Platforms — Rebecca Saldaña for King County

a lifetime Organizer, Rebecca Saldana believes the best policy platforms are built in collaboration with community.

These issue pages are an evolving document of our values and they are built alongside experts, advocacy organizations, unions, community leaders, and with those impacted centered in the process.

If you would like to contribute to one of these platforms or to a future one please reach out to Rebecca@rebeccasaldana.com

Child Care as Public Infrastructure: Universal, Affordable Child Care from Birth to Age 12

For working families in King County, child care isn’t optional — it’s the difference between staying afloat and falling behind. Parents are juggling impossible costs. Child care workers are stretched thin and underpaid. And too often, the system drops families right when they need help most — after parental leave ends, when kids are too young for school, or when the school day doesn’t match a work schedule. We need to treat Child Care as Public Infrastructure that is universal, affordable, and available from birth to age 12.

Addressing Public Safety and Ending Gun Violence through Investments in Safe and Health Communities

Everyone deserves to feel safe in their home, neighborhood, workplace, and on transit. Safety means more than responding to crime after it occurs—it means preventing harm, supporting people in crisis, strengthening communities, and ensuring that our public safety systems are fair, effective, and accountable.