Fought to convene an advisory board of immigrant rights experts to advise the city of Santa Ana on how to best protect immigrant residents and defend all residents’ constitutional rights. (Source)
Established a relief fund for immigrant residents impacted by ongoing indiscriminate ICE raids, and ensured continued funding for the city’s immigrant legal defense fund.
Fighting for Housing and Affordability
Passed a landmark tenant protection ordinance that has saved Santa Ana residents millions in rent increases by capping rent increases at 3% per year. (Source)
Challenged her colleagues at City Hall when the city turned down a $7Million grant that would have funded childcare services for working families in the city. (Source)
Banned short term rentals in Santa Ana, increasing the long term supply of housing for residents. (Source)
Updated Santa Ana’s affordable housing funding rules to ensure market rate developers pay their fair share toward affordable housing construction while ensuring good paying, union jobs.
Fighting Corruption
Introduced and passed a landmark lobbyist registration ordinance to ensure residents know who is lobbying their city leaders on behalf of corporate interests.
Supporting Our Workers and Small Business
Stood up for frontline workers by championing Hazard Pay for grocery store workers at the height of the Covid Pandemic. (Source)
Reformed Santa Ana’s advertising ordinance to do away with a system that fined small businesses up to $500 for having signs on the sidewalk. (Source)
Public Safety
Worked with immigrant rights advocates and city commissioners to streamline the visa certification process for immigrant victims of crime who cooperate with law enforcement (Source)
Worked with the Santa Ana Police Department to improve support and response times for victims of sexual assault and other crime survivors.
Fought to maintain city funding for school crossing guards despite when the city council majority proposed to cut funding for the program.
