By Caitlin Dewey
News Staff Reporter
If India Walton had her way, the battered two-story building at High and Peach streets would have been fixed up or replaced a long time ago.
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India Walton says this vacant building at the corner of High Street and Peach Street serves as an example of how anti-poverty policy would look different under her administration: namely, that she’ll prioritize issues such as affordable housing and neighborhood conditions over just about any other policy objective.
Derek Gee / Buffalo News
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Mayor Byron Brown sees a city on the rise. His opponent, Democratic nominee India Walton, sees an aging city mired in failed policies of the past.
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Brown's supporters in Buffalo's immigrant communities say he is doing the right things to make newcomers feel welcome in the city, but India Walton says she will do even more for them.
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That disagreement comes against the backdrop of a broader national debate: Academics and others cite a lack of statistical evidence that becoming a sanctuary city increases crime; immigration skeptics cite isolated anecdotal evidence to the contrary.
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The City of Buffalo owns this vacant building at the corner of High Street and Peach Street in the Fruit Belt neighborhood. Photo taken Tuesday, Oct. 26, 2021.
Derek Gee / Buffalo News
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The contrasting philosophies of Mayor Byron Brown and challenger India Walton on policing mirror a nationwide dialogue about the American criminal justice system.
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The City of Buffalo owns this vacant building at the corner of High Street and Peach Street in the Fruit Belt neighborhood. Photo taken Tuesday, Oct. 26, 2021.
Derek Gee / Buffalo News
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Dealing with people who have mental health issues can be a volatile situation for police.
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