Chinatown CDBG allocation

Supported using CDBG funds for Alisal sidewalk improvements but urged the city not to displace homeless people and renters in Chinatown for new businesses.

Supported buying 43 Soledad Street if it goes to low-income family housing, and asked for transparent public follow-up prioritizing single mothers and the elderly.

Supported HUD funds for Chinatown affordable housing but warned against 'gentrification disguised as revitalization' and urged real support for single mothers and farmworker families.

Urged that HUD funds prioritize affordable housing and real support for East Salinas and Chinatown families, especially single mothers and farmworkers.

A high school student and first-time speaker asked that affordable housing be prioritized for agricultural workers' families and that the community be included at all stages.

Objected to spending most of the money on the Victory Mission property, arguing the historic Republic Cafe deserves CDBG funds for its long-planned museum use.

Thanked the council for youth engagement and asked that action plan funds concretely support single mothers with medical services and dignified housing.