cris's priorities

Build processes and systems that support residents as the decision-makers at City Hall.

👉 Civic Education Everywhere: Interactive, ongoing outreach explaining how City Hall works and how to have your say.
👉 App that tells you what’s happening — in your own language, gives you quick answers about the city and allows you to grade me on my work. If 80% of y’all feel like I’m doing a bad job, I’ll step aside. (Later: a revenue stream to microbusiness grants.)
👉 Pop-Up City Hall Days in every district — permits, housing, public works, all in one place near you.
👉 Local Resource Matchmaking: Connecting residents to grants, training, and advocacy groups that fit their reality.

👉 Mobile Business Advising: City-backed pop-ups at barbershops, flea markets, food truck hubs, and vendor events.
👉 Regulation in Plain English: Easy guides for permits, zoning, and funding. No jargon. No “prerequisites.” (via the new app)
👉 Side Hustle Viability: Policies that value part-time and low-revenue businesses, not just those chasing and making $1M.
👉 Experiential apprenticeships for youth pursuing trade and traditional professions.

Houston’s tapestry of cultures is not an accident; it’s the work of generations.

👉 Neighborhood Storytelling Grants: Support projects that document, display and celebrate the traditions, food, music and histories of our communities.
👉 Cultural Markers within Development: Tie new development incentives to preserving visible, public nods to the neighborhood’s history — murals, naming, landmark protections.
👉 Community-led Tours & Festivals: Partner with local historians, artists, and small businesses to showcase our city to newcomers and visitors.
👉 Policies and funding that prioritizes preservation of traditions in each community.

We can’t preserve our communities if residents can’t afford to stay.

👉 Protecting long-time residents so new developments don’t push them out of their own neighborhoods.
👉 Ensuring quality and livability — affordable housing should be clean, safe, and stable.
👉 Supporting the path to ownership for residents ready to transition from assisted housing to buying a home in the neighborhood they love.
👉 Tenant & Homebuyer Education: Expand access to plain-language housing resources, rights, and pathways to ownership — delivered at neighborhood hubs, not just online.

👉 Safer streets and lighting where residents walk and ride.
👉 Sidewalk repairs prioritized for neighborhoods where seniors and kids walk daily.
👉 Faster service response for long-neglected blocks.