oversight

Teresa has chaired HHS, and that has direct overisght over the following:

  • KCHRA spending and operations

  • KCSPH efforts, including enablement through foils and pipe distribution wihtout a priority on treatment

She also was Budget Chair in 22 and 23 was repsoisble


influence

As budget chair in 22 and 23 in Seattle, her influence meant

  • The two largest increases in Seattle Budget histroy (check this) on KCRHA funding, with almost no strings attached. This was over $200M in city funding that flowed to KCRHA, DESPITE RED FLAGS IN THE 2022 AUDIT.

    She sidelined efforts to prioritize treatment

    As Chair of the Board of Health


judgment

Teresa was one of the largest defund the police supporters and still hasn’t walked that back