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>> ladies and gentlemen, the chair has called the meeting to order please turn off the electronic devices they interfere with equipment in the room stand for the pledge of allegiance allegiance allegiance of america and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. >> commissioner president loftus i'd like to call roll at this time. commissioner president loftus commissioner vice president turman commissioner marshall commissioner dejesus commissioner mazzuco commissioner hwang
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commissioner melara commissioner president loftus we have quorum also with us is deputy chief for intern chief tony chance lane good evening and welcome to the police commission. >> item one discussion one a chiefs report to allow the chief of police to report on police activities and make announcements. >> good evening and welcome. >> >> good evening commissioner president loftus and director hicks on behalf of tony chaplain he's in washington, d.c. with offense joanne walker awarded by the attorney general a police award a good reason not to be here
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commissioners this thing weekend you've heard in the news san francisco experiences a pike in gun violence which resulted in multiple homicides i'll roughly summarize those on thursday the 29 there was a shooting multiple victims on ellis one of the victims died the gunshot wounds and the second homicide the following day in the tenderloin on elvis no arrests were made that was a homicide with a gun the third homicide occurred other than esl worth in the ingleside approximately 15 in the evening the fourth homicide occurred on bird street in the ingleside that was a homicide with a gun that was approximately 4:00 p.m. in the afternoon and on sunday another
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homicide on 4446th street in the southern that was a homicide with a gun no arrests and on sunday again, a homicide with a sharp object on california street an arrest warrant was made in that case we also reported a homicide in weekend that occurred in june was in the hospital and unfortunately didn't survive the george bush wounds an arrest warrant was made in this case there were 10 shootings around the city from the police department investigated the task force go unit station investigation there investigating those crimes to determine if their gang-related and we're utilizing the central
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station to saturate the areas to preventive future violence moving on we have additional staff i'd like to make the commission aware of our homicides are up 3 percent compared to 2017 our shootings with up 5 percent so except this weekend overall our violent crime is down 14 percent and burglaries are down i'm sorry we're down violent crime. >> 14 percent and robberies down chief do you have the raw numbers of date from 2015-2016. >> 40
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2014 by xash envelope 52 at this time and the low was 201428 at this time. >> i get it thank you. >> move on to events a lot of events coming up this weekend in the city we have fleet week be events that start on friday the 7 and create shifts multiple military events throughout the city including the blue angels on saturday and sunday a dream force held throughout the weekend and on sunday the italian heritage parade also and that concludes my report. all right. any questions for the chief colleagues commissioner hwang an interest any trend or explanation for the increase in gun violence. >> that's one of the things we're trying to determine if their gang or drug relayed what
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type of forum that they involve in one of them was a night club were there were rival gangs we're trying to determine. >> other questions okay. thank you deputy chief thank you for sitting in. >> item b occ director's report to report on recent occ. >> good evening director joyce hicks. >> deputy chief and members of the public last week members of the office of citizens complaints staff and i attended the oversight of law enforcement annual training conference in mexico the scene was confronting systematic injustice from president obama
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task force policing was front and center and a as an example a police chief indicated the task force report was for reading for his police force the task force implementations guide materials the conference panel included the civilian oversight and you law enforcement and several pooechz and activists some key takeaways were with the body worn camera and the data collection and analysis and of us by creating time distance and proportionality. >> that sounds familiar. >> yes. indeed and the policing next year conference september 10th through 14 next year i'll be happy to propose a panel for next year's conferee in san francisco story and
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implementing change it come in next week and will present the statistic report president's report. >> thank you director joyce hicks thank you for that report that's a great why do to have san francisco present next year and inspector, next item. >> >> item one c commission report commissioners president and commissioners report. >> the only thing i have to report colleagues, i did send a letter to the representatives of the blue ribbon panel an accountability in law enforcement they 36 there was a hearing before the board of supervisors regarding the implementation of those recommendations my letter indicated what we indicated before we're grateful for the amount of time and certainly all the volunteer hours we'll have successful partnership with the use of force sub group and to
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the remaining recommendations those are not just going on shelf those have been passed on the united states department of defense and other civil grudging reports the president and the ocii recommendations they made as you all know colleagues from the meeting he missed i reviewed the presentations they indicated all the reports are in a magical and once the doj report is final the department will present a strategic plan aon the next steps implementation is critical and not done in a peace meals fashion and thank you. the blue ribbon panel and others for the work we've passed that on i understand i was not present but understand the board was ongoing engage on the stand-offs of those recommendations on a
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future date and seller move forward we'll engage with them and let them this the process other reports colleagues. >> okay. no all right. inspector, next item. >> item one d commissions announcements and consideration for future meetings action. >> with an item i'd like to schedule sergeant for us to have joanne walker to give her a police accommodation one in washington we should know about that and give our own accommodation schedule that to make sure of the policing work she's been doing that's one thing to add commissioner dejesus. >> i'd like to add a presentation from the homicide
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detail go to a scene how they process and the scene and question the secretary but what do they do to secure. >> what are the protocol between the departments and the da and the medical examiners officer their scheduled in the district attorney's office are they responsible and who is responsible inform remove the body from the scene and other questions we have a list of questions i'd like to give it to you and have a presentation on that. >> okay anything else colleagues. >> commissioner president loftus this microphone didn't work for me anyway, i'm still hoping to discuss a safe place at some
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point you know obviously we're going to agendize all the priorities and hope we can add. >> that's on our ongoing list. >> commissioner mazzuco i know we checked on it i noticed the mayor's office announced we are we're in partnering with the health crisis and hopefully can get to a point we have a 60 percent of calls for our officers are for people in crisis if we can follow-up hopefully the goal to have mental health folks to follow up and appropriated what they deal with address that issue next month that will be appreciated. >> yeah. we should add that and this commission need to have a presentation to flag that in
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february especially the ois there is a public health department response and partnering with the department of health we'll schedule that thank you commissioner mazzuco and i neglected to do one of the things i need to do on any report that is fantastic news i get to introduce ron in a in the back you if you can wave if you're one of the people that follow the work you can we've tried to get independent resources directly for this commissioner mazzuco has indicated a need and we were successful have a core fellow we want to share and her goal toe accelerate the reform so the policing practices we continue to restore public trust prior a unit at price water house and
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consolidated international government agencies executive and holds a masters in foreign service from george town and from the university of wales will be doing outreach to both commissioners and members of the police department and members of the public to help us and the large amount of policy work a number of issues flagged around giving us more resources 0 welcome and thank you very much. we have her for a year we promise to use your time well. >> (inaudible). >> i hired or heard this is tough inspector, next item. >> no for members of the public to make the announcement that our next meeting a wednesday october 12th in room 4 hundred at 5:30 the next item it
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public comment oh, exemplary is there any public comment on item one a through d. >> yes. at this time we'll take public comment on items one a through d hearing none, inspector, next item. >> item two public comment public is welcome to address the commission on items not on tonight's agenda but within the jurisdiction of the commission. the commission as a whole and not to individual commissioners or departments or occi personnel. department, occi or commissioners are to respond to questions but may provide a brief response. the commissioners, occi, nor the police commission should enter into debates and please limit your comments to 3 minutes, please. two minutes. >> thank you.
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>> good evening and. >> good evening and welcome. >> good evening, commissioners the camera people can put that up if you could get the whole thing i'll appreciate i'll pass this out to you guys from the camera buy can get the whole thing on the screen if that is possible. >> that's fine. >> sure. >> go ahead. >> so i came here to address you about the board of supervisors hearing yesterday it was a very interesting hearing and i made comments and the document i'll be passing out to you guys one of the things that came up the board of supervisors may request or ask the commission to come and speak before them there was no representatives of the
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commission yesterday at the hearing on the blue ribbon panel which i think that something that somebody really should have been there i understand that commissioner president loftus was not there but none of you there i think was a huge omission i'm hoping that you guys will weigh in on the blue ribbon panel and i think there is going to be some follow-up on it i'm sure follow-up and hope you guys are engaged but i really want to talk about the sunshine task force hearing that will be happening in a month your clerk sergeant killshaw as you probably know was there earlier at the 4 o'clock and the matter was continued for a month because it will go on the full agenda of the sunshine that task force the complaint by magic johnson is that the use of force policy
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was not properly noticed as far as the documents and you know that's a serious charge and we'll pursue also with regards to the use of force i know you guys will go dark we'll not find out what goes on the use of force is not impacted the intern chief passed out a memo that was not sufficient as far as the 80 percent of the use of force policy being active i want to put you on notice and pass 24 this to the commissioners, thank you. >> good evening clyde and welcome. >> commissioners o'neill and commissioner bratton the lowest homicide in new york i saw the
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numbers unbelievable but back to san francisco okay. the blue ribbon commission hey he was here when chief of police george gascon the the elephant in the room is the poa that's the elephant in the room people the poa a resisting change we know that detailing it come on people the poa didn't want to change they don't want it i've fought with them for days honestly the poa can make the changes going forward chief chaplin good guy one of the best but without the poas changing nothing will happen can you control the poa probably not probably not probably not but we have to make some changes and that poa will
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come along we'll say h see the use of force and all the issues before the city that poa will join the party at the resist which was they hate george gascon i had a poa member told me he's nothing that's environmental that's environmental that's the attitude of that police officers association thank you. >> next speaker >> good evening and welcome. >> back. >> welcome back yourself tom gilberty it is bad leaving the meeting all the police officers left they should have been finishing out the issue there ought to be a law against
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meetings during a playoff games a racism that exists tony chaplain knows more than i will every and yet there are departments across the country black pooechz are shooting people black people so i believe there is a training issue here that more important especially the position where the officers have their gun out and their public health it and where's the deesclation we need not to pull that gun out before it was 40 percent our mentally challenged and now 60s percent mentally challenged people that are walking in the street when traffic is not going to be responsive to any logical sense
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the training needs to be challenged the video is not going to work we're going to sekwefrt and let someone one twenty-four hour of the officers seeing the video should go to public i know we're holding up on something but not going to work across the country we're seeing videos and the public needs to see the videos that will be i think a major realty check for the department and the trust of society again, thank you. >> while ms. brown i'm reminded shaukt consider the
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changes have been presented to this commission during a power point we've added tabs to the website so people can have that assessable and adding training and all the things the changes you've spoken to some of them completes follow-up. >> good evening and welcome. >> there's not a lot of people the length of the agenda is one of the factors ms. brown. >> well, i want to bring up the fact that you guys were talking about the homicides that are happening i don't know from the form of racism or this they call the homicide their gang violence you know you know and he remember getting a call concerning any son was my son in a gang but it was two phones his girlfriend's phone the naming of
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that that our children's are in gangs or possible gaping violence is point of privilege that words needs to change i don't know how but that needs to change a stigma on people of color i want to say that but i'm here concerning my son aubrey abrakasa murdered august 14, 2006 and i'm still waiting for justice on my child and i come with the same thing all the time that is something i'll continue to have to do until justice paralyze and happens for any child i bring this up that again gavin newsom former gavin newsom said he knows the police know who killed my son they have names they can name addresses of perpetrators that killed any son when my son was murdered i was
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down at homicide and got those names and those are the names that are thomas han building and perris moving at the time and james and anthony these guys are walking the streets except one is deceased we have a new investigator but are they looking 9 perpetrators that killed my son what is being done i got a phone call but not wanting to hear the same thing oh, ms. brown we're trying oh, ms. brown - >> thank you ms. brown. >> if you or anyone you know has information to the murder of
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aubrey abrakasa there is an anonymous tipline (415) 575-4444 and if you have any questions ms. brown about this specification of that investigation i've asked someone from the department to make sure your questions are getting answered. >> it's the same thing. >> i want to make sure their following up with you and someone in the department can do that, please deputy chief any further public comment? seeing none, public comment is closed. inspector, next item. >> >> item 3 public comment on all matters pertaining to closed session including public comment only to vote whether to hold item 5 in closed session. >> any public comment on whether to hold item 5 in closed session and the society votes hearing none, public comment is closed. inspector, next item. >> >> item 4 vote on whether to hold item 5 in closed session
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did code action. >> do i have a motion to hold item 5 in closed session. >> all in favor, say i. >> i. >> opposed? that item passes we're in closed session thank you ladies and gentlemen,
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much. >> hello, i'm 345ek i'm a relocated green voter and running for the bart board district 8 to november let me explain why i'm a long term regular yours of that bay area and practitioner my responsibility social justice activism criteria expands four decades for lgbt and hiv persons locally and globally holding nonprofits affordable and expanding government transparency and fighting for human rights for all my partner and i our closet bart is on 16th street and mission street in june of 2014 i persuaded bart's
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the department of public health and others to address the sanitary conditions my advocacy lead to cash washing and reform of fire hazardous debris and the pigeon speekd wires left birds poop for everyone regarding accessibility assess last july i complained to bart about the lack of the way finding signage at the 16th street plaza promises were made by back and forth leader to improve throughout the plaza area unfortunately bart didn't escape it's word i want better signage telling the disabled and bicyclists folks with heavy luggage parents how to find that accelerator to assess the trains for bike users we want to remind
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you i was a beast that worked with others to pressure bart to allow us to brepg our bikes on the attractiveness and to set them aside in more areas on the trains while in transit my platform calls for a pilot program of an owl beacon booster at the end of rush hour treasons that will free up spaces in other cars and make that easier to use the bart system additional to have pop up bike maintenance cruise on hand at stations once a week you need nor racks better lighting and a guarantee from bart that the surveillance cameras are working properly for affordability over bart and the police force i need to defeat thatmanual of the bart police or at minimum taking am month we have local law enforcement agencies to deal
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with bart i'm concerned about excess use of force by the bart police we can reduce the harm from the police to a better training and enhance oversight felt bart police and institute best practices to insure that the cops that are riders legally to get with appropriate penalties and a very important issue reopening all public baths keeping them closed is unacceptable i'm asking fewer vote and welcome our endorsement for my scombn if i don't live in the district and proud to be a registered green voter and let's all work to make bart the best transit system in the country
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thank you. >> my name is preston returning for the devil district in san francisco i'm running on a platform of getting big money out of policy let me tell you sxhiefts shown the number one fact in wealth and quality has been congress the u.s. correct me if i am wrong o congress congress is our birth enemy congress has stolen mean from marching americans not to one person but to the point deter commissioner kwon percent of the americans this happens because of what we call campaign finance by birthy zoning 45 thousand plus to a congress person not right as a campaign you can fund request
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tens of millions to help our candidate get elected that's seen as free speech the reason congress doesn't represent the will of the people gnaws of the system of bribery and money that's why my campaign it is only getting small contributions the congressman got over $5,000 that means you'll have to do not just to whisper not areas of the congressman that's 234509s fair my campaign only sclekz 5 hundred plus to insure a large wide because of individuals feel they have participating at the end of the day i am not budget committee holding to the folks but a large group of people
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donating this is an important election congress is destroying our in addition, we all feel 7 percent of americans in the congressional body but a incumbency rate have to go after them and can't keep on pointing fingers unless our donating tens of thousands of dollars they're not on your team help me an november 8th help me be one of the small money candidates i'll go in and make sure that legislation is passed that the american people i'll fight against the writers they put on bills and passed on to the wealthy i'll dedicated meaningful as a congress person not just raising money he needs our help on november 8th my name is president wesson ton i'll be
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your candidate. >> hi i'm sorry 25 years old and running to be our congressman not a career congress person to ask for your vote i'm not another raising income person more importantly i don't stand for more or the same i read the job description and realized the job is not getting done we need change innovate is the artificial organic bottom-up change we need change that desired our economy by need a reviolation of law our district is suffering and need to make some calls before it is too late it didn't have to be about a pessimistic future but
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optimistic that comes with a change i was born two months prematurity and died with a heart attack that's not the ends by and miracle i was revised and my mom was convinced she named me angel my parents came to the united states in search for a better life for my sister and i i was fortunate to go to public and private schools which he odds were against me i steadier my way to success with a lifetime par for the course for conceives i'm studying bio engineering with a suburban commitment i made my way to a business person and founded my own company and started work i
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started found apply mississippi political associates my promises are what america has to eave and how the private and public sectors work together as your congressman we want to fulfill those promises that's what that election means to me solving the real problems whether the schools we send our children to or the traffic we spend our life in parents win when they send their children to public and private schools you should vigorously support both options for excellent o excellent opportunities or consider drives of public transportation will benefit if bart partner with uber and lyft if we allow for advertising public-private partnerships don't weigh down
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the free market but make that more efficient let's stands up to career politicians and revise the congressional >> i'm sherman and icon for the board of supervisors in district one the richmond district i'm a lifetime resident lived there any whole life i attend san francisco state university in addition to living in the district i work as a manager in the richmond district on 20th and geary the reason he decided to run for the board of supervisors a few years ago i saw one of my neighbors hit by a tar car with no traffic signal it should have had a traffic
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signal and no traffic signal there today, we still have one dozen drshgsz on geary without a traffic signal i think that is irresponsible on behalf of our elected officials not to make safety a priority another issue in the district that i feel needs to be addressed is crime it has gotten oversee over the 40 years in the district you see more graffiti on the streets, we see litter on the sidewalk and items left on the curve maintenance for infrastructure as deratted our parks are not maintenance and roads and sidewalks what will i do as your supervisor i will reprioritize the issues we've discussed and make at translated a priority and make sure we have traffic signals on all blocks if the geary tunnel to ocean beach and
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timed so traffic can move across geary and pedestrian can cross the streets without aware of getting hit by a car and timed traffic signal lights in the corridors balboa park be fulsome, clemente and california street cleaning we want to go back 20/20 times a week i know that is a problem for people to move their cars this is not help the cleanliness and not a safe situation i want to increase streets cleaning a remove litter off the sidewalks as soon as possible i want to make sure that graffiti is removed off the street the graffiti that litters the neighborhood and spreads all over i want to working closely what
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other folks to get large items moved offer the sidewalk as soon as possible so we don't see that for days as a time for infrastructure i want to make sure we allocate the funds to have the funds necessary to replace the roads and sidewalks and park we do not need to spend infrastructure money to have bonds to be paying and a yearly basis and increase parking in the neighborhood by prioritizing parking and garages so that residents have places to park and businesses can encourage people if outside the district to hop here because we have parking i want to increase the distribution have distribution of krooirld waters through the the neighborhood to have kriernd water to water airing our trees
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and clean the trash cans and cars this allows us not to use precious drooeng water and especially because of drought over the last couple of years so i canned make you any specific promises all i can do to be fair to everybody in the district and alone listen to concerns and finds objectives of the people in the district i will working hard to make sure that the issues are taken care of and i will have a district office in the neighborhood you don't see me only ones every 4 years but every week if you want fair and responsible government you want someone that will treat people fairly and a clean and safe neighborhood i urge you to check this out when your deciding how want to
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represent you as you're next supervisor in our district thank you. >> hello shalom my name is ricky greenberg thank you foe allowing me to introduce myself to you i'm new to politics but not new to serving the public i moved to san francisco 15 years and brought experience i'm a proud husband and father all over the place now want to be you're next supervisor important the richmond and represent you at city hall i was born in new york and i learned to be are respect fell hard working and challenge my capacities scientific minded and in the arts and music i'm a team player
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and worked independently fast forward in any profession i learn a knowledge by helping people to come up with pa plan together and put that plan in motion the past 27 years i've helped over one thousand empires mom and pop and nonprofit startups release their dreams nationality and not english as a second language he myself speak four english, french and hebrew i traveled to many parts of the world put me at great virginia western community college and have a worldly perspective seeing first hand i've earned a reputation of pragmatic and honest and afraid and have a realistic vision and stick to my promises and say i'm sorry when i'm wrong why do i want to be a periphery it is a natural
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presentation from offering services to the public and now a public servant i've been where aren't by doing on excellent job over 27 years and give back to the community it here are 3 of the many issues to address making our city affordable this is an obvious goals that politicians mention but none has i'll take real work to make that happen and keep costs down and salaries higher we can't control salaries i'll fight to stop the rising costs and fight adding more and more takes and assessing products and i will fight higher operating costs for small businesses because those higher costs would be passed on to us making san francisco not affordable housing i want to insure the best balance between affordable housing and all
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housing being built we can't build homes fast enough a force the bar-and-grills to blt build them with prices we can affordable i'll work on solutions including building taller projects in the appropriate areas and tough over short-term rentals adding to our housing shortage and public safety we are a society plagued with distractions not only taking personal responsibility for the use of social ability and texting while driving and walking but support of law enforcement in cracking on violators in kevin our city safe and gynecologists and pedestrians save i'm a strong supporter of spairt bike lanes i can be firm whether against the same thing policy and moreover
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we need to insure our police department is fully staffed for the richmond and for the fury cops walking the cadet we need them and in addition seriously address the employment practices of local startups and fight to stoppage gender for hiring of salaries by enforcing the laws we should be hired and paid equally the current board of supervisors is proposed laws and policies bans making a statement to be first in the nation to me i'd rather make sure the policies make sure and not just proposed so friends truly a pleasure to share this time please visit richie that will be an honor the responding needs
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richie and thank you shalom. >> hello i'll jonas candidate for district one nile slogan and bio my supervisor qualifications and my agenda first, i'd like to urge you to visit jonas for supervisor 2016.com and my values and one hundred agenda items media slogan make san francisco green, clean and great i believe that government should be efficient better city and introduce as much as possible to serve the resources for future generations my bio the clean technology with legal experience a san francisco resident for thirty years and in the richmond
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for 20 i am married with commissioner moran and our goal with rainwater i own an electrical bicycle i built will myself i have judge pro tem 14 years as vice president to the golden gate as telethon for side richmond's a long term active member in an organization my experience and interest is a global warming population lobbyist and public speaker and writer on energy and the environment and future technology a long time supporter i'm a lifetime registered independent and practice campaign or more and rough to accept campaign money my this of
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the law my lifelong environment of involvement that my many years of neighborhood a in numerous neighborhood organization my integrity by my unbelched reputation and refusal to lie and answering all questions as eventually act biden as possible and on the principles and not by political will my privilege are as follows: the community sustainability founded on conservation planning for sound economic development and community safety which involves assuring all measures to prevent future and property crime and resource sustainability which requires conferring natural resources foyer future yagsz and well-being that is sharing all reasonable steps for health care and schools and levying that
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calls for insuring everyone full and equal opportunity and for employment and self-improvement based on those privileges my political proprietors are personal responsibility and safety and resource management health and education and equal respect milestone my original and there are approximately, one hundred ideas environmental conservation, fiscal responsibility. >> good governance health and family, homelessness housing, planning for the future, quality of life richmond specific ideas, safety, and transportation i recognitions i don't have the time to identify a perfect idea that are the embedded within a few minutes you'll be able to
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scion any copy with action proposed for each item and the reason for item item you can read feasted check out the website i've enjoyed talking with i hope you'll look at any website address have an agenda that will help make san francisco lien, clean and green thanks very much. >> i'm bryan larkin as in the street i'm once again running for the board of supervisors i've lived in the richmond since 1985 with my wife deb raised our
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daughter and attended public schools the majority to high school to third julian went to a - the oldest ones graduate from the university of san francisco and i'm on engineer by exercise and semi retired with chevron and more than 11 years with other company i started to seek employment in the 80s when i realized highway it would be awarding to work on public transit my main reason for running any advanced age is the same to bring unknown muni to the responding before i continue on the subway plan b a little bit about the board of supervisors the 11 members have representatives in the district and 5 probable progressive district and district one that
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is the swing district as such a lot of leverage from the muni rail we have not seen that i will be willing to work with the progressives and moderate to reach the goals but with achieving substantive improvements for the richmond district back the muni retro the part of san francisco is the only part that didn't have the metro rail serve the 50 thousand plus with the geary lines it takes someone like me that lives in the outer responding to get downtown to the bus from lafayette a long time speaking of long times by elect day i'm going to be an official senior citizen and will be an
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imempathetic voice people have their special challenges and agencies recognize that and provide support staffed by younger people that know about outlined age from reading something not the case with me, i'm living it more and more everyday i'm advocating this year the same things in 2008, but this time with more sense is urgency from the pressure to increase honoring housing density through the affordable housing and especially long corridors and geary boulevard i hear a crisis and get neurotic the first causality is aren't and reason in 2008, on this stage forum i stated this is like desirable practices to live without the
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infrastructure and increased density can make it overcrowded along with better transportation and the other improvement in infrastructure underground or overhead illustrates half has this done and the richmond is not on the schedule there is little chance any of the improvements without the district one old-time advocate indeed a champion i want to be that champion vote for me on november 8th i'll take our second or third place but remember larkin like the street. >> hello, i'm andy i'm a candidate for the board of supervisors in district one like most richmond neighbors and most san franciscans my own are
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tenants by far too many san franciscans we're crushed by little scarcity we've been evicted twice in the 21st century by local homes two families one home just people trying to live in san francisco pushing on each because not enough housing to go around i'm committed to project the housing and strengthen the tenants sustainability measures for everyone including small businesses and public institutions but we have to build more housing for more people at all affordability levels and create nor affordable housing for our neighbors but an you are not need tore teaches and police officers and bus drivers and nurses and cooks if you can't afford market-rate you need affordable housing that drives a huge crush and future san franciscan we need to work to relieve the housing crush to
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the bottom and the middle all san franciscans and first, we need to vigorously shape the housing project for a fair share and increase the neighborhood users community planning and health i think that geary boulevard can can get taller with the right transportation choices and solid infrastructure speaking of transportation i'm energeticly ready to have a muni system that people don't just tolerant muni but go out of their way to use it shape our streets so making a trip by bicycle is more convenient and comfortable than by car and cause-and-effect is safe and pollutant and dignified and the human experience of wondering is protected and elevated as transportation advocate and the city starve i've made a career
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out in the community neighbors and advocates, institutions and businesses to shape a sustainable city save healthy streets are foundational i whorling endorse vision zero and support the focus on addressing and 4r50e789 serious related traffic injuries and death loss of a life to a hit-and-run is unsurmountable and the shape and managing of the street is essential i love the city i love the business of running the city and helping to help it flourish and adopting and evolving for tomorrow and beyond i'm a proven and well regarded leader and accomplished explainer and listen internal revenue he go to work everyday to make the streets and neighborhoods more
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safe and more - i partner with the people of all neighbors where empathy seeking a building consensus and passion i'm working on some of the city's busiest issues housing, save streets and sustainable infrastructure and more i'm well seasoned and broadly engaged in san francisco and at all levels if outside city hall i've worked from inside city hall and spent years working with directors and staff the board of supervisors and their staffs the mayor's office the sfpd and community groups and business groups and organizing get actual things done i'm already getting things done working with any neighbors and ready to step up i'll be howard to have your full
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consideration had you cast our vote this fall. >> fooimz a sam i'm running for the board of supervisors richmond. >> i'm born and raised if hong kong and graduating if a high school my family moved to san francisco i considered my education and graduated from uc berkley after working for several architectural firms i started my business in 1985 and returning for the board of supervisors i want to bring no nuisance leadership to city hall with no business experience in the city as a small business owner and a listens architect i see struggles of small business trying to starter their business and working hard parents
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struggling with their kids i also see the frustrations of young graduates and seeking a foot hold in the bay area city hall needs candidates that have will there i'll be your advocate because i'm and licensed architect i have hands on know of signing and building code building code and did planning code and solve the housing crisis of the city as a resident of the richmond i feel that the west side is the forgotten side why former supervisors are claiming not squalling for a comprehensive planning study is an embarrassment when the planning department conducted the study in 2009 looking back at the impact of neighbors with the commercial zoning and the 20 years recommended community driven you updates control
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nothing was done i'm not going to allow that seven years has pads passed we need to take action the richmond district is lucky that we have a valuable asset geary boulevard a wide street has a lot of potential to create housing but infrastructure improvements such power has to be in place the current sfmta plan for the business rapid transit is weak it fails to address the future housing growth and long term vision to have the underground that did west side will not be forgotten side if i'm elected i will be the immigrant that will represent the district our district is diverse with many long time residents and being an immigrant i'm sensitive to the needs of those residents are
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with limited english skills and make sure the issues effecting the city are communicated to the resident in their native language a member of the bicycle coalition we're spending a lot of money on bike lanes and not addressed the need for secured parking throughout the city we need to encourage more secure parking and the only way that will be the only way that cycling will become angle alternative to driving with regards to building and navigation center in the richmond i'm opposed to it two key factors a mentally ill did moving the homeless to the navigation centers solve those problems where are they getting the drugs are we getting get rid of the drug dealers and future
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the lands for the navigation center is says and take a long time for neighborhoods my solution to have immediate heirs source that will bypass this process my solution is to create a vessel when you call a ship that already has cabins and bathrooms and kitchens in place this will be the real solution for providing shelter for the hopeless i'd like to have our vote i'm sam quan running for the richmond. >> high my name is marston i'm running for frifr in the
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responding district i was born in the responding and raising my three children i want them to live here right now i don't see that i'm running to seek family and keep working people in the city i'm with the law enforcement organizations firefighters and police and deputy sheriffs and proud to be enforced by fiance moss and district attorney george gascon and assessor recorder chiu, i have over 20 years of public services and for the last 10 years i've operated my business in san francisco in strategy communicates and if you have any questions, we'll be happy to answer theming the affordability crisis is pushing out working people and widely agreement with the problem too many of us friends and neighbors are moving
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out of the city we love we need to talk about displacement and homelessness by protecting rent-controlled units and build nor housing we have an infrastructure structure in the addressed specifically enough our budget is at a all-time high and doing better to invest in transportation and fixing potholes we're spending a lot of money but need to generated nor solutions other than pollution evidence you find shattered gallows grace on the sidewalk we need to insure our police department is fully staffed and fined i feel that is an engagement of preview dialogue with the richmond police station my first political mentor tom again and again said to me the
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first responsibility of a servant is to help the job of a supervisor is non-partisan i'm not running as an activist too much city hall can be bogged down in a philosophical arguments it can get in the way even if non-partisan such responding to constituent concerns around crime and parks and supporting our local small businesses i see government for people he started in the u.s. capital working on labor, the environment and social justice and education had i returned to california i severed as senior advisor to the chief of staff in the office of gray davis then i worked on the presidential campaign senator john caring for a better california with successfully
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defeated stared anti labor and woman ballots 10 years ago he opened my small business in san francisco running my business during the recession and raising three children with a challenge of a lifetime my business provides the needs to get my skids to school and creating jobs nor young people i'm running as small business owner and a working mom that bring the temperament needed to think about future generations and the direction of san francisco our population is growing all over the place have a say and be that voice in settle we need sufficient housing to keep people in the responding and protect rent control the alternative is proven an environmental decrees for future generations i'm committed to running a good caption that, yes you can tackle
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those problems and, yes numerous responsibilities in the richmond yes, we can preserve that is special in the richmond that will make the right choices to this kind of and, yes we can have an rapid and effective respond from our resources i'm running as a leader that listens i hope you'll join me >> hi my name is a over and over shall running for supervisor in district 11 our neighborhood have been treated as a forgotten part of the city your working families need a strong voice to represent them at city hall i'm that candidate as a parent of too young children and a long time neighborhood resident i believe
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i can be that voice i'm a trained city planner that believes that stes cities not involved are stagnated government must insure that all families are part of healthy evolution of ourselves we have a severe shortage of affordable housing and must do better in the private and government sector we have not seen any of the housing producing and relatively strong economy that helps to fund wonderful programs at the city and county level we must strive to make sure that all sectors are represent the single biggest on or about that sets me apart we've been doing the work on behalf of the district 11 i've been producing as candidate don't just us on
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what we say politicians like to make a lot of promises but what we've done this will tell you what kind of a leader i'm the only that fought the closure of hospital by serving on the advisory committee and led a revolt in 2008, that achieved improvements in balboa park and in the last seven years figure out four marijuana clubs more than any other residential neighborhood in san francisco we have enough and access is not an issue currently i'm working to save the consortium a family serving daycare of 200 plus subsidized childcare and working with the nonprofit director to
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purchase the building once in office my top 3 priorities will be to as i stated before create nor workforce housing we have a sunshine ordnance of affordable housing, that can house working families my second priority to establish fully funded universal free care for all families in san francisco question any is her that all sectors of our population are benls from a strong economy and that is where the chuch gap and finally make sure that we have a really strong commercial corridor and that our vacancies and empty storefronts are dealt with the highest vacancies in the city with that we'll increase our sales tax with more restaurants i thank you for your time and ask for your vote on
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november 8th please remember over and over shall if i he. >> hello my name is june i'm a candidate for board of supervisors district 11 i'm asking for your vote because i am the most convicted candidate during 5 years worked for nonprofit organizations have the experience of collaborating with community-based organizations in 2008, i began working for then california be assembly member tom ammiano as his district director he spent 6 years politically my skills to bring stockholders to address issues hung up with solutions for the common good and mobile at local and statewide as
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assembly member tom ammiano assistant i played a part in helping to save city college california landmark anti-bullying bill that protects children bullied in california i'm currently the political director local 1025 and running for district 11 supervisor i'm commented to assure that under recommended communities have a vows in shelter in place the policies that impact them the difference community not san francisco values have made our city a beacon they are stolen by the real estate speculators in the cities that haveized the cost of living in san francisco to unbearable levels patrol car,
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immigrants, the lgbt community, our elderly and working people have that have been the backbone cannot afford to live here workers that are holding on live in fear they'll come home to eviction or no longer keep their homes they've worked they are entire lives and want to share any journey i was born and raised from the mission district my patterns were immigrants from mexico they met in the early 1960s at the restaurant any mom waltd tables and he worked for the garbage company they separated my movement raised me wheel working as domestic working and relying on public assistance after high school i studied at that particular time at kink of
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san francisco while working at the nonprofit jobs during the day and blessed to get a sclirp at age 37 owe graduated any life experience and challenges of being raised by a single mom has driven me work as a public servant if you elect me to the board of supervisors my priorities will include creating incentives more affordable housing, especially for families fooekt unjust fevers supporting subdividing and prioritizing parks and open space, working for equitable sdwrks with residential public transportation in my district and free tuition for all san franciscans residents at city college, please joan the organizations that have endorsed
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me for the board of supervisors transit union local 155, american federation of teachers 2123 the california nursing association, the united educators of san francisco, the sierra club, the san francisco tenants union staffed parent hood of northern california harvey milk club the international brotherhood of electrical works local 6 and the national union of health care works and office of the san francisco workers and the aclu and local 10 to one and local 2015 and the united works left local 483 thank you for your
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consideration. >> handsome i'm sorry guz anyone running for district 11 i'm a school teacher in public schools i teach owl i all projects and advocate for your children that have lack the health and lack of quality time together due to multiple jobs pr as a community advocate in district 11 i have that fined a community organization to address the needs of young people as a community advocate in san francisco i reopened a closed public school to address the needs of immigrant children and helped he families helping them with services and housing and jobs as an elected union official of
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teachers for seven years and elected delegates for educators owe supported resolutions and legislative billions for social just the district 11 is the largest number of children as other districts i'll enhance the coalition are nonprofit and community-based organizations and the city to allocate nor resources for our children when he talked to district 11 residents he hear one resident said we need a safe neighborhood a mom said he tried to help someone who was a victim only to have the gun pointed at me as you're next supervisor he want our citizens and nonprofit
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organizations to have dialogues to address safety and safe neighborhoods and to build trust 24 is how we'll help your neighborhoods your city and district 11 are aging the population will expand thirty percent of our population as a district 11 supervisory owe meet with many seniors and have the most profound respect i found seniors in district 11 some or inhabitant some can manage their homes some can't and some are commuters and are frustrated they can't afford the rent is as you're next supervisor a lot of mire top priorities to make sure that note neglected or solicited district 11 has their share of garbage and some residence of
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district 11 discard their garbage on the sidewalks as the next supervisor we want to come up with solutions the city has changed so much more cars and upscale common sense and part-time that displace as you're next supervisor he support qualified affordable housing for those who are in needs i've lived in san francisco for 35 years my family lived in district court 11 and my son graduated from lowell high school and 25e7bdz the university of california, san francisco i came to america with any family as an immigrant i studied. >> working hard to be a natural citizen owe graduated in illinois university in chicago in multi education and was awarded a scholarship last year elected to a union elected
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official and humblely ask you guzman to the board of supervisors he promise to serve district 11 with all my power and strength and humanity. >> dear friends please image a san francisco that you want to see that district 11 it is 679 to see the past we have to make this vision a reality for for those of you who don't know me, i'm here my family and i and kids and grandkids are raised here last year, he knocked it out of the park for the mayor of san francisco and 10 thousand i remains runner up i'm here to
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ask for your vote to serve as your supervise in district 11 this represents excelsior, ocean view, i know side 0 and outer mission and others too along we've loudly investors and speculators to run this and control city hall the result a renewal uaw bull market tearing up the fabric of this city and displaced thousand of the san franciscans out of the city we now have families inth districts living in cars, sharing living rooms and garage spaces we work and live here is where we have the right to live here we've developed a platform to protect our families from
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unjust lectured evictions and produce more affordable housing for working families we will improve the health of those dealing with asthma in the district particularly in the mission terrace and satisfy the farm and deal with the flooding there support open space in the excelsior both on mission and geneva and make sure the development of the in line will support seniors and families at the same time make sure we can have a full serve grocery store in the neighborhood muni is an example i think of the health of district 11 because health is more than having access to medication or clinics it is being free and from anxiety by having a living wage enough money to buy food and pay for
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rents health is a clean part and save schools leak the great work and neighbors in action this is a pursued at the rec rec centers health is protecting our small businesses in the outer mission and dealing with the noise pollution of low underlying mr. haney's plans education is not only for making it free but supporting teachers we need to find affordable housing to be teaching here as while as your supervisor i think continue to support the great after-school programs we have last week the excelsior conceives project and in the community schools and the ymca programs on 0'farrell we as a district have been away for far go long but making sure our
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families can flourish holding off on property tax on fixed incomes for people working that question, create with a new deal we are one of the last working-class neighborhoods in the city completes draw the line for our families and work together to flourish in district health, education, and living wages job safety and vibrant small businesses the heart of the families in our district clean streets for senior citizens and children and working people secure affordable housing this is all part of liveability what i like to call a little bit of heaven in district 11 and people like minnie ward he fool in district 11 we're the few weeks that can make a derivatives join me in this
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program thank you very much. >> hi, i'm tim and running for district 3 supervisor the reason i'm running the quality of life if the district has declined over the last 10 years it is time somebody steps up when i compassed my neighbors about the issues the number one thing was homelessness your district seen an uptick in the number of homelessness of homeless we need to address that the city paints the homeless situation with a broad brush and people trying to fwetd on their feet and the candidates for our shrls and come back to a safe environment and then people that needs serious help because of mental
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and physical disabilities we cannot let them wonder our streets work were our 125e9 and federal agencies we have a large sector of people that want to hang out in the city maybe that's okay. but we need to outreach them a way to improve their lives to get job training and maybe do something good for the communities and learn how to be self-sufficient we need to enforce the laws we have to make sure they have the quality of life they deserve other issue my neighbors are concerned is parking it is disappointing people have to drive around to find a place to park we need it create more off-street parking in our businesses so businesses and customers and employees and the residents to have a place to park and not just drive arnold's
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endlessly other thing crime a huge uptick in house breaks and part of that problem many of the police officers most don't live in san francisco we need to get them back in especially with an earthquake i suggest we put them on a provided list and first responders for our affordable housing that we're creating much of and offer the officers that live in san francisco and also for recruits she should spent a lot of time as beat cops having a police presence and gives a chance to evaluated the community before we give them a badge and the other ordinances are moaning our city we spend more or more than any states and much more then surrounding community our parks are in bad repair despite the fact we try
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to pay for guessing we need a better cultures at city hall i think our schools needs improvements half of the students don't go to college they need skeletals to provide them with raising a family and actually go in san francisco all the people that i know are plumbers and contributions they're very busy is he those people need to support themselves and families i'd like to thank the losing and invite you to look at my website t d number 4.com thank you very th. >> hello my name is loading up
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i'm running for re-election to the board of supervisors in district 5 i was born and raised in the western edition with no place rather live and be in the vibrant community i was elected in 2012 and work hard to tangible the issues facing our neighborhood i'm running for re-election we believe we've done incredible work but more to do and i'm getting started as a lifetime renter i feel the anxiety and concerns that any district 5 rendered feel as the president of the board of supervisors i'm still a renter and have a roommate my only building was recently 10ed and my roommate and i are not sure about our future where can we go and afford to go in san francisco we simply don't have enough housing and the housing is unaffordable to many of us
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agency your supervisor i've passed priority to neighborhood resident seeking affordable housing in their own community now 40 percent the housing units will be sedate aside so for our friends and neighbors and families that live in our community i introduced the highest affordable housing requirement in the history of san francisco for the fillmore and divisadero corridor i've protected thousand of rent-controlled units from demolition and will continue to fight for renter and he tenants at all income levels everyone deserves a place to squall home the hope of permanent housing to call home is beyond their imagination nearly 7 thousand people are on our streets even if night no easy or immediate solution but action to address the homeless crisis i secured funding forum rehabilitation of housing that
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will have been left vacant providing permanent homes for are formally homeless families and helped to fund is a if number of creativity programs that are making a difference in their lives and proud to support larkin street and lava the homeless alliance and taking it to the street the city is spending over one and $40 million but we have so many people live on the streets the last depress he requested a full study how the funds are making a difference to make sure that everyone involved it being held accountability for getting results and saving lives when you leave our home though the morning to go to work or whatever i'm working hard to make sure you get there safely and on time i've cased legislation to help the muni buses and expand the entire
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fleet and helped to survive the bus deserves by over 33 percent during the morning commute and set up travel time and reduced collisions and encouraged thousand of residents to take public muni and he thousand of money to improve the octavia corridor and help to improve the bulk and mass one of the things i'm most proud of is protecting environmental help that impacts us all over the place after 12 years i've launched the clean clean power the single most important thing to combat climatic change we have a proposal of unminded medication a program that helped 38 tons of
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pharmaceuticals out of the bay and styrofoam grouping in public housing i wouldn't dream i was on the board of supervisors but proud po to represent my constituents and proud of work my office and i have accomplished to capitol hill the quality of life here in district 5 there is still so much to do i ask for your vote even november 8th to continue to work on the ceiling important issues together thank you my name is a dean preston running for district 5 supervisor i'll be honored to have our support district 5 is my home for over 25 years i live with my
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wife and two daughters go to school in district 5 one many elementary school and the other in preschool my father and grandparents we are rufgz from nazi germany and emigrated to new york city that's where i say born and raised i moves to san francisco with my future wife a 5 generation san franciscan i went to law school at u.s. hayes valley in san francisco and started any whether he will career representing victims of police misconduct as a civil rights attorney and for the last 16 years fighting more affordable housing and against evictions and displacement i was a leader in the fight to save rent control when landlords crossed the state to ban rent control pr i'm the founder of the castle only statewide
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renters rights and organizations and been the executive director for the last 8 years i'm also a parent, an everyday muni rider and neighborhood advocate i've orchid neighbors to protect small businesses to prevent the demolition of historic proposals and accurately more affordable housing when developers want to build now developments in the neighborhood i believe our city is foundationally on the wrong track we're the least affordable city in the entire country with a huge homeless problem over-burdened transportation system, and highly integrated schools our leaders have allowed special interests to run this city and we spell need independent leadership at city hall particularly leaders that are if not from the system my top
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priorities are affordable housing, public transportation and education i want to ban prefor housing and provide a right to counsel for all san franciscans tenant that are facing evictions we want to adapt a muni riders bill of rights ground on the east west subway and guarantee a trip thirty minutes anymore in the city and launch the universal preschool program something that new york o new york city did make san francisco more affordable for families and make sure our kids get the head start they deserve our campaign is a button up grassroots campaign we held over 50 community meetings already and over 200 volunteers involved in the campaign and the rings in
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reception in the fields in district 5 is amazing voters are ready for a new supervisor in district 5 one who listens to the neighbors our campaign has earned the endorsement of the sierra club the san francisco tenants union are the california nurses association the harvey milk and many other leaders including tom ammiano and david campos let me be clear about one they know it, it is the status quo were working i would not be running against the incumbent in the election he would be affecting my kids both sleep every night instead of knocking on doors and running the nonprofit organization that he founded and that i love but i can't sit by and watch as our city falls apart and as our
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neighbors and our neighborhoods businesses are forces from our community we need change and need it now i ask for your support on november 8th thank you is my fellow san franciscans i'm mike young i want you to join me, i'm running for the district 7 supervisor to establish san francisco we can work and be proud of i was born and raised and graduated from lowell high school and uc berkley and harvard university i served for two years as a budget analyst under willie brown, jr. and 10 years in the state department under secretaries powell, religious
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clinton and caring i served in south korea and vietnam and pakistan and sturdy in the negotiated bilateral agreement think on behalf of the united states while i was a diplomat i served for the u.s. army offices and well qualified my whole life has been dedicated to public services after serve so for over a decade we want to come home to the people of san francisco what we need now more than million is to pull together and work the legacy we want to leave for our generations we need to begin now like the rest of america we have a corridor in the last two decades wi9d unprecedented growth what we created here has
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profound effects around the world and now seeing the effects people are screaming as as follows for new ideas and decisions we're strufrl to preserve the character housing crisis is continuing and our revenue and expenses have swelled homeless. rains here and a wedge has come between our wlaurment and the community on the west side time is up and resident don't feel safe and cars are revolved in home burglars we simply need for police and a better community policing the west side is often condominium to take on admits fair share p parks will add 5 thousand units and we're building more housing with neighbors balboa park
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reservoir with all the new growth online we need schools and public transportation and public safety but all takes resources we need to keep an eye on on this a decade ago when was in the mayor's office of budget it has swollen to 9 million we need to make sure we are spending tax dollars wisely and the middle-income are a december proportionality share send me to city hall to start on issues and doing so work with other proprietors to build a unfirst day vision people around the world look at san francisco as the ultimate and peace and look for inspiration what could be we
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stand for openness guess combags, courage and innovation 80 we have to come together as a city and look at the plaques we all are americans first and only san franciscans at heart and the first step in building a solid foundation to have respect and honor that's my vision for the uninside san francisco i want you to help me set an example and change maybe coming to san francisco by remembering our values we can preserve our way of life as we boldly go forward and remember on election day you can vote for me mike young and vote for unity thank you for tuning in i look forward to seeing i have a great day.
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>> my name is john farrell i'm returning for district supervisor i grew up in the district my wife and i raised our family i care about our district and city i know the challenges that small businesses face we stand up for our if neighborhood and share safety we must crack down on crime and affordability must be families in san francisco and expand the service to our seniors and protect our environment muni needs to be more reliable and ambulance for future generations and further city hall must be made accountable i have a good understanding of the work that still and the mayor as a
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$9.6 billion budget where does the money go i have the qualifications, experience and dedication to make a difference i was an accessory our he was a few minutes director for the treasure island investment i was a mayors budget analyst a senior in fact, for harvey milk and assistant and park director for 3 years for the playground for the city i spoonfuls in streamlining my identifying review sources a track record of bringing millions to the city over the last 3 years i've written articles the west side observer about the issues facing our city and district i've identified overdraft revenues for the past i've been a real estate broker for thirty years
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i've helped famed are avoiding fever a better to be safe than sorry from the university of san francisco and have an mba from golden gate university my family has been in public service any grabbed father with a muni driver any uncle jack a sergeant and policeman i've been married 28 years and two ground daughters and 3 dogs it would be an honor and privilege to serve the residents of district 7 this november 8th please vote for john farrell thank you. >> high i'll joel and running
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for district 6 supervisor people ask me why i want to be a supervisor my joke answer is because i have 28 years left on my mortgage it's not a joke looking at 28 years makes me wonder where is san francisco going and can will it become i moved here years ago and want to stay in love with san francisco i'm returning returning for supervisor to is changing i want to help to manage that change and help to make our west side district 7 special before i get into the issues i'll give you a little bit of background i grew up in the town of sagging now michigan we didn't have much money they taught me how to get things done and quality of life and i won a script for college
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and worked many years as a jouvent and asking tough questions i want to do that inside city hall i share my 28 year mortgage with my husband he grew up in poverty in taiwan under marshall law and now other than engineering in silicon valley that was a real american dream we like the west side it is quiet and have a garden i do any more than runs around lake merced when i talk about the quality of life west side residents know what i'm talking about but west sideers are concerned people don't have space in their neighborhood their wieshd home break-ins the budget as doubled in the past 10 years what are we getting for $10 billion families are struggling i met a couple in
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west portal if a their 30s but can't afford to buy here they'll probable leave if we can't keep families in san francisco we're in trouble a lot of people don't feel heard at city hall and we need a supervisor who will ask the tough policy questions i'll advocate for more police resources and use journal itching mindset to see how we spend our money and use what works i'll be responsive to your needs city hall likes to think, too highly of itself they forgot it's primary job to focus on basic city services liquor phil potholes and make sure that business one on time as your supervisor i will put on city
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hall haul i'll be 71 and i'll look back as my time on a supervisor if our kids and grandkids are enjoying the future in san francisco together we can make that happen follow me on facebook i'm joel and asking for your vote so we can give district 7 a voice at city hall thanks. >> high my name is supervisor yee and respect district 7 i've served the community my entire life in helping my parents run a small business and teaching at city college running a nonprofit to provide better early care and education all the way to voting office over is board of
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education and the board of supervisors i'm running for re-election so that i can continue to serve and make a difference as a fourth-generation san franciscan as a father and as a recent 2k3wr5r9 the future of san francisco is important i want to be a part of making this place fair and equitable there are many issues faxing san franciscans the 3 issues rise to the top number one affordable housing, number two neighborhood and pedestrian safety and 3 keeping our children and families in san francisco we're seeing families forced to leave the city because of lack of affordable housing i've supported increased funding more affordable housing and i have pushed successfully for more family-friendly units to be
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included as affordable housing for middle-income resident that are also forced out of city with a potential balboa park reservoir project there's been a spike in property crimes throughout the city and district 7 is not immune to this trend i support increased and birth police presence in neighborhoods f this includes the san francisco police department to prioritize the people i am and will continue to encourage stronger relationships between police officers and brrnlz i brought back the two officers po the beat patrols i've worked with former chief suhr and now chief chaplain 12 new officers assigned to the planning commission i have been working with the 3
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police captains for district 7 on strategies, despite the spike in property crime what our centered neighborhoods that provide flexible strategies to respond to your crime issues but we acknowledge those efforts need to be coordinated as more and more parts of our streets it is important to implement traffic calming measures and pushes for stricker improvement of our traffic laws i'm proud to have authored the vision zero legislation that will direct resources for solutions to make our streets safer for everyone many of the pedestrian safety improvement measures we have in district 7 were 234ishd by ideas
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that come if you're resident introduce my district 7 participatory program well, this program which gives us our residents and voice how we spend aide revenues has funded many quality of life programs throughout my district finally i want to continue to support our families by working improve our education system, my experience in this is this as and began any career as an scariest for years and worked to provide the families across san francisco as a member of board of education he find to increase to provide resources for education and to close the achievement gap as supervisor i offered legislation in 2014 to support education and specifically worked to increase
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funding for those vital services so i ask for your support today to continue to make our city our children a family-friendly city that will always protect the district of our grandparents thank you very much. >> hello my name is ben i'm running for district 6 supervisor i'm running for supervisor because district 7 deserves energetic and honesty and hard working leadership as your supervisor i'll fight to make sure that san francisco hires enough police officers and protect the quality of life by enforcing law and focus on making sure the city invests in basic infrastructure
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i will be a leader in fiscal district and make sure that violate serves are protected good afternoon. welcome as a fist generation san franciscan born and raised in district 7 and grew up in forest viewville i met my wife in high school and attended local schools and now homeowners in the with respect neighborhood and earned an suburban helped to insure transparency to the government i was then appointed under chief suhr on the san francisco youth commission making sure people have a voice in city college and went to new york university and earned undertaking undergraduate in science he spent a decade all over the world and most recently, i served the san francisco first street safety director helped to launch