Janeese Lewis George

Proposes Community Hubs for youth and services in every ward.

She describes a prevention, intervention and enforcement strategy in which the whole government, not one agency, plays a role in public safety; the hubs would connect families and young people to programs such as jobs and mental health services.

Proposes unifying truancy response under a single agency.

She also proposes expanding after-school programs in all eight wards and school staffing for special education and mental health.

Proposes publicly owned mixed-income housing through Dignified Homes DC.

Supports strengthening and expanding DC's rent stabilization program.

Her housing plan also calls for zoning and permitting changes to build more housing near Metro, schools and parks, down-payment and foreclosure-prevention aid, and strengthening tenants' purchase rights under the Tenant Opportunity to Purchase Act.

Proposes a center to reskill displaced federal workers.

Her jobs plan also calls for more registered apprenticeships with unions, wage-theft enforcement and project labor agreements on DC contracts.

Proposes free buses for DC residents enrolled in SNAP.

Her transportation plan also calls for dedicated bus lanes on the busiest routes, car-free zones, protected bike lanes, and dedicated long-term funding for Metro.

Proposes universal childcare capped at 7% of household income.

Her plan also would expand childcare supply, including in underused school buildings, and build on the Early Childhood Educator Pay Equity Fund.

Pledges to end MPD cooperation with immigration enforcement.

She also told Washingtonian she would expand DC's federal affairs office and work with the Attorney General to defend local autonomy, while being willing to work with the federal government.