That’s not a slogan. That’s reality. And it is exactly why City of Miami commissioners need to stop hesitating and put the $450 million public safety bond on the ballot. Let the voters decide.

This is not a complicated issue. But it has been made complicated by politics. The proposal would fund a much overdue new public safety building, upgrade decrepit fire buildings and build much-needed fire stations in underserved areas. In plain terms, it means giving police officers and firefighters the basic working conditions they deserve in a city that depends on them every single day.