On Yakima City Council, Dulce delivered on our biggest issues, from economic development to community safety.
We need a Commissioner with a proven record of hard work and results. That's Dulce.
DULCE'S RECORD
Dulce has a record of delivering real results for our neighborhoods.
A STRONGER ECONOMY
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Voted to approve the first City of Yakima paid summer internship for Yakima School District students 16 years of age and up
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Voted to approve significant funding for improvements to main streets and intersections by establishing the Transportation Benefit District
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Voted to approve the preservation of low fees for local city residents using local parks and recreation programs
SAFER COMMUNITIES
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Voted to approve the first Domestic Violence Victim's Advocate position for the City of Yakima
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Voted to approve a partnership with the Yakima School District and community service providers to fund gang prevention and intervention support to 6th-grade students using evidence-based resources
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Voted to approve a new, accountability-based City of Yakima Community Diversion Program for low-level, non-violent offenders that accept help for drug abuse or other issues.
HOUSING
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Voted to approve funding for a Next Step Housing apartment complex to house a combination of people of low income and people experiencing homelessness
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Voted to approve funding to convert the former Marine Corps Reserve armory facility into a housing complex for homeless veterans
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Voted to approve a safe and sanitary sanctioned campgrounds for people experiencing homelessness, now known as Camp Hope
OTHER LEADERSHIP
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Voted to approve the funding needed to initiate the process to re-open a city pool in east Yakima (at Martin Luther King Jr. Park, next to Washington Middle School)
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Voted to approve funding to improve city park playgrounds and city community centers
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Advocated for solar technology to be incorporated into the modernization of city buildings and pools