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I work hard for District 1.
Added bus service to Alki, Admiral, and Highland Park,
restoring police Community Service Officers,
keeping the Concord Elementary Learning Center open,
and more hours for Colman Pool.
No issue is too big or small.
I've passed laws against exhaust noise at Alki
and legislation to fix derelict buildings
in Delridge and South Park.
I've worked with Sound Transit
so light rail doesn't tear apart the Junction.
I've increased opportunity.
Better laws for renters and workers
and a green jobs career pathway
so everyone has a place to live and work.
I've gone to the mat
for small businesses all over the city --
from Luna Park and Fauntleroy
to the University District
and the Central District.
I insist on accountability.
When City Hall wanted $1.4 million
to bail out the Pronto! bike company, I said no.
Now downtown's demanding
a First Avenue streetcar.
It's $143 million over budget.
I say, let's invest that money
in real transportation infrastructure.
I'm requiring new oversight
on big construction projects.
Government can't do everything.
We must do the important things and do them well.
On addressing our homelessness crisis,
I led passage of a $29 million bond
to boost affordable housing built in 2018.
We're requiring developers,
for the first time, to pay for
affordable housing that's truly affordable.
I've helped families and seniors pay their bills,
stay in their homes,
and prevent homelessness before it starts.
We must have the political will to do more.
I'm endorsed by MLK Labor,
the King County 34th
and 11th District Democrats,
Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal,
King County council member Joe McDermott,
State Senator Joe Nguyen,
and Seattle council member Lorena González.
I've lived in District 1 for 19 years.
My grandchildren attend
Sanislo Elementary and Chief Sealth High.
I hope I've earned your vote.
Hello, my name is Phil Tavel,
and I'm running for Seattle City Council,
District 1 because like so many of you,
I believe that Seattle can do better.
Seattle has to change the way
we're addressing homelessness and public safety.
We must do a better job helping people with
untreated mental health disorders
and unaddressed substance abuse issues,
and we need to properly fund and staff
our police department to ensure that they
can enforce all the laws of our city
fairly and evenly for all of us that live here.
I will work to make sure that bureaucracy
and politics don't keep us from implementing
real-life solutions to these problems.
We all know Seattle's a great place to live,
and that's why people continue to move here.
We need to be forward thinking
in how we grow and how we get around.
Whether by bus, boat, car, bike, or on foot,
the leaders of our city need to make sure
it's safe for everyone to get home.
It's time to end the divisive politics,
restore common sense to our government,
and focus on effectively,
efficiently, and equitably
delivering services to the people of our city.
Seattle can do better.
I've been a business owner, a physics teacher,
a pro tem judge, and a public defender for 15 years.
I'm a community volunteer
and serve on the board of
the Morgan Community Association,
Allied Arts, and the Seattle Green Spaces Coalition.
I've lived in West Seattle for over 20 years.
I'm a renter, a father of a second grader
at Arbor Heights Elementary,
and a youth coach at West Seattle Bowl.
I am your neighbor,
and I want to work for neighborhood solutions.
I am proud to be supported by
over a hundred small businesses
that form the heart and the soul of our community.
Just drive down California Avenue and you can see
all the community establishments
with my sign in their window.
They know that I will listen,
that I am an everyday part of our community,
and that I care deeply about making Seattle
a better, safer,
and more productive city for everyone.
Four years ago, we were talking about
skyrocketing costs of living,
a lack of affordable housing,
more and more people living unsheltered,
traffic problems, and cost overruns in civic projects.
I've seen no improvement in these and several
other issues, while many have gotten worse.
It's time to make a change
in our city's leadership.
I'll bring back reasonable
and rational solutions to our council,
and I ask you for your support and your vote.
Thank you.