Let’s build a Healthier, Safer, and more United Cambridge, a goal and vision that reflects my last name: HSU!
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Cambridge has the heart, talent, and innovation to be a model city, but we are not there yet. As a proud East Cantabrigian and after having door knocked for more than 6 months (through rain, through snow), I have seen and heard firsthand that we are falling short on several basic needs:
- Parents worry about used needles near playgrounds.
- Residents feel unsafe around Central Square at night.
- Families are concerned about school meal quality and road safety.
- We still face untreated sewage discharges in Alewife Brook.
- Middle class and low-income families struggle to find affordable housing.
We can do better, and we must. I am Dr. Peter Hsu and I am running for Cambridge City Council. I am a currently practicing physician, with an academic focus in public health and health policy. I would love to raise the standards of public health for both the most vulnerable populations in Cambridge as well as the rest of our City.
Let’s be clear! Public health is not just about eliminating used needles from Central Square, Porter Square, or various playgrounds here in Cambridge.
Let’s be clear! Public health is also not just about taking care of the uninsured and/or underinsured folks.
Let’s be clear! Public health means much more because it also encompasses affordable housing, safe bike lanes, green space, environmental sustainability, and fair economics.
Therefore, it should be clear that public health is your health, our health, and the health of our next generation.
And let me be clear! My stance on public health-related issues will be based on science and evidence, NOT ideologies.
Your #1 vote to me will translate into real-world and real-Cambridge impacts. In fact, your #1 vote to me can and will eventually save lives. Vote Hsu because HSU stands for a Healthier, Safer, and more United Cambridge!
With an academic background in public health and knowing public health encompasses so many areas near and dear to Cambridge as mentioned above, my stance on homelessness, addiction medicine expansion, mental health coverage, various impairment assistance, affordable housing, safe bike lanes, green space, environment sustainability, fair economics and more will always be based on science and evidence, NOT ideologies. I stand for as much unity as possible and will always minimize/avoid divisiveness. In other words, I will consider all sides and take all voices into consideration before making a policy decision that is based on rationale and reasons. Even if we don’t agree on a certain policy, you can be sure that I will listen to YOU. Please click to expand the four different headings to see my policies.
- Expand addiction medicine and mental health services
- Strengthen collaboration among Cambridge Police Department, Cambridge Public Health Department, and the Community Assistance Response and Engagement (CARE) Team
- Invest in preventative care and outreach for underserved and vulnerable populations
- Modernize sewage systems to prevent overflows
- Reduce urban noise and plant climate-resilient greenery
- Promote public transit, advance carbon-neutral buildings, and build safe bike lanes and roads
- Improve support for family caregivers and residents with disabilities
- Address food insecurity and improve school nutrition
- Strengthen safe road use education for pedestrians, cyclists, car drivers, and other road users
- Increase fiscal accountability and transparency at the city level
- Expand affordable housing with neighborhood input and neighboring cities
- Promote policies that support the working and middle class