CITY COUNCIL RECORD
Accomplishments
Since her election in 2020, Claudia has taken a leading role on the Richmond City Council.
Since her election in 2020, Claudia has taken a leading role on the Richmond City Council.
Authored a plan to vigorously gather resident input about how to spend the $550 million.
Helped negotiate a $550 million Chevron settlement to fund essential city services without raising taxes on residents.
Strengthened Richmond's sanctuary city protections, then put $1 million from the city's budget towards legal defense of immigrants and others.
Joined Councilmember Doria Robinson to put an additional $1 million in city funds towards correcting longstanding system inequities faced by the Black community in Richmond.
Championed the creation of ROCK, a mental health crisis response team that is now helping police answer emergency calls.
Increased city budget to improve parks, sports fields, the library, road safety, and landscaping.
Lead the campaign to get the city out of high-cost, high-risk investments ("debt swaps") and to go after the for-profit financial institutions that lead Richmond down that path a decade ago.