local creatives.
  • Launch an artist entrepreneurship program to provide training and funding for emerging artists, helping them start businesses like mural collectives or indie labels in District 5.
  • Formally propose a Night Mayor role to coordinate nightlife policies, protecting Tampa’s venues and ensuring artists have accessible performance spaces, leveraging my Ybor Chamber of Commerce experience.
  • Include local artists on the Night Mayor advisory board to prioritize their needs, such as affordable venue rentals and promotion for gigs, fostering a thriving creative economy.
The Environment / Water Supply

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  • Implement strict regulations on companies responsible for polluting our water and soil, with harsh penalties for non-compliance.
  • Fight for the use of renewable energy on all City owned properties and create programs that help homeowners and renters invest in renewable energy and weatherization programs.
  • Establish a Manatee Habitat Zone in the Hillsborough River from Lowry Park to Rowlett Park Dam to protect manatees and boaters.
Affordable Housing + Development

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  • Fight to increase dedicated funding and increase bonus incentives for affordable housing projects.
  • Increase funding for the City’s affordable housing programs to help low-income families purchase homes.
  • Work with local organizations to provide counseling, support and resources for first-time home buyers, while cutting through red tape to make the process more accessible.
  • Launch a dedicated Tenants Rights & Housing Stabilization Office to support tenants rights lawyers, ensuring that our renters aren’t being exploited as our city grows.
  • Fight for programs that support local and minority owned builders/developers so that we fight to grow locally.
  • Create the City's first permanently affordable housing community by demanding that the city of Tampa fund the first neighborhood run community land trust in District 5 on City owned vacant parcels which can include below market commercial space for local entrepreneurs.
Public Safety + Policing

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  • Secure funds and CDBG grants to fund expanded nonprofit-led permanent supportive housing (PSH) for chronically homeless individuals in District 5, partnering with Metropolitan Ministries. Integrate mental health services and job placement programs, leveraging my Ybor Chamber of Commerce experience to connect residents to local businesses like those in Ybor City.
  • Invest from FY26 budget and USDOT grants to launch a microtransit van program, connecting our homeless residents to shelters like Tampa Hope (300 beds) and resources like Feeding Tampa Bay, with routes serving East Tampa and Downtown. Use funds from East Tampa CRA to equip shelters with security systems, inspired by my Safe and Sound program at Crowbar, ensuring safe access without criminalization.
  • Allocate funds from the FY26 budget and HUD’s Emergency Solutions Grants to expand rapid re-housing programs, targeting 100 additional households in District 5, building on Catholic Charities’ model. Partner with nonprofits like CDC of Tampa to provide job training at community hubs like the proposed North 29th Street grocery store, focusing on construction and retail skills to ensure long-term stability.
  • Increase community policing efforts and create more opportunities for police officers to engage with local residents.
  • Provide additional training and resources for police officers to help them better understand and work with the diverse communities they serve.
  • Implement a zero-tolerance policy for police brutality and hold officers accountable for any abuses of power.
  • Fight for a citizen’s review board with the power to independently investigate and subpoena police officers accused of misconduct.
Government Accountability

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  • Increase transparency and community outreach in government operations and decision-making processes.
  • Enhance the independence of the citizen’s review board and provide it with the power to independently investigate and subpoena government officials and employees.
  • Implement strict ethics rules for elected officials and city employees, and enforce them through a robust system of penalties and consequences.
  • Increase public involvement in the city’s budget process, and ensure that the needs of all citizens are considered.
Public Transit + Infrastructure

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  • The development of a comprehensive bike and pedestrian infrastructure plan, aimed at improving transportation options for residents who walk or bike.
  • The expansion of public transit options, including the creation of new bus and rail lines, to improve access to work, school, and other destinations.
  • The implementation and full funding of a complete streets policy, which prioritizes the needs of all users, including pedestrians, bicyclists, transit riders, and drivers.
  • Increase funding for road and bridge repair and maintenance, and prioritize the needs of low-income communities.
  • Provide incentives for residents to use alternative transportation methods, such as biking and car-sharing.
  • Increase funding for transportation services for seniors and people with disabilities.
Diversity & Equity, Racial Justice, LGBTQ+ Rights, & Indigenous Rights

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  • Advocate for the rights of all individuals, regardless of race, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, or religion.
  • Ensure that all city employees and contractors receive training on diversity and equity, and that all city policies and programs reflect these values.
  • Promote the representation of diverse voices in all city decision-making processes, including appointments to city boards and commissions.
  • Create a generously supported task force to address the systemic barriers faced by BIPOC, LGBTQ+, and indigenous communities, and work to remove those barriers through policy and programmatic changes.
Food Deserts

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  • Advocate for a bold mixed-plan that properly addresses the food desert crisis in District 5 through a balance of old and new.
  • Propose a publicly operated grocery store along existing HART lines while investing in local bodegas to expand their freezer capacity and ability to serve the community.
  • Partner with local non-profits like Florida Rising to operate the store and keep burden off of City resources in a private-public partnership.