How much money the city spends on law enforcement is just one hot-button issue brought forth by a group of first-term City Council members who may be the most liberal in recent memory.
All three said their vote was about police accountability. But District 3 Councilwoman Phyllis Viagran, who represents the South Side, said their votes pointed toward a larger goal.
Instead, District 7 Councilwoman Ana Sandoval often joins the so-called progressive ranks. District 10 Councilman Clayton Perry, known as the lone conservative on council, also votes with the progressives regularly. The pair represent low-income communities that see little business investment and few city services such as street repairs.
“I think in those communities it makes perfect sense for them to elect council members based off this urgent shift in the community,” Anderson said. “And it’s certainly energized longtime residents to take an interest they hadn’t in the past.”