Welcome, we're gonna begi
introduce yourself to the
seconds tell your story,
roberts, I am running to
of Denver. I'm also 46 ye
and raised in Northeast P
owned a small business, a
called a and a fish marke
in that fish market, my e
in that fish market and I
Denver because I know we
a $1.5 billion general fu
from the federal governme
more public housing and w
for our youth and for dom
First question insiders t
important issues in the r
housing and transportatio
important to lee importan
I am going to say housing
and this is why because t
under our housing, especi
in Denver colorado, we ne
affordable housing is own
also need a public bankin
public housing if somebod
rent, which we also need
they can't afford their r
one precursor to child ab
and guess what, the numbe
kids joining gangs are, w
violence issues in domest
home, not the father not
violence. So I think hous
one issue and I think all
under housing and I think
definitely for environmen
would definitely put hous
our transportation issues
priority housing. What is
on how you will address i
different than your oppon
I am literally the only c
more, there are more star
of my platform saying we
social housing. Every oth
I've heard so far is talk
housing, affordable housi
developers. I promise you
be billionaires even afte
there's still gonna be af
not against affordable ho
we need more public housi
for it as we need to brin
system um into the city o
is instituting institutin
system, so is philadelphi
are way more drastic than
with in Denver, 8000 home
homeless in downtown L. A
in Denver. Like many citi
of financial needs in Den
would you prioritize and
I mean, I really feel lik
an emphasis on our small
lot of those businesses t
street mall, these weren'
A lot of them were smalle
no longer afford to rent
with what they perceived
coming to the 16th street
make the five points of h
are five points is is dec
Street, it's not getting
be a 24 hour city. We sho
in our small businesses a
investments into our hous
institute things like a p
Make Denver 24 hour city,
tax revenue and that's mo
for this city. Bring trad
We need to bring the film
industry to Denver. There
we can do to generate inc
to address our housing an
workers situation As we k
diverse city. Will you ma
ensure your administratio
diversity? And if yes, ho
I'm I'm a person of color
around justice issues, di
women, the L. G. B. T. Q.
of violence. We need to m
city invest in things lik
celebration. Uh the city
of an investment in junet
is a huge celebration but
than it is publicized for
need to make sure that al
events are are sustained.
we have trade shows that
of people, um different c
to into our city, not jus
need diversity to also co
people who live in Denver
afford houses live by eac
to one another. So city c
for a significant change
How are you planning to w
and what will that relati
think we need to. This is
platform items, adding mo
city of Denver. I am sayi
I'm running from the mayo
has too much power. We ne
charter to where we only
starting with my administ
mayor versus the three te
different politics. We ne
least led city council he
city attorney, the chief
chief and the sheriff or
positions. But working cl
that they represent their
what I'm gonna do. I have
to city council. So we ha
working relationship um t
that I'm saying I want to
on the ballot. If you cou
one question, who is it a
I think I'll probably ask
he's my old office mate.
in the highly square how
of Denver is going to be
he was a state senator in
were complaining that he
I hate to go negative wit
a chance that Mr Johnson
for the next 12 years. An
question because he's a s
fun question. Now, what's
read and why and what do
last book I read, this is
But I read the holly. The
read was the holly becaus
of it. I'm the protagonis
I'm gonna be honest, that
I read and I and I read i
protagonist is the histor
learned a lot besides mys
Um, and I had to know wha
saying about our city cau
for every interview, over
for this. So I learned a
last book I read was the
you do for fun? Um, I tak
Park, I play basketball r
my campaign is actually f
if someone's running a ca
stressed out about it, th
be the next mayor of Denv
this is consuming a lot o
this is fun, this is fun
people is fun for me, Tim
Look into the camera, tal
Denver, what do you want
minutes or less? We need
Denver is more of a world
is a world class city, bu
better with a $1.5 billio
the exact opposite of bei
There are over 19,400 cit
of them are federally run
bankrupt. Denver is not a
have a great city, we hav
area, we have cultural co
these things are in days,
mirror in office, who is
and do the things that we
their own terms? Like giv
city council. We're gonna
the same housing issues w
people on our streets, we
people on our streets in
years instead of 88 homic
may be dealing with 108,
area. So we can do way be
Denver just with the Gene
need to put a mirror in o
to present a housing budg
2% of our of our public s
our biggest issue in Denv
than a mayor who's going
budget. We can do better
right leadership in the c
mayor is supposed to be h
but providing leadership
I'm here to do that. Terr
you for your candid answe
I appreciate it. Good luc
you very much