Issues

Real Issues

Learn about the issues Trayon cares about and what he plans to do about it as Mayor.

Create more affordable senior citizens living facilities.

Create 300 new jobs a year for DC residents (internships/program)

Create complete wraparound services to reduce crime in our FIAs

Create a more proactive and responsive government

Fund comprehensive mentoring grants for organizations serving school-aged youth

Create a fund for “Land trusts” that make home buying in DC more affordable

Here are a few of my commitments once I'm your Mayor:

Cut parking and traffic tickets in half in Washington DC
Create 300 new jobs a year for DC residents (internships/program)
Do ticket amnesty every year
Fund comprehensive mentoring grants for organizations serving school-aged youth
Create a more proactive and responsive government
Create a fund for “Land trusts” that make home buying in DC more affordable
Create more affordable senior citizens living facilities
Create real job opportunities for returning citizens
Create a pathway for DC businesses to be integrated in our DC budget spending beyond normal CBE 30% mandate

Create complete wraparound services to reduce crime in our FIAs (Focus Improvement Areas) that correlates government resources and funding non-profits and organizations that focus on mental health, mentoring, job training, job placement, education interventions, violence interrupters, safe hubs, etc
Meet with our government employee Unions to negotiate ways to increase pay and create a pipeline to bring DC government workers back to DC
Reorganize Community Policing with the Metropolitan Police Department
Expand the Summer Youth Employment Program to ages 17-24 with year round jobs and internship opportunities.
Increase the Mayor's Office of Returning Citizens budget creating a comprehensive office that provides true wraparound services for Returning Citizens, with a 25 to 1 max match for life counselors