Soneya Lund is running to continue representing District 5 on the Yakima City Council. Lund is a small business owner, foster parent, and volunteer with numerous nonprofits that help lower-income community members. She is the current vice president of the board at Rod's House, where she became dedicated to working with youth who are experiencing homelessness and other struggles.
If re-elected, Lund would prioritize safety, housing, and economic opportunity for all of Yakima's residents. Her approach to safety focuses on holding businesses and hotels accountable for allowing people to be harmed through prostitution, gang violence, or drug dealing at their properties. Her view on housing focuses on permanent solutions like building affordable housing and getting people access to resources, not pushing people from place to place or ignoring them. As the owner of a local salon herself, Lund also has suggestions for how to streamline business permits and increase economic opportunities.
Lund has described her politics as "right down the middle," and she is dedicated to working across party lines, but her track record is decidedly progressive. Notably, she voted to maintain the city's climate commitments, add paid parking downtown to fund well-paved roads and sidewalks, and increase a tax that would have funded permanent affordable housing.
Challenging Lund is Rick Glenn, a Republican-endorsed property manager who has worked in a variety of roles, from retail to banking, but is best known as the president of the Yakima Valley Landlords Association.
Most of Glenn's political involvement has involved opposing protections for renters. When the city wanted to use federal money to build affordable homes and provide funds for first-time homeowners, Glenn argued that the federal money should be given to landlords. He has also been critical of Washington's ban on evicting families during the pandemic - his son (who owns the buildings that Glenn manages) even sued Governor Inslee over the eviction moratorium.
If elected, Glenn would favor the interests of the wealthy landlords over the basic needs of working people. Lund is the best choice in this race for Yakima City Council, District 5.
Soneya Lund is running to continue representing District 5 on the Yakima City Council. Lund is a small business owner, foster parent, and volunteer with numerous nonprofits that help lower-income community members. She is the current vice president of the board at Rod's House, where she became dedicated to working with youth who are experiencing homelessness and other struggles.
If re-elected, Lund would prioritize safety, housing, and economic opportunity for all of Yakima's residents. Her approach to safety focuses on holding businesses and hotels accountable for allowing people to be harmed through prostitution, gang violence, or drug dealing at their properties. Her view on housing focuses on permanent solutions like building affordable housing and getting people access to resources, not pushing people from place to place or ignoring them. As the owner of a local salon herself, Lund also has suggestions for how to streamline business permits and increase economic opportunities.
Lund has described her politics as "right down the middle," and she is dedicated to working across party lines, but her track record is decidedly progressive. Notably, she voted to maintain the city's climate commitments, add paid parking downtown to fund well-paved roads and sidewalks, and increase a tax that would have funded permanent affordable housing.
Challenging Lund is Rick Glenn, a Republican-endorsed property manager who has worked in a variety of roles, from retail to banking, but is best known as the president of the Yakima Valley Landlords Association.
Most of Glenn's political involvement has involved opposing protections for renters. When the city wanted to use federal money to build affordable homes and provide funds for first-time homeowners, Glenn argued that the federal money should be given to landlords. He has also been critical of Washington's ban on evicting families during the pandemic - his son (who owns the buildings that Glenn manages) even sued Governor Inslee over the eviction moratorium.
If elected, Glenn would favor the interests of the wealthy landlords over the basic needs of working people. Lund is the best choice in this race for Yakima City Council, District 5.
Soneya Lund is running to continue representing District 5 on the Yakima City Council. Lund is a small business owner, foster parent, and volunteer with numerous nonprofits that help lower-income community members. She is the current vice president of the board at Rod's House, where she became dedicated to working with youth who are experiencing homelessness and other struggles.
If re-elected, Lund would prioritize safety, housing, and economic opportunity for all of Yakima's residents. Her approach to safety focuses on holding businesses and hotels accountable for allowing people to be harmed through prostitution, gang violence, or drug dealing at their properties. Her view on housing focuses on permanent solutions like building affordable housing and getting people access to resources, not pushing people from place to place or ignoring them. As the owner of a local salon herself, Lund also has suggestions for how to streamline business permits and increase economic opportunities.
Lund has described her politics as "right down the middle," and she is dedicated to working across party lines, but her track record is decidedly progressive. Notably, she voted to maintain the city's climate commitments, add paid parking downtown to fund well-paved roads and sidewalks, and increase a tax that would have funded permanent affordable housing.
Challenging Lund is Rick Glenn, a Republican-endorsed property manager who has worked in a variety of roles, from retail to banking, but is best known as the president of the Yakima Valley Landlords Association.
Most of Glenn's political involvement has involved opposing protections for renters. When the city wanted to use federal money to build affordable homes and provide funds for first-time homeowners, Glenn argued that the federal money should be given to landlords. He has also been critical of Washington's ban on evicting families during the pandemic - his son (who owns the buildings that Glenn manages) even sued Governor Inslee over the eviction moratorium.
If elected, Glenn would favor the interests of the wealthy landlords over the basic needs of working people. Lund is the best choice in this race for Yakima City Council, District 5.
