Goal: Sacramento will ensure the safety and security of all citizens.

• Reduce crime rates
• Put more sworn officers on the street
• Protect and grow the public safety budget
• Decrease gang violence and activity
• Increase public accountability and improve resident perceptions and relations
• Ensure a diverse public safety workforce
• Restore flood protections
• Improve emergency preparedness protocols and infrastructure

Accomplishments

- Keeping Police and Fire Departments Strong

• Over $17 million in federal and state stimulus dollars for law enforcement and community policing
• Fought to protect against fire station “brownouts” and cuts to police and fire personnel during annual budget processes
• Improved coordination between Sac PD and school districts to enhance communication and school safety

- New approach to gang violence

• Launched Gang Task force to prevent gang violence through school-based and job-training programs, supported by $20M in city and county funding
• 400 youth attended Gang Summits to combat youth and gang violence
• Engaged faith-based leaders in renewed efforts to provide mentoring and support to youth at risk for gang activity

- Restore Flood Protection

• Partnered with Congresswoman Matsui and others to secure three year extension of preferred flood insurance rates and $103 million in federal funding
• Launched and expanded Mayor’s Flood Task Force to include more flood experts, business, professional, and technical stakeholders from across the region

- Improving Emergency Infrastructure

• Co-authored national report on federal disaster response policy reforms as Vice Chair of US Conference of Mayors Stafford Act Reform Task Force
• Launched Sacramento Ready initiative to improve coordination and training across the region
• Secured $40,000 grant from California Volunteers to improve training for community and faith organizations on disaster resiliency