You know, the Dockworkers' Association (or Union, if you want them to have significantly more clout; if needed, have them start up a union ASAP) has resources -- limited financial, but significant manpower and political, if they wanted to swing it around properly. If Danny started a union with himself or a trusted lieutenant as the union head (or such was already in place), he could pull in a lot of the various city's workers under his umbrella and start suing for change. Pushing the city government by withholding vital services, such as garbage, plumbing, electrical, and general repair services, would quickly get them dancing to his tune, especially if Taylor puts charges in the right areas and advises him properly.
Plus, once the Dockworkers' Union starts properly bringing in money, Taylor and Danny could use it to get her stuff for a proper lab, set up in the docks, in areas controlled by the union. They could order her things that would be explainable by the union needs, and Taylor could use those supplies and equipment to perform SCIENCE! and make significant money for the union, putting the patents in the union's name (or a shell company controlled by the union or someone allied to it) and use the union workers to start up production. Grow the union properly, with plenty of SCIENCE!'d up security (focusing on the Endbringers, the S9, and the other monsters out there who would notice the massive bennies they're providing), and they could make everyone in the union quite happy, and then start spreading the money around. And Taylor could use it to SCIENCE! her way to victory and a better tomorrow.
