Gabriel Sanson Gomez

Hi there! I’m Gabriel, 23, originally from Mexico, and work in hospitality, with previous experience in climate diplomacy and youth movements. I care about making politics accessible, showing people that local government can deliver, and maximising our city’s impact in the world.

I work in my preferred ward, City Centre, and live by its boundary. I want to highlight local challenges around transport, conditions of gig workers, and over-tourism.

More broadly, I’ll advocate for more consistent and predictable public transport and active travel funding. The review of the Visitor Levy next council term will especially allow us to shape revenue levels and where we spend it. These are key steps to successfully deliver a full tram extension, our City Mobility Plan, and our backlog of active travel projects.

I would use every lever available to the council, and refocus our Scottish Government engagement, to build more council homes, complementing existing work on repurposing empty homes and more strongly regulating PBSAs and STLs. Unions such as Living Rent should be meaningfully engaged throughout.

There’s great potential in leading national and international city-wide campaigns, whilst learning from what other cities can teach us. On Palestine, over-tourism, climate, and mass transit delivery, working with other cities can catalyse collective action and information sharing, and better pressure governments.

I’m willing to stand down to ensure two gender-balanced City Centre candidates.