WEBVTT - Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott Talks Revival Story

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<v Speaker 1>It is Bloomberg BusinessWeek Daily. We love checking in with mayors.

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<v Speaker 1>They're the ones on the ground in cities and towns

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<v Speaker 1>across the country. They're the ones who are making the

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<v Speaker 1>decisions that affect the lives of people in their communities,

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<v Speaker 1>and they hear from people in their communities when they're

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<v Speaker 1>just walking down the street. Mayor Brandon Scott of Baltimore

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<v Speaker 1>is one of those mayors, and he joins us now

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<v Speaker 1>in the Bloomberg Interactive Brokers studio. We should note that

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<v Speaker 1>the city has received money from Bloomberg Philanthropies. It is

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<v Speaker 1>the philanthropic arm of Bloomberg Elipy, the parent company of

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<v Speaker 1>Bloomberg Radio. Mayor, welcome to the program. Re elected in

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<v Speaker 1>twenty twenty four, you've been mayor since twenty twenty. I

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<v Speaker 1>want to start with the government shutdown, because you are

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<v Speaker 1>pretty close to Washington, DC. You've got some folks in

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<v Speaker 1>your community who certainly work there and obviously benefit from

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<v Speaker 1>people working in the government. The President making comments earlier

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<v Speaker 1>today that we can expect layoff details in four to

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<v Speaker 1>five days. How's the shutdown affecting your constituents right now?

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<v Speaker 2>Well, there's a lot of my constituents on uneasy right

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<v Speaker 2>when you're thinking about over twelve thousand Baltimore we're in

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<v Speaker 2>work for the federal government, either directly or on contract.

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<v Speaker 2>And then when you think about what that's going to

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<v Speaker 2>mean for them and their families, they're just not at

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<v Speaker 2>ease right now. And folks want to go to work.

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<v Speaker 2>They want their government to be working. And of course

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<v Speaker 2>then all our ratherdents who depend on programming and things

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<v Speaker 2>that are just going to be out there that may

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<v Speaker 2>not be having a direct impact as if yet father

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<v Speaker 2>shut down, but as it continues and goes on, it

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<v Speaker 2>would be.

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<v Speaker 3>What do you consider what do you consider your biggest

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<v Speaker 3>problem in running the city? I mean Baltimore. You know

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<v Speaker 3>we report about it a lot. It is the fourth

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<v Speaker 3>most dangerous according to US News and World Report the summer,

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<v Speaker 3>ranking Baltimore the fourth most dangerous city in the country

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<v Speaker 3>behind Memphis, Oakland, and Saint Louis based on FBI data.

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<v Speaker 3>They look at property crime, they look at murders per capita.

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<v Speaker 3>But what are you as mayor. I'm sure there's a

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<v Speaker 3>lot that's on your plate. What's top of mind?

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<v Speaker 4>Well, listen, violence is always top of mi us.

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<v Speaker 2>The reason why I got into office and we understand

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<v Speaker 2>that we have a long way to go. But I

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<v Speaker 2>know you guys know here Bloomberg the many years that

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<v Speaker 2>we were number one on that list, and as you

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<v Speaker 2>and I are talking today, I think it's the mode

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<v Speaker 2>and the talversation around Baltimore and violence has shifted significantly.

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<v Speaker 2>We have the fewest amount of homicide through any October

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<v Speaker 2>seventh on record today. That is a big change. When

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<v Speaker 2>I said twenty twenty one, laying out our Comperhenceive Violence

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<v Speaker 2>Prevention plan, that we were going to reduce homicide by

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<v Speaker 2>fifteen percent from one year to the next, people literally laughed.

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<v Speaker 2>Right now, it's down thirty percent from last year, and

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<v Speaker 2>last year was a record reduction for us.

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<v Speaker 4>We're going to continue that.

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<v Speaker 3>How did you do it?

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<v Speaker 2>We did it throughout our conference's plan, which is which

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<v Speaker 2>is a bunch of things. One first and foremost, we

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<v Speaker 2>go and we identify those who are most likely to

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<v Speaker 2>be the victim of perpetrator of gun violence, and we

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<v Speaker 2>focus on them. We give them opportunities to change their life,

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<v Speaker 2>and if not, we remove them via law enforcement.

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<v Speaker 4>And that's how we're driving down violence.

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<v Speaker 2>We're focusing on guns and the flow of guns into

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<v Speaker 2>our city, going at the gun traffickers, those who are

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<v Speaker 2>using guns, arresting them at my direction with the police department,

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<v Speaker 2>turning them over to to our state's attorney and our

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<v Speaker 2>Attorney General. We have historical levels of investment into community

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<v Speaker 2>violence intervention where we have people who used to be

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<v Speaker 2>on the other side of the law going out and

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<v Speaker 2>preventing conflicts from escalating into violence.

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<v Speaker 4>All of it. We're going after gun manufacture.

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<v Speaker 3>People who understand where the problem the problem is. If

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<v Speaker 3>you're pulling them in to help you, they.

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<v Speaker 4>Were the problem and now they're part of the solution,

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<v Speaker 4>and what better way to do that?

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<v Speaker 3>Get us people to do that.

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<v Speaker 2>Well easy first and foremost, many people who have made

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<v Speaker 2>that mistake don't want people coming behind them to make

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<v Speaker 2>that and they know that we're growing this network of

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<v Speaker 2>community violence intervention workers in our city. So the word

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<v Speaker 2>is out that we want to give people a second

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<v Speaker 2>chance to be a part of solving a problem that

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<v Speaker 2>they once were causing.

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<v Speaker 1>The city, though in the crosshairs of the President he

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<v Speaker 1>called it a hellhole. Last month, you and Governor Wes

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<v Speaker 1>Moore said that law enforcement from the state will patrol

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<v Speaker 1>some areas.

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<v Speaker 2>Has that begun, Yeah, that's begun, and that's the governor

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<v Speaker 2>is actually restarting something that was ended by his predecessor.

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<v Speaker 4>Think about it like this.

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<v Speaker 2>You would not find any other state police department in

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<v Speaker 2>any state in this country not operating at all in

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<v Speaker 2>it only major city that's Baltimore City was the only

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<v Speaker 2>jurisdiction in Maryland that a Maryland state police did not

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<v Speaker 2>operate in the governor's restarting that, we're grateful for that

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<v Speaker 2>support and to continue that work.

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<v Speaker 1>Are you open to the President sending National Guard troops to.

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<v Speaker 4>This We've been very clear about that. Why we know

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<v Speaker 4>how to reduce violence in Baltimore.

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<v Speaker 2>We have reduced violence to its lowest levels ever recorded

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<v Speaker 2>on record, even lower than the president's first term. The

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<v Speaker 2>way that we have done it in partnership with our community,

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<v Speaker 2>with our police department, with our station attorney Ourtorney General,

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<v Speaker 2>and our federal law enforcement partners who work.

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<v Speaker 4>Beside us each and every day. That's how we should

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<v Speaker 4>continue that work.

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<v Speaker 2>If the President wants to help us, he should restore

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<v Speaker 2>grants and funding that was cut to organizations that helping that.

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<v Speaker 2>Restore grants, I mean funding cut from those law enforcement agencies.

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<v Speaker 2>This president has had the biggest of reduction in funding

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<v Speaker 2>for federal law enforment agencies.

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<v Speaker 4>They should be restored.

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<v Speaker 3>What funding are you not getting?

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<v Speaker 4>So for us, we have.

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<v Speaker 2>Not been directly impacted as of yet. It's our partner

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<v Speaker 2>organizations like for example, a Life Bridge helps them runs

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<v Speaker 2>the Center for Hope that's a part of our CVI

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<v Speaker 2>network that has programming around CBI's community violence intervention. They's

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<v Speaker 2>lost a five hundred thousand dollars grant. The same thing

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<v Speaker 2>for living classrooms. That's big work that is going to

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<v Speaker 2>be not happening, whether it be a hospital based response,

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<v Speaker 2>our community based responders. We need a victim assistance for

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<v Speaker 2>young people, getting those young people the services they need

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<v Speaker 2>that helps to drivent violence as well.

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<v Speaker 1>What will you do though, if the President sends troops, well, listen.

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<v Speaker 2>Will be prepared to take whatever action that we can,

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<v Speaker 2>be it legal, others, alongside our governor and our team,

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<v Speaker 2>based on when, what and how the President does something

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<v Speaker 2>if he does anything. But what we hope the President

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<v Speaker 2>does is to continue to support those agents that are

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<v Speaker 2>already working in our city and let them do their

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<v Speaker 2>work and lit the law enforcement partnership that is driven

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<v Speaker 2>us results this far.

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<v Speaker 4>Carrious all the way.

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<v Speaker 1>But even though crime has improved, even though you shared

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<v Speaker 1>statistics that show they're the best that they've ever been.

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<v Speaker 1>Like Carol mentioned, your city is still on a list

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<v Speaker 1>that you don't want to be on. So I say

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<v Speaker 1>to people out there who are saying, well, I would

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<v Speaker 1>feel more comfortable if there were an increased law enforcement presence,

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<v Speaker 1>and that could include federal trips.

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<v Speaker 2>Well, we had the National Guard in Baltimore in twenty

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<v Speaker 2>fifteen following the unrested Freddie Gray.

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<v Speaker 4>It's one of the most violent years ever. It didn't help. Right,

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<v Speaker 4>We have to remember this is not what those folks

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<v Speaker 4>signed up to do.

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<v Speaker 2>Allow those folks who sign up to go after a gun, traffickers, murderers, robbers,

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<v Speaker 2>car jackins to do their work and allow the other

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<v Speaker 2>people to do their work. And listen, there are other lists,

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<v Speaker 2>you know, there are many of these lists. We were

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<v Speaker 2>on some list, on some list we weren't on. Aw

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<v Speaker 2>the list that we want to be on is the

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<v Speaker 2>list of who has the largest reductions. And you will

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<v Speaker 2>be hard pressed to find a city in this country

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<v Speaker 2>that's had a sustainable, long term reduction like Baltimore's had.

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<v Speaker 2>From a September of twenty twenty two. I mean it's

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<v Speaker 2>twenty twenty three until now.

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<v Speaker 3>What do you see as what's wrong with politics today?

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<v Speaker 3>What do you think is wrong with what some say

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<v Speaker 3>is the Democratic Party not very clear in its mission

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<v Speaker 3>and kind of stepping.

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<v Speaker 4>Up, well, very simply, I think that, And I ask.

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<v Speaker 3>You because I think there's a lot of forgive me,

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<v Speaker 3>but there's a lot of folks who think there are

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<v Speaker 3>politicians who become career politicians and things haven't changed and

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<v Speaker 3>we need some change.

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<v Speaker 2>Well, I think that what folks have to understand is

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<v Speaker 2>that for me, and I say this about the Democratic

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<v Speaker 2>Party all the time, more recently, they have to let

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<v Speaker 2>the folks that are closest to the problem be outfront

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<v Speaker 2>and part of the solution, meaning they need to listen

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<v Speaker 2>to mayors. The mayors are the ones that have to

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<v Speaker 2>solve the problems. The mayors are the ones that have

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<v Speaker 2>to meet the people in the grocery store. And we've

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<v Speaker 2>proven in city after city at the city we know

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<v Speaker 2>how to drive down crime, and you have.

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<v Speaker 4>To talk to people where they are.

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<v Speaker 2>We have to get out of being up in the

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<v Speaker 2>sky with pie and the sky talk to people in

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<v Speaker 2>real sense, real things that impact them and explain to

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<v Speaker 2>them how these things are going to make their communities better.

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<v Speaker 3>How long do you want to be mayor?

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<v Speaker 2>I want to be mayor for as long as the

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<v Speaker 2>residence of Baltimore will have me. This will be my

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<v Speaker 2>second term.

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<v Speaker 4>Believe it or not.

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<v Speaker 2>I've been an elected office since twenty eleven, and this

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<v Speaker 2>is I've been in city hall since two thousand and seven.

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<v Speaker 4>But you're a young man right now, Yes, a young man.

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<v Speaker 4>I'll be forty two on my birthday. But this is

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<v Speaker 4>about making my city better.

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<v Speaker 2>I got into this service because I saw someone get

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<v Speaker 2>shot at seven years old and no one care and

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<v Speaker 2>wanting to drive down that violence, to have vacant housing.

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<v Speaker 2>Be it as lowest point in my lifetime in Baltimore.

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<v Speaker 2>Something we're proud of, but we're not celebrating.

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<v Speaker 4>We have a lot of work to do and we're

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<v Speaker 4>going to do it.

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<v Speaker 3>The reason I go back there is I do think

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<v Speaker 3>we talked about this in media that there isn't a

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<v Speaker 3>lot of you know, local publications anymore. A lot of

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<v Speaker 3>newspapers have shut down, and so we get kind of

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<v Speaker 3>the high in the Yeah, we don't need that, we

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<v Speaker 3>get that view, but we don't It's why we love

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<v Speaker 3>talking to mayors. But often people are mayors and then

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<v Speaker 3>they move up and they go to governor and then

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<v Speaker 3>they go to Congress and stuff. So I'm just curious,

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<v Speaker 3>how long do you want to stay on that loco?

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<v Speaker 4>Yeah, well, everyone knows the endgame.

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<v Speaker 2>Everyone knows I don't want to be governor, and everyone

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<v Speaker 2>in Baltimore knows that I will be quite okay if

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<v Speaker 2>being the mayor of Baltimore is the last elected office

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<v Speaker 2>I've had.

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<v Speaker 4>This is my dream job as a child.

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<v Speaker 2>I will hold it as long as the residents of

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<v Speaker 2>Baltimore will allow me to do so, as long as

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<v Speaker 2>I'm living within term limits.

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<v Speaker 1>Before we let you go because you have a train

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<v Speaker 1>to catch to get home, Yes, and we want to

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<v Speaker 1>be respectful of your time. The attracting and retaining business

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<v Speaker 1>to the city, we know that's a economic development, is

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<v Speaker 1>a way to improve cities. What are you doing right

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<v Speaker 1>now to say Baltimore is open for business? Yeah?

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<v Speaker 4>I think that way.

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<v Speaker 2>We have to understand we had four billion dollars of

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<v Speaker 2>investment into Baltimore. We have seven billion dollars investment coming

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<v Speaker 2>too downtown Baltimore, whether it's t ro Price's new headquarters.

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<v Speaker 2>So under Armer's new headquarters, everyone knows throughout Downtown Rise

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<v Speaker 2>Plan we are open for business in the City of Baltimore,

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<v Speaker 2>re forming our permit process and reforming our zoning code,

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<v Speaker 2>all the things that we need to do to help

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<v Speaker 2>grow business in Baltimore, especially in the tech and life

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<v Speaker 2>science industry that is taken off out of Hopkins and

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<v Speaker 2>out of the University of Maryland, putting a lot of

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<v Speaker 2>money and a lot of tech businesses out into the EFILM.

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<v Speaker 3>Any signs that we're headed towards a recession.

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<v Speaker 4>Well, we'll see.

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<v Speaker 2>We know that with terrorists and all the other things going,

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<v Speaker 2>we just have to all be mindful of what's happening

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<v Speaker 2>and prepare as we're doing our budgets. I've been talking

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<v Speaker 2>to my brother and sister mayors to make sure that

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<v Speaker 2>we're being responsible right now because we do not know

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<v Speaker 2>yet what is to come.

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<v Speaker 3>So appreciate it.

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<v Speaker 4>Go for your train, yes, ma'am, thank you very much.

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<v Speaker 1>He's running for that train.

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<v Speaker 3>Well, well, be safe. Brendan Scott, the Baltimore Mayor, joining

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<v Speaker 3>us here in our interactive broker's studio. As Tim mentioned earlier,

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<v Speaker 3>that city has definitely received money from Bloomberg Philanthropies, which

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<v Speaker 3>is of course owned by Michael R. Bloomberg, founder, A

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<v Speaker 3>Bloomberg LP, and Bloomberg Philanthropies