2010-2020 Mayor's Press Releases: on Welfare & Poverty
Tom Barrett:
Help found "I Have a Dream" Milwaukee
[On public schools]: "I Have A Dream" Milwaukee was launched in 2008 at Clarke Street School by Mayor Tom Barrett and other supporters. The program has garnered over $2 million in investments to guarantee every DREAMer college tuition
support and access to comprehensive, year-round tutoring, mentoring and other social support services until they complete college. The poverty rate in the neighborhood and adjoining areas where Clarke Street School is located exceeds 60%.
Source: Milwaukee Mayoral office press release
Aug 26, 2021
Eric Garcetti:
Supports UBI as "Mayors for a Guaranteed Income"
[Stockton Mayor Michael] Tubbs in 2018 launched the Economic Empowerment Demonstration, otherwise known as the SEED Project, with one goal: give 125 people $500 a month for 18 months and see if improves their living situations. And it appears to have
worked: People receiving the money spent nearly 40% of it on food; about 24% went to sales and merchandise; 11% went to utility bills, and 9% went to auto repairs and fuel. The rest went to a combination of medical expenses, insurance, donations,
education and more.Nearly two years after launching the program, Tubbs announced another milestone in the country's quest for Universal Basic Income: a coalition of 11 city mayors, collectively known as Mayors for a Guaranteed Income.
The coalition include Tubbs, Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti, Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms, Adrian Perkins, mayor of Shreveport, La., [and several others].
Source: ABC-TV-10 on Mayoral press release
Jun 30, 2020
Keisha Lance Bottoms:
Supports UBI as "Mayors for a Guaranteed Income"
[Stockton Mayor Michael] Tubbs in 2018 launched the Economic Empowerment Demonstration, otherwise known as the SEED Project, with one goal: give 125 people $500 a month for 18 months and see if improves their living situations. And it appears to have
worked: People receiving the money spent nearly 40% of it on food; about 24% went to sales and merchandise; 11% went to utility bills, and 9% went to auto repairs and fuel. The rest went to a combination of medical expenses, insurance, donations,
education and more.Nearly two years after launching the program, Tubbs announced another milestone in the country's quest for Universal Basic Income: a coalition of 11 city mayors, collectively known as Mayors for a Guaranteed Income.
The coalition include Tubbs, Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti, Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms, Adrian Perkins, mayor of Shreveport, La., [and several others].
Source: ABC-TV-10 on Mayoral press release
Jun 30, 2020
Keisha Lance Bottoms:
Create & preserve 20,000 affordable homes in Atlanta by 2026
Bottoms announced the launch of the Atlanta Housing Affordability Tracker. The dashboard provides a snapshot of progress made in creating or preserving 20,000 affordable homes by 2026 and the investment of City-controlled public sources Bottoms' larger
goal of investing $1 billion in affordable housing. Last Summer, Mayor Bottoms released the Administration's Housing Affordability Action Plan--a roadmap to increase the supply of housing in the City of Atlanta for a full spectrum of residents.
Source: Atlanta Mayoral office press release, "Housing Dashboard"
Feb 3, 2020
Bill de Blasio:
Intensify City's anti-displacement and housing affordability
Mayor Bill de Blasio announced today Vicki Been will serve as the new Deputy Mayor for Housing and Economic Development, where she will intensify and transform the City's anti-displacement and affordability strategies and create economic opportunity
for all New Yorkers."As Housing Preservation and Development Commissioner, Vicki changed everything about affordable housing in NYC. As Deputy Mayor, she will dig deeper and ratchet up all our efforts to confront the biggest crisis facing our city:
affordability," said Mayor de Blasio. "She'll kick anti-displacement strategies into high gear and open doors of opportunity to people who are struggling. Vicki will be instrumental in the fight to make New York the fairest big city in America."
The Deputy Mayor leads the administration's efforts to grow and diversify NYC's economy, invest in emerging industries across the five boroughs, build a new generation of affordable housing, and help New Yorkers secure good-paying jobs.
Source: Mayoral press release, "Vicki Been," NYC.gov
Apr 4, 2019
Pete Buttigieg:
1000 Homes in 1000 Days: repair or demolish abandoned homes
During his first term, Buttigieg introduced the 1000 Homes in 1000 Days initiative, which demolished or repaired abandoned homes throughout South Bend. During his second term he constructed safer, more appealing "Smart Streets"
as part of downtown placemaking, and in 2017 announced the largest investment to parks and trails in the city's history.
Source: Mayoral website press release, SouthBendIN.gov
Mar 1, 2019
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