ISSUES AND IDEAS
ISSUES


AND IDEAS
For the next generation, Realize, Las Cruces. Our future depends on it. Las Cruces Sun-News. 6/4/24.
Las Cruces launches largest affordable housing project to date. Las Cruces Bulletin.d10/14/24.
SCOTUS allows harsher penalties for the unhoused. How will Las Cruces respond? Las Cruces Bulletin. 7/8/24.
Las Cruces calls on Memorial Medical Center to meet obligations under lease agreement. Las Cruces Sun-News. 8/30/24.
Las Cruces expects millions after opioid settlement as council sets planning priorities. LasdCruces Sun-News. 9/13/23.
Animal Services Center celebrates renovations, promises more to Las Cruces. Las Cruces Sun-News. 12/10/23.
Community will have a say, and a vote, on Animal Service Center Board of Directors. Las Cruces Sun-News. 10/1/23.
City of Las Cruces scores 96 on the Municipal Equality Index. https://lascruces.gov/community/community-engagement-office/lgbtq-city-liaison/
‘They’re speaking against who I am.’ Hundreds flood campus to protest, listen to anti-trans speech. Las Cruces Sun-News. 4/6/23.
City touts new pickleball courts, fire station groundbreaking. Las Cruces Bulletin. 9/18/24.
Las Cruces councilor appointed to federal board. Las Cruces Bulletin. 1/23/24.













Collaborative Growth: Inclusive city planning that emphasizes accessibility, walkability and affordable housing.
Work directly with District 5 by hosting community meetings and mapping to identify opportunities for growth.
- Prioritizing new parks that broaden residents’ access to recreation,green space and the arts.
- Leveraging impact and utility connection fees to incentivize affordable housing development.
Unlocking Potential: Economic recovery that is grounded in living wages and opportunities for socioeconomic mobility, particularly with those who have been historically excluded.
- Piloting innovative programs (like guaranteed basic income and predictive scheduling) that could provide support to children and families.
- Engaging community inputs and feedback in implementing cannabis legalization to maximize investments.
Thriving Companions: Support for community animal control that will help Las Cruces establish itself as a no-kill city.
- Implementation and monitoring of trap-neuter-release (TNR) by Animal Control.
- Promoting expanded access to microchipping and low-cost spay/neuter services.
Green Futures: Action to reduce Las Cruces’ impact on climate change, including through utility use and distribution.
- Advocating for sustainable approaches for city utility customers in rate-cases and conversations with utility suppliers.
- Emphasizing and incentivizing sustainability, like solar-powered homes and electric vehicles in City operations and future growth.