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\u201cWe got\xa0ourselves into this - on the left and the right. People want to be safe - so we're proposing something different and better.\u201d\nSvante Myrick is the mayor of Ithaca, NY - a role he\u2019s held since 2012 - when he became the town\u2019s youngest Mayor, and the first Mayor of color. Svante has become one of the nation\u2019s earliest elected leaders to put forward one of the most ambitious, concrete plans to change the way we think about community policing - something that has propelled him to the national stage. His proposal to replace traditional policing with a Department of Public Safety and Community Solutions, aims to reduce armed personnel in emergency response. Svante\u2019s thoughtful, informed take on how to take on big challenges at the local level are informed by his experiences as a mixed race kid who grew up facing homelessness, relying on school lunches, and other critical public services. And while his policies are progressive - Svante often says there are 3 political parties in America - Democrats, Republicans, and Mayors - because the real work is local in our communities. He\u2019s also a huge comic book nerd, which means it's only a matter of time before Raman invites him on his OTHER podcast. Svante represents the next generation of politicians, and inspires us all that we change better together, not apart.\nLEARN ABOUT SVANTE\n\ncityofithaca.org/131/Mayors-Office\n\ninstagram.com/svantemyrick\n\ntwitter.com/SvanteMyrick\n\ngq.com/story/ithaca-mayor-svante-myrick-police-reform\n\n \n\nMENTIONS:\n\nBOOKS / FILM: Lord of the Rings (\u201ceverybody thinks they're Gandalf, but you\u2019re actually Frodo\u201d)\n\nX-MEN: Colossus, Wolverine, Archangel\n\n\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices