Fresno City Council · District 7
Ariana Martínez Lott
Strong communities aren’t built by City Hall insiders. They’re built by neighbors who show up for one another, and Ariana is running to make sure District 7’s government finally does the same.
- 15 years organizing in South Fresno
- Former Community Relations Director, District 3
- Long time District 7 resident
- Mother of two
Running for District 7
Dear Neighbor
“District 7 is the only home my two children have ever known.”
I was born in Madera to farmworker parents and raised as one of six children. When I was 12, my brother was born with Down syndrome, and I learned early that a healthy community means taking the needs of others seriously. I volunteered in his classrooms, then became a substitute teacher myself.
After graduating from Fresno State in 2010, I stayed and got to work: park cleanups, school appreciation events, and fifteen years alongside neighbors organizing for safer streets, better parks, and homes families can actually afford.
Ariana
Where Ariana Stands
Built for the neighborhood, not around it
Right now, elected officials and special interests are rushing a plan to expand Fresno’s limits so developers can build outward: the Southeast Development Area (SEDA). Ariana says invest in the neighborhoods we already call home instead.
No to SEDA
Protect Our Neighborhoods
- Keep taxpayer dollars out of developers’ pockets
- Protect police, fire, trash and water service from being stretched thin
- Stop utility rates from continuing to skyrocket
Yes to Safety
Public Safety Built on Trust
- A Residential Response Team for loose dogs and neighborhood theft
- No collaboration between ICE and local law enforcement
- Bring back the City of Fresno Youth Commission
- More parks, more trees, safer streets
For Families
Real Partnership With Schools
- Safe Routes to School: sidewalks and traffic calming
- Summer enrichment aligned to caregivers’ work schedules
- Paid youth internship programs
Affordability
Housing Every Family Can Afford
- Expand funding and eligibility for home repair programs
- Protect renters from wrongful eviction
- Expand homeownership assistance and mental health support
Experience
City Hall experience, neighborhood roots
2010
Graduates Fresno State
Comes home to Fresno and starts organizing through her church community: park cleanups, school staff appreciation, civic engagement.
2010–2020
Classroom and nonprofit work
Substitute teacher and volunteer in special-education classrooms, and organizer with Every Neighborhood Partnership.
City Hall
Community Relations Director, District 3
Tracked infrastructure projects like roads, sidewalks, and park renovations, helped residents resolve issues, and shaped the Blighted Vacant Building Ordinance and small-business support policy.
15 years
Neighbor, organizer, advocate
Fifteen years working alongside South Fresno neighbors for safer streets, better parks, and homes families can afford.
