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Priorities

Where Ariana stands

Strong communities don’t just happen. They are built by neighbors who show up for one another, and they require a government that does the same. Right now our city is at a crossroads: will we keep building outward, or will we prioritize the neighborhoods we call home?

The Crossroads

What SEDA would cost us

Through the Southeast Development Area (SEDA), elected officials and special interests are rushing a plan to expand our city limits into Southeast Fresno so developers can build new expensive homes. This would stretch police, fire, trash collection, and water services far too thin.

SEDA is profitable for some, but it leaves us with higher service rates, broken streets, struggling parks and schools, abandoned businesses, and dilapidated housing.

“We can’t afford to be a stepping stone for ambitious politicians.”

Many of us are working two or more jobs as utilities and housing costs go up while our income stays the same. We can build thriving parks, more trees, safe routes to school, and homes families can afford, and we don’t have to leave our neighborhood to get it.

Ariana speaking alongside another panellist at a Blackstone Safe-Zone community meeting, in front of a screen reading Short & Long-Term Strategy
Making the case to neighbors at a community strategy meeting.

How Decisions Get Made

I want you to know where I stand on the issues that matter. My biggest priority is to make public policy decisions alongside residents, so I will host regular neighborhood meetings throughout the district and proactively engage with our schools to make sure I’m hearing directly from you.

Residents working in small groups around tables at a neighborhood planning meeting
Neighbors setting priorities together, which is how Ariana intends to govern.

No to SEDA

No to SEDA’s outward expansion

Ariana with her husband, their two children and their dog on the grass at a District 7 neighborhood park
  • Protecting our taxpayer dollars from being used to line developers’ pockets
  • Protecting essential services like police, fire, trash collection, and water from being stretched too thin
  • Protecting our utility rates from continuing to skyrocket

Yes to Safety

Public safety in our neighborhoods

Ariana laughing with neighborhood children at a summer water event in front of the Lowell Warriors mural
  • Establishing a Residential Response Team for issues like loose dogs and neighborhood theft
  • Prohibiting collaboration between ICE and local law enforcement
  • Bringing back our City of Fresno Youth Commission
  • Addressing illegal dumping and encampments near neighborhoods, businesses, and schools
  • Supporting the Better Roads Safe Streets initiative
  • Building and fixing more parks, and investing in more community center activities
  • Planting more trees in every neighborhood

For Families

Partnering with our schools

A crossing guard in a high-visibility vest holding a stop sign while children cross the street on their way to school
  • Investing in Safe Routes to School through accessible sidewalks and traffic calming measures
  • Expanding summer enrichment camps to better align with caregivers’ working schedules
  • Paid youth internship programs

Affordability

Housing every family can afford

Ariana talking with a District 7 resident on the doorstep of his home while canvassing
  • Expanding funding and eligibility for the home repair program
  • Making rents more affordable and protecting renters from wrongful evictions
  • Expanding homeownership assistance programs
  • Expanding partnerships for mental health support
  • Partnering with key stakeholders for affordable housing alternatives

Make It Happen

A platform is only as good as the people behind it

Every door knocked and every yard sign planted is powered by people who live here.

Get Involved
A large group of campaign volunteers standing outdoors together holding Ariana Martinez Lott yard signs