What does that even mean in local/city government. He is not going to defund the police. The people, almost all people, black, white, rich and poor, will not stand for it. Affordable housing is another matter. Much of the issue on the westside is a result of well off, absentee landlords, many of which live in Delhi and Green Township and probably consider themselves "conservatives".
Other than hobbling the police, which they will not do, there is little a "liberal' can do in city government, virtue signaling aside. So they will rail against abortion limits and people who conceal carry. Maybe they will paint another road bed mural for people to drive, walk, spit and sh_t on. So, what? Other than spouting off about it and passing some meaningless resolutions, they can do nothing, and certainly nothing of substance.
So, some of them are backed by Soros and Bern? Good, that means they are unlikely to make it to Columbus and D.C. where they can do real harm.