Our Priorities
The issues New Orleans faces are wide and deep, and we need our City Council to approach these issues with appropriate solutions to put People First. Here are some of the priorities that Bob Murrell intends to focus on when elected to New Orleans City Council:
Housing
Justice
Racial & Economic Justice
Ecological
Justice
Flip The
Budget
Protect Workers' Rights
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Here is the platform from the 2021 Campaign. Very few of the policies have been partially enacted, with only a handful being done fully.
Housing Justice - Housing is a right
Codify tax assessments to stop using sales chasing tactics and fairly assess lots in line with other parishes
Reduce utility rates that add to housing burden
Find permanent housing for unhoused youths and families & reduce the childhood poverty rate
Stop commodifying housing - limit short term rentals without homestead exemptions, increase enforcement & collections
Expand rental assistance & affordable housing mortgage assistance
Secure right to counsel for renters facing eviction
Increase public housing & restore HANO waitlistings that were purged
Strengthen protections against discriminatory practices for housing, particularly for LGBTQ+ community
Racial and Economic Justice - Heal what has been broken pre & post-COVID
Retire failing charter contracts & move schools back to OPSB
Fund relocation for residents of Gordon Plaza
Continue to decrease the bed cap on the prison population to under 1,000
Ban solitary confinement & end money bail
Fully fund public defenders office
Stop working with ICE & permanently make New Orleans a sanctuary city
Reintroduce the Human Rights Resolution
Ecological Justice & Infrastructure - Protecting our greatest resources
Execute the mayor's C40 Divest/Invest pledge
Aggressively expand sustainability on city properties
Regulate Entergy as a public utility and not a profit generator - no more rate increases
Hold Sewerage & Water Board leadership accountable & put workers in a position to succeed
Roads & sidewalks for all - safe & equitable travel for all people, regardless of physical abilities or modes of transportation
Ensure Renewable & Clean Portfolio Standard enforces no carbon-emitting from Entergy by 2050
Flip the budget towards care over harm - Reallocate carceral & police funding back to the people
Create a participatory budget for the people to decide where their money should go
Increase spending on education, early childhood development, infrastructure, and sanitation
Fully fund public health & safety, including unarmed mental health crisis intervention
Free public transit & municipal internet access for city residents, workers, and students
Expand & support food programs, mutual aid networks, and health services
Improve our digital infrastructure and fund technology education
Protect Workers' Rights & Hold Extractive Industries Accountable - People over profits
Close subcontractor loophole & ensure all workers get living wages for City work
Increase union membership citywide by providing resources and support for workers to organize
Decriminalize sex work
Public facing registry of employers who violate labor violations that will be prevented from obtaining city contracts or participate in city job fairs
Reclaim tax dollars from New Orleans & Co. for hospitality worker & musician funds
Push for criminal charges for developers of Hard Rock Hotel
Make non-profits pay their fair share on properties, particularly vacant lots & large buildings
Create municipal ID program
Support Real Name Change campaign & waive name change permit fees in Orleans Parish Clerk of Courts
Transparency & increased constituent engagement - You deserve to have your voice heard & issues fought for
Amend Master Plan to implement CBNO's recommended Community Participation Plan
Constituent portal for increased engagement, frequent outreach with those unable to use the portal
Regular virtual sessions with residents & workers in the district
Committed to vote no on deferring for items that have a volume of public input
District Days of Service - precinct engagement & small public events to bring people together & improve communities together
Regular audits of contact with entities, people & organizations made publicly available