rich 1.0 Action Network https://actionnetwork.org <link href='https://actionnetwork.org/css/style-embed-v3.css' rel='stylesheet' type='text/css' /><script src='https://actionnetwork.org/widgets/v6/letter/fund-west-berkeley-budget-priorities?format=js&source=widget'></script><div id='can-letter-area-fund-west-berkeley-budget-priorities' style='width: 100%'><!-- this div is the target for our HTML insertion --></div> Office of Councilmember Terry Taplin https://actionnetwork.org/groups/team-terry https://actionnetwork.org//images/generic_facebook.jpg West Berkeley is facing a surge of gun violence, traffic violence, and many in our community are fixed-income seniors facing food insecurity. We are a historically disinvested community, and Councilmember Taplin and our neighborhoods are fighting hard to secure much-needed resources. The budget must reflect the city’s Strategic Plan priorities to (1) provide state-of-the-art, well-maintained infrastructure, amenities, and facilities; (2) create affordable housing and housing support services for our most vulnerable community members; and (3) create a resilient, safe, connected, and prepared city. For the Fiscal Year 2022 Annual Appropriations Ordinance, the City Council must fund: Security cameras in public spaces to investigate and deter violent crime; Berkeley Ceasefire program to break intergenerational cycles of violence; Social housing to make housing a human right; 10th Street traffic calming near George Florence Park, schools, and seniors; Food program for fixed-income seniors at Strawberry Creek Lodge https://actionnetwork.org/letters/fund-west-berkeley-budget-priorities