Mandatory Air Conditioning in Rental Housing

Urged unanimous passage of the AC ordinance, emphasizing that extreme heat is a matter of life and death.

Shared personal testimony about living with inadequate cooling and severe health issues exacerbated by heat.

Supported the AC ordinance on behalf of Texas Housers, pointing out urban heat island data in Houston.

Spoke on behalf of Workers' Defense Action Fund in support of the AC ordinance to protect vulnerable families.

Supported the AC ordinance, emphasizing the severe impact of heat on seniors and fixed-income renters.

Expressed enthusiastic support for the AC ordinance from the Coalition for Environment, Equity, and Resilience.

Shared personal experiences as a renter and urged council members to vote yes on air conditioning.

Supported the AC ordinance, highlighting health risks and extreme heat illness statistics in Houston.

Expressed support for the AC ordinance as an epidemiologist, noting high numbers of heat-related ER visits.

Supported the AC ordinance on behalf of Workers' Defense to protect workers and seniors from extreme heat.

Shared personal experiences of living without AC and urged council members to approve the ordinance.

Supported the AC ordinance from a neurological and medical perspective, noting health disparities across zip codes.

Expressed support for the AC ordinance on behalf of Super Neighborhoods 64 and 88, calling heat a public health crisis.