Atlanta DSA

Information on Rogelio's professional background is not available at this time.

Rogelio Arcila is a democratic socialist endorsed by the Democratic Socialists of America.

RA 063021 A

APRIL 30, 2021 CCDR

RA 093021

Plans to launch a mass education campaign on maintaining a clean community.

Supports making Internet available for all and creating a District 4 stipend program.

Wants to research the possibility of renting city property to local businesses and provide greater education on trade skill programs available in the city.

- Plans to launch a mass education campaign on maintaining a clean community.
- Supports making Internet available for all and creating a District 4 stipend program.
- Wants to research the possibility of renting city property to local businesses and provide greater education on trade skill programs available in the city.

Public Services

Supports providing "\[f\]ree and accessible PPE for all, such as masks, gloves, hand sanitizer, etc."

Plans to use mobile vaccination stations to improve vaccine availability in underserved communities.

- Supports providing "\[f\]ree and accessible PPE for all, such as masks, gloves, hand sanitizer, etc."
- Plans to use mobile vaccination stations to improve vaccine availability in underserved communities.

COVID

Supports fines on investor-owned properties that are vacant and/or undeveloped for two or more years. Money from the fines would be used to provide technical assistance for other development projects, fund existing homeless shelters, create new low-income housing and provide rental assistance.

Plans to "\[a\]llocate funding to nonprofits and community organizations to create permanent housing for the unhoused."

Wants to raise the real estate transfer tax from 0.1% to 4% and use the money to provide rent relief for underserved communities.

Supports freezing property taxes for individual homeowners who make less than $65,000 a year and live in a neighborhood where property taxes have risen 10% or more for three years in a row.

Against "development projects that require an excess amount of public financing, such as The Gulch and \[wants to\] direct those funds towards transit and public housing development."

- Supports fines on investor-owned properties that are vacant and/or undeveloped for two or more years. Money from the fines would be used to provide technical assistance for other development projects, fund existing homeless shelters, create new low-income housing and provide rental assistance.
- Plans to "\[a\]llocate funding to nonprofits and community organizations to create permanent housing for the unhoused."
- Wants to raise the real estate transfer tax from 0.1% to 4% and use the money to provide rent relief for underserved communities.
- Supports freezing property taxes for individual homeowners who make less than $65,000 a year and live in a neighborhood where property taxes have risen 10% or more for three years in a row.
- Against "development projects that require an excess amount of public financing, such as The Gulch and \[wants to\] direct those funds towards transit and public housing development."

City Budget

Plans to require that the Atlanta Housing Authority (AHA) "release inventory of undeveloped land and former housing developments within a year of them becoming available and work ... to find new ways to provide housing to the un-housed."

Supports the creation of a task force partnered with the AHA to evaluate how feasible of municipal housing plans are.

Wants to increase housing for formerly incarcerated people and remove barriers to housing, like background checks.

Plans to implement standard moratoriums on evictions during times of an economic, social or health crisis.

- Plans to require that the Atlanta Housing Authority (AHA) "release inventory of undeveloped land and former housing developments within a year of them becoming available and work ... to find new ways to provide housing to the un-housed."
- Supports the creation of a task force partnered with the AHA to evaluate how feasible of municipal housing plans are.
- Wants to increase housing for formerly incarcerated people and remove barriers to housing, like background checks.
- Plans to implement standard moratoriums on evictions during times of an economic, social or health crisis.

Housing & Urban Development

Wants to remove the Atlanta Police Department's authority to evict people.

Supports closing the Atlanta City Detention Center, ending qualified immunity and banning the use of military grade equipment during public protests.

Plans to establish a one-strike policy for officers who have reports of violent misconduct, including domestic violence.

Supports requiring de-escalation training and mental health screenings for officers and establishing mandatory attendance at a certain number of community events.

- Wants to remove the Atlanta Police Department's authority to evict people.
- Supports closing the Atlanta City Detention Center, ending qualified immunity and banning the use of military grade equipment during public protests.
- Plans to establish a one-strike policy for officers who have reports of violent misconduct, including domestic violence.
- Supports requiring de-escalation training and mental health screenings for officers and establishing mandatory attendance at a certain number of community events.

Public Safety

Supports the installation of traffic-calming devices and reducing the number of signatures needed to petition for street and sidewalk maintenance.

Plans to hire more tree professionals that can identify dead or dying trees that could cause property damage and/or block roadways.

Wants to install more trash cans at MARTA bus stations.

Plans to start a "jobs program that recruits from within the district to help rebuild our infrastructure: providing jobs, income stability and a living wage."

Supports changing building codes to ban natural gas hookups for all new buildings.

- Supports the installation of traffic-calming devices and reducing the number of signatures needed to petition for street and sidewalk maintenance.
- Plans to hire more tree professionals that can identify dead or dying trees that could cause property damage and/or block roadways.
- Wants to install more trash cans at MARTA bus stations.
- Plans to start a "jobs program that recruits from within the district to help rebuild our infrastructure: providing jobs, income stability and a living wage."
- Supports changing building codes to ban natural gas hookups for all new buildings.

Transportation & Infrastructure

Plans to establish a zoning rule for any development of rental or single family properties that at least 30% of units have to qualify for affordable housing.

Supports the creation of a public website listing current zoning information, upcoming development projects, deed restrictions, Special Use permits, etc.

- Plans to establish a zoning rule for any development of rental or single family properties that at least 30% of units have to qualify for affordable housing.
- Supports the creation of a public website listing current zoning information, upcoming development projects, deed restrictions, Special Use permits, etc.

Zoning

Plans to publish a public office spending breakdown.

Supports requiring that elected officials be removed from office after a certain number of ethics violations and "hold\[ing\] city council members accountable if they violate campaign finance regulations after a certain amount of times."

- Plans to publish a public office spending breakdown.
- Supports requiring that elected officials be removed from office after a certain number of ethics violations and "hold\[ing\] city council members accountable if they violate campaign finance regulations after a certain amount of times."

Corruption

Rogelio Arcila

- City council members work together with the rest of city council to set and implement city policy. 
- City council is tasked with ensuring the health, comfort, and safety of residents of the city 
- City council members work with the mayor to govern city departments, such as the police department, fire department, transportation department, and parks and recreation department. 
- City council members represent either the whole city or residents of a specific district. 
- Most city council members in Georgia are elected in odd years to four year terms. Elections are nonpartisan. 