1 00:00:00,500 --> 00:00:07,474 ♪♪ 2 00:00:09,042 --> 00:00:11,344 I work hard for District 1. 3 00:00:11,444 --> 00:00:14,547 Added bus service to Alki, Admiral, and Highland Park, 4 00:00:14,647 --> 00:00:17,384 restoring police Community Service Officers, 5 00:00:17,484 --> 00:00:20,320 keeping the Concord Elementary Learning Center open, 6 00:00:20,420 --> 00:00:22,522 and more hours for Colman Pool. 7 00:00:22,622 --> 00:00:24,691 No issue is too big or small. 8 00:00:24,791 --> 00:00:27,994 I've passed laws against exhaust noise at Alki 9 00:00:28,094 --> 00:00:30,630 and legislation to fix derelict buildings 10 00:00:30,730 --> 00:00:32,365 in Delridge and South Park. 11 00:00:32,465 --> 00:00:33,767 I've worked with Sound Transit 12 00:00:33,867 --> 00:00:36,970 so light rail doesn't tear apart the Junction. 13 00:00:37,070 --> 00:00:38,638 I've increased opportunity. 14 00:00:38,738 --> 00:00:40,607 Better laws for renters and workers 15 00:00:40,707 --> 00:00:42,609 and a green jobs career pathway 16 00:00:42,709 --> 00:00:45,111 so everyone has a place to live and work. 17 00:00:45,211 --> 00:00:46,513 I've gone to the mat 18 00:00:46,613 --> 00:00:48,348 for small businesses all over the city -- 19 00:00:48,448 --> 00:00:50,250 from Luna Park and Fauntleroy 20 00:00:50,350 --> 00:00:51,584 to the University District 21 00:00:51,684 --> 00:00:53,119 and the Central District. 22 00:00:53,219 --> 00:00:55,221 I insist on accountability. 23 00:00:55,321 --> 00:00:57,490 When City Hall wanted $1.4 million 24 00:00:57,590 --> 00:01:00,527 to bail out the Pronto! bike company, I said no. 25 00:01:00,627 --> 00:01:01,995 Now downtown's demanding 26 00:01:02,095 --> 00:01:03,530 a First Avenue streetcar. 27 00:01:03,630 --> 00:01:06,433 It's $143 million over budget. 28 00:01:06,533 --> 00:01:08,435 I say, let's invest that money 29 00:01:08,535 --> 00:01:11,104 in real transportation infrastructure. 30 00:01:11,204 --> 00:01:12,872 I'm requiring new oversight 31 00:01:12,972 --> 00:01:14,974 on big construction projects. 32 00:01:15,075 --> 00:01:16,976 Government can't do everything. 33 00:01:17,077 --> 00:01:20,413 We must do the important things and do them well. 34 00:01:20,513 --> 00:01:22,048 On addressing our homelessness crisis, 35 00:01:22,148 --> 00:01:24,584 I led passage of a $29 million bond 36 00:01:24,684 --> 00:01:27,387 to boost affordable housing built in 2018. 37 00:01:27,487 --> 00:01:28,688 We're requiring developers, 38 00:01:28,788 --> 00:01:30,190 for the first time, to pay for 39 00:01:30,290 --> 00:01:32,959 affordable housing that's truly affordable. 40 00:01:33,059 --> 00:01:34,894 I've helped families and seniors pay their bills, 41 00:01:34,994 --> 00:01:36,262 stay in their homes, 42 00:01:36,362 --> 00:01:38,965 and prevent homelessness before it starts. 43 00:01:39,065 --> 00:01:41,201 We must have the political will to do more. 44 00:01:41,301 --> 00:01:43,069 I'm endorsed by MLK Labor, 45 00:01:43,169 --> 00:01:44,370 the King County 34th 46 00:01:44,471 --> 00:01:46,406 and 11th District Democrats, 47 00:01:46,506 --> 00:01:48,708 Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal, 48 00:01:48,808 --> 00:01:50,743 King County council member Joe McDermott, 49 00:01:50,844 --> 00:01:52,912 State Senator Joe Nguyen, 50 00:01:53,012 --> 00:01:55,315 and Seattle council member Lorena González. 51 00:01:55,415 --> 00:01:57,750 I've lived in District 1 for 19 years. 52 00:01:57,851 --> 00:01:59,152 My grandchildren attend 53 00:01:59,252 --> 00:02:01,688 Sanislo Elementary and Chief Sealth High. 54 00:02:01,788 --> 00:02:04,691 I hope I've earned your vote. 55 00:02:04,791 --> 00:02:06,359 Hello, my name is Phil Tavel, 56 00:02:06,459 --> 00:02:07,894 and I'm running for Seattle City Council, 57 00:02:07,994 --> 00:02:09,929 District 1 because like so many of you, 58 00:02:10,029 --> 00:02:11,965 I believe that Seattle can do better. 59 00:02:12,065 --> 00:02:13,500 Seattle has to change the way 60 00:02:13,600 --> 00:02:15,435 we're addressing homelessness and public safety. 61 00:02:15,535 --> 00:02:17,637 We must do a better job helping people with 62 00:02:17,737 --> 00:02:19,239 untreated mental health disorders 63 00:02:19,339 --> 00:02:21,207 and unaddressed substance abuse issues, 64 00:02:21,307 --> 00:02:23,009 and we need to properly fund and staff 65 00:02:23,109 --> 00:02:24,644 our police department to ensure that they 66 00:02:24,744 --> 00:02:26,679 can enforce all the laws of our city 67 00:02:26,779 --> 00:02:29,182 fairly and evenly for all of us that live here. 68 00:02:29,282 --> 00:02:31,084 I will work to make sure that bureaucracy 69 00:02:31,184 --> 00:02:33,186 and politics don't keep us from implementing 70 00:02:33,286 --> 00:02:35,822 real-life solutions to these problems. 71 00:02:35,922 --> 00:02:37,657 We all know Seattle's a great place to live, 72 00:02:37,757 --> 00:02:39,726 and that's why people continue to move here. 73 00:02:39,826 --> 00:02:40,994 We need to be forward thinking 74 00:02:41,094 --> 00:02:43,029 in how we grow and how we get around. 75 00:02:43,129 --> 00:02:45,832 Whether by bus, boat, car, bike, or on foot, 76 00:02:45,932 --> 00:02:47,667 the leaders of our city need to make sure 77 00:02:47,767 --> 00:02:49,536 it's safe for everyone to get home. 78 00:02:49,636 --> 00:02:51,671 It's time to end the divisive politics, 79 00:02:51,771 --> 00:02:53,540 restore common sense to our government, 80 00:02:53,640 --> 00:02:54,908 and focus on effectively, 81 00:02:55,008 --> 00:02:56,543 efficiently, and equitably 82 00:02:56,643 --> 00:02:58,778 delivering services to the people of our city. 83 00:02:58,878 --> 00:03:00,580 Seattle can do better. 84 00:03:00,680 --> 00:03:02,515 I've been a business owner, a physics teacher, 85 00:03:02,615 --> 00:03:05,318 a pro tem judge, and a public defender for 15 years. 86 00:03:05,418 --> 00:03:06,719 I'm a community volunteer 87 00:03:06,819 --> 00:03:07,820 and serve on the board of 88 00:03:07,921 --> 00:03:09,322 the Morgan Community Association, 89 00:03:09,422 --> 00:03:11,891 Allied Arts, and the Seattle Green Spaces Coalition. 90 00:03:11,991 --> 00:03:14,294 I've lived in West Seattle for over 20 years. 91 00:03:14,394 --> 00:03:16,129 I'm a renter, a father of a second grader 92 00:03:16,229 --> 00:03:17,430 at Arbor Heights Elementary, 93 00:03:17,530 --> 00:03:19,265 and a youth coach at West Seattle Bowl. 94 00:03:19,365 --> 00:03:20,600 I am your neighbor, 95 00:03:20,700 --> 00:03:22,602 and I want to work for neighborhood solutions. 96 00:03:22,702 --> 00:03:24,304 I am proud to be supported by 97 00:03:24,404 --> 00:03:25,838 over a hundred small businesses 98 00:03:25,939 --> 00:03:28,508 that form the heart and the soul of our community. 99 00:03:28,608 --> 00:03:30,543 Just drive down California Avenue and you can see 100 00:03:30,643 --> 00:03:31,811 all the community establishments 101 00:03:31,911 --> 00:03:33,780 with my sign in their window. 102 00:03:33,880 --> 00:03:35,148 They know that I will listen, 103 00:03:35,248 --> 00:03:37,016 that I am an everyday part of our community, 104 00:03:37,116 --> 00:03:39,352 and that I care deeply about making Seattle 105 00:03:39,452 --> 00:03:40,620 a better, safer, 106 00:03:40,720 --> 00:03:42,589 and more productive city for everyone. 107 00:03:42,689 --> 00:03:44,157 Four years ago, we were talking about 108 00:03:44,257 --> 00:03:45,758 skyrocketing costs of living, 109 00:03:45,858 --> 00:03:47,460 a lack of affordable housing, 110 00:03:47,560 --> 00:03:49,162 more and more people living unsheltered, 111 00:03:49,262 --> 00:03:51,931 traffic problems, and cost overruns in civic projects. 112 00:03:52,031 --> 00:03:54,067 I've seen no improvement in these and several 113 00:03:54,167 --> 00:03:56,135 other issues, while many have gotten worse. 114 00:03:56,236 --> 00:03:57,637 It's time to make a change 115 00:03:57,737 --> 00:03:59,339 in our city's leadership. 116 00:03:59,439 --> 00:04:00,673 I'll bring back reasonable 117 00:04:00,773 --> 00:04:02,542 and rational solutions to our council, 118 00:04:02,642 --> 00:04:04,644 and I ask you for your support and your vote. 119 00:04:04,744 --> 00:04:05,945 Thank you.