Housing Authority Maintenance Workers

Expressed support for housing authority maintenance workers, highlighting the importance of safe, well-maintained affordable housing.

Shared concerns as a property manager about how layoffs would delay repairs and affect vulnerable families.

Highlighted the critical safety inspections performed by housing staff to prevent fire hazards and unhealthy conditions.

Warned that layoffs would double or triple workloads for remaining staff and hurt residents.

Shared his personal journey from homelessness and addiction recovery to stable employment in maintenance, expressing gratitude after being reinstated.

Explained that budget reductions were necessitated by federal funding shortfalls and rising operating costs.

Shared personal experiences with severe mold issues in rental housing and called for increased code enforcement oversight.

Questioned executive compensation increases at the Housing Authority while frontline workers face layoffs.

Criticized management pay increases and argued that cutting maintenance staff harms the community.

Stressed the need for collaboration between city, county, and federal partners to support affordable housing agencies.

Praised the historical quality of Fresno's public housing maintenance and its positive effect on surrounding neighborhoods.