Happy October, District 3! If you’re an absentee voter, you should have received your vote-by-mail ballot already. Here’s my roundup of some particularly important state and lo... Read More
In an age in which social media has created a public stage for the 24/7 documentation of curated realities, the lines between the public and private, the fake and real have become ... Read More
Everyday residents like you, dear readers, are serving the city in a variety of roles on city boards, commissions, and advisory bodies. They have all committed their personal time ... Read More
Whether you were happy or not with last month’s election results, June 5 was a historic election and San Franciscans proved once again we are still a progressive city ready to fi... Read More
Last month, together with a majority of the Board of Supervisors, I introduced another precedent-setting “only in San Francisco” public policy to safeguard our fundamental Amer... Read More
Some brief thoughts about this election, for those tired of the status quo at City Hall and who believe San Francisco is still a city worth fighting for. One thing we can all agree... Read More
The more developer, tech, and Realtor dollars get dumped into Sacramento, the more local jurisdictions feel the pressures of gentrification and speculation locally. There is a dire... Read More
Campaign finance reformers and government accountability advocates have long organized under the mantle “Money Out of Politics” — and for good reason. In a world where corpor... Read More
San Francisco has always led the country in progressive policy making — which means that we’ve taken a stand for everyday people over special interests. We’ve pioneered same-... Read More
What a year. The worse things got in the White House, the harder we fought for our communities here in San Francisco. And there were some victories. BUILDING AND PRESERVING AFFORDA... Read More
Last month, roughly 200 of our District 3 neighbors gathered at Broadway Studios to discuss rising homelessness in the community. Thank you to Cmdr. David Lazar, Capt. Paul Yep fro... Read More
November puts us squarely one year out from the ballot-mageddon we can all anticipate in 2018. You are no doubt already being courted, whether by polls or marketing teases testing ... Read More
Last month, I attended a grassroots benefit for the survivors of the devastating earthquakes in Mexico City and Oaxaca. The community gathering with local D.J.s performing, colorfu... Read More
This past June, the city released its biennial homeless count report — which, while revealing an overall reduction of the citywide homeless population, also showed an increase of... Read More
Budget season has drawn to a close, and the city has made a significant investment in our city streets with the Board of Supervisors approving an additional $90 million in road wor... Read More