Our Solutions
Tackling the issues with sensible solutions for real progress.
The Modern Cities Act
In my first 100 days in Congress, I’m going to introduce a bi-partisan bill to the house called the Modern Cities Act. This legislation will finally take our American cities into the 21st century we all deserve. We will modernize police departments in essential ways that dramatically improve public safety. We will repopulate our thriving commercial corridors by incentivizing small businesses. And we will pave the path to actually end homelessness in every city across the nation within two years. These problems are solvable and we have tangible solutions. But we need your support. We need you to spread the message to all your friends and family. We need you to donate so we can expand our reach. We need you to volunteer to register voters. We can absolutely do this if we do it together.
What does the Modern Cities Act include?
Public Safety
1. Establish federal standard for Police Departments
- Minimum ratio of population:police officers and federal funding to make up difference in municipal budgets to cover staffing increases
- Nationalized standards of police academies including classes on socio-cultural factors like race, ethnicity, gender, class
2. Integrate Mental Health into ALL aspects of policing
- Mandated weekly mental health treatment for all officers
- Integrating Social Workers into Police Departments
- Every car will be staffed with one armed officer, and one social worker officer in police uniform to respond to non-violent incidents
3. Re-establish Police Departments as Dignified Institutions of Public Service
- Standardize starting salaries to meet local cost of living
- Reinvest in stimulus programs to offer discounted down payments on houses for police, firefighters, and teachers.
Homelessness
1. Reopen state-run mental health hospitals
2. Invest in state-run drug addiction treatment hospitals
3. Expand housing voucher programs that prevent at-risk individuals from losing housing attached to mandatory job training and job placement
4. Establish Care Courts in every city where unhoused citizens are taken to humanely assess needs before placement
Small Business & Workforce Development
Expand Small Business Administration budget by $25B
- Incentivize small businesses to fill leases in empty spaces of commercial corridors
- Incentivize Millennial-owned businesses and first-time business owners
- Invest in expansion of workforce pipeline programs at community colleges to ensure job placement.
Technology and Government Transparency
1. Create and Implement a phone app that tracks government spending at all levels – town, city, county, state and federal
- Make government spending information easy to view and understand for all users.
2. Implement AI technology to find instances of waste and redundancy in government budgets to maximize savings
Sensible Solutions, Real Progress:
Dr. Tran on the Issues
Choose an issue below to explore Dr. Tran’s plans.
Public Safety
Comprehensive crisis response, focusing on mental health, and building accountability measures within law enforcement.
Housing
Investing in mixed-income and affordable housing, subsidizing housing costs, and embracing a housing-first policy to eliminate homelessness.
Economy
Creating an economy that works for us all, supporting small businesses, and utilizing more public and private partnerships to drive growth.
Technology
Build transparency, protections, and stimulate opportunities for our communities by investing in technological partnerships.
Education
Making education accessible for all by breaking down financial barriers to school and mandating more inclusive, trauma-informed curriculum.
Protecting Democracy
Defending our most essential rights and ensuring the country becomes more equitable and fair, where all our rights are respected.
Small Business
Supporting the backbone of the U.S. economy with technical assistance, loan forgiveness, and investment in our commercial centers.
Environment
Building a green economy that creates jobs and resilience in our communities. Passing common sense solutions to combat climate change.
Abortion & Women’s Health
Protecting a woman’s right to choose and the bodily autonomy that needs to be defended for all of us.
LGBTQIA+ Rights
Defending our queer community from the attacks we’re facing across the country by strengthening legislation and creating inclusive spaces.
Senior Care
Taking care of our families because they’ve been there for us. Helping our communities care for their elderly.
Inclusive Healthcare
Making Healthcare for All a reality in our country, focusing on gender-affirming care, affordability, and access.
Combatting AAPI Hate
Furthering racial justice in our country by defending our AAPI and BIPOC communities by supporting our organizations and strengthening protections.
Public Transit
Practical solutions to make a public transit system that works for us all, as a more climate-friendly, accessible mode of travel.
Immigration Reform
Upholding America’s identity as a safe haven for others, offering more wraparound services for immigrants and refugees.
Child Care
Helping our families get affordable solutions to take care of their young, and offer early-education opportunities for them.