Our Team’s Resolutions for 2023

Our city’s Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. March has built a reputation as the largest in the nation. This year, we are committed to bringing the in-person march back (and doing it in grand fashion)! With nearly triple the contribution from our annual City budget, it’s sure to be spectacular. Le Reta Gatlin-McDavid serves as our District’s liaison and has served as a coordinator, working with our 20 MLK commissioners, City staff, and external partners. She’s led the charge to begin planning sooner than usual, guided by the intention to have a safe, inspiring, and fulfilling in-person march for the first time in three years. This year, in anticipation of the annual event, we received over 220 submissions for the annual theme competition and exactly 60 submissions for the artwork competition. This would not be possible without a commitment to collaboration. In 2023, with your help, we are aiming to reassert our annual march as the largest in the nation.

It’s no secret that District 2 represents some of the most vulnerable populations, with diverse concerns and need for equally diverse resources. We receive hundreds (yes hundreds) of calls and emails on any given week from residents reporting anything from potholes to homeless encampments, in addition to calls from constituents at risk of eviction or a medical emergency in need of resources. Our Director of Constituent Services, Marie Naranjo, is a familiar face to many. She has a hands-on approach, often making site visits, reporting back community concerns and trends directly to the Councilman and policy team, and problem solving some of the most unique concerns. She collaborates with the rest of the District 2 team to coordinate solutions and ensure phones are answered in a timely manner, and every constituent receives a response. In 2023, we hope to connect even more residents with resources, particularly our most vulnerable constituents.