Ahmad Anderson is Focused on What’s Important to Richmond:

• Reinvest in and Reimagine Public Safety in Richmond. Every Richmond resident deserves to feel safe in their community. On the City Council, I will ensure that we have sufficient police staffing and training to solve and prevent crime while holding our officers to the highest ethical standards. We also need to invest in more mental health services and outreach to transform lives for the better and enable law enforcement to focus on serious and violent crimes.
• Ensure Robust Budget Oversight. Our city is falling short of its fiduciary responsibilities and has been dragged into expensive lawsuits that hurt Richmond taxpayers. We need leaders who will ask the tough questions and demand reforms. If we don’t, our city will face sudden and dramatic budget shortfalls that will force drastic cuts to services, and that’s something none of us should want.
• Make Richmond a More Affordable Place to Live. We are not meeting our regional housing goals. This makes our city less affordable and jeopardizes our ability to chart our own destiny on where we want housing built. We need more homes now that are affordable for people of all income levels.
• Develop and Carry Out a Comprehensive Economic and Workforce Development Action Plan. Richmond is well-positioned to be a beacon for culture, commerce, and community. On the City Council, I will work to attract new businesses and revitalize our struggling business districts, creating new jobs, reducing blight, and bringing pride to our city. 
• Reduce Blight and Improve Streets. We all deserve to live in clean and safe neighborhoods. On the City Council, I will get our city back to the basics: fix potholes, clean up graffiti, and crack down on illegal dumping. A welcoming and beautiful Richmond is ours if we demand it.