Today's guest is Shakeel Dalal, candidate for Mayor of Longmont. We have known Shakeel for years as one of the most civically engaged people in the city and a longtime friend of the podcast. Today we talk nerdy policy stuff, his dog Remy and what he thinks Longmont needs to keep the future bright. Make a cup of tea and enjoy this episode. We did. And since we couldn't get to it all, here are just some of the things Shakeel has done in Longmont in his free time, too much to get to in just one episode.

• He was a political writer for the Longmont Observer.
• He helped get Longmont Public Media off the ground.
• He currently serves on the board of the Longmont Community Foundation, and the Professional Standards Unit reviewing police misconduct allegations.
• As the co-founder and former president of LAUNCH Longmont Housing, he has focused on policy reform like making it easier to build an ADU, eliminating parking minimums, and--as we get into--amending the Longmont charter.

All without even being elected yet. He's a friend, and he's got our vote.