Overview
- The community forum at Central High School, held Tuesday, drew eight of about 11 candidates in Louisville’s first nonpartisan mayoral race.
- Public safety dominated early questions, with candidates urging better mental health crisis response after the Katelyn Hall case and calling for tighter police oversight.
- Tina Burnell said many residents feel unsafe, Bob DeVore pushed for hands-on community involvement, and S. Datillo proposed audits to cut waste and fund accountability.
- On education, Shameka Parrish-Wright urged state support to expand early-childhood programs like Head Start, and Jeffrey Yocum said he would press Jefferson County Public Schools to improve K–12 outcomes.
- Incumbent Craig Greenberg skipped the forum to lobby in Frankfort for affordable housing, child care and public safety measures, a choice that highlights a state-focused strategy as rivals vie for attention at community events.