Housing Trust Veto Override

A fifth-district constituent urged Council to override the veto, saying the need for housing resources far exceeds available funding and praising the trust's community oversight model.

Urged at least nine votes to override, framing the choice as benefiting residents versus big business.

A Food Not Bombs volunteer and DSA member who gathered Homes Campaign signatures implored Council to override the veto, warning absent or no votes would face consequences at the next election.

Quoted the mayor's veto statement and countered that the trust builds the funding foundation first, urging members not to be a rubber stamp.

Compared the proposed $1.5 million housing allocation to the $67.5 million police budget, cited political history of veto overrides, and asked Council to throw millennials and Gen Z a life raft.