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this will be available on youtube, our website, and sfgovtv cable channel.ave many decisions to make on november 3. tonight's opportunity will give you an opportunity to learn before you vote, so now, let's begin. we'll start off with one-minute opening statements in alphabetical order. thank you, candidates, for participating in this forum. please introduce yourself, tell us which neighborhood you live in, and why you are running for district 7 supervisor. we'll start alphabetically with ben. >> hello. good evening, and thank you very much to the league for hosting us tonight. hello. my name is ben matranga, and i'm running for district 7 supervisor. i want to fight for working families and ensure that our city emerges from this health crisis stronger than before. as a new father and first-time homeowner, i know the stakes are high in this election. i know the city is calling out for genuine leadership, for common sense, and frankly, for people that will deliver on their promises. let me tell you a little bit about my background. i was born and raised in di

this will be available on youtube, our website, and sfgovtv cable channel. you have many decisions to make on november 3. tonight's opportunity will give you an opportunity to learn before you vote, so now, let's begin. we'll start off with one-minute opening statements in alphabetical order. thank you, candidates, for participating in this forum. please introduce yourself, tell us which neighborhood you live

this will be available on youtube, our website, and sfgovtv cable channel. you have many decisions to make on november 3. tonight's opportunity will give you an opportunity to learn before you vote, so now, let's begin. we'll start off with one-minute opening statements in alphabetical order. thank you, candidates, for participating in this forum. please introduce yourself, tell us which neighborhood you live in, and why you are running for district 7 supervisor. we'll start alphabetically with ben. >> hello. good evening, and thank you very much to the league for hosting us tonight. hello. my name is ben matranga, and i'm running for district 7 supervisor. i want to fight for working families and ensure that our city emerges from this health crisis stronger than before. as a new father and first-time homeowner, i know the stakes are high in this election. i know the city is calling out for genuine leadership, for common sense, and frankly, for people that will deliver on their promises. let me tell you a little bit about my background. i was born and raised

this will be available on youtube, our website, and sfgovtv cable channel. you have many decisions to make on november 3. tonight's opportunity will give you an opportunity to learn before you vote, so now, let's begin. we'll start off with one-minute opening statements in alphabetical order. thank you, candidates, for participating in this forum. please introduce yourself, tell us which neighborhood you live in, and why you are running for district 7 supervisor. we'll start alphabetically with ben. >> hello. good evening, and thank you very much to the league for hosting us tonight. hello. my name is ben matranga, and i'm running for district 7 supervisor. i want to fight for working families and ensure that our city emerges from this health crisis stronger than before. as a new father and first-time homeowner, i know the stakes are high in this election. i know the city is calling out for genuine leadership, for common sense, and frankly, for people that will deliver on their promises. let me tell you a little bit about my background. i was born and raised

this forum will be ordered and made -- recorded and made available on our website, lwvsf.org, our youtube channel, and sfgovtv channel. tonight's forum will give you an opportunity to learn before you vote on november 3. now, let's begin. you will start off with 90-second statements in alphabetical order. [inaudible], and thank you for participating in this forum. please introduce yourself, tell us which neighborhood you live in, and why you are running for district 11 supervisor. we'll start with ahsha safai. you're on mute. >> okay. sorry. my name is supervisor ahsha safai. thank you to the san francisco league of women voters for having me tonight. i've proudly represented this district for the last four years. when i first ran for office, i had just been working with organized labor for almost a decade and cared deeply about being a strong voice for working families. distri district 11 has one of the highest concentration of children and people under 19. we are the backbone of this city, the people that get up and make san francisco work fore every single day, and for the last four years, i've been a stro

this will be available on youtube, our website, and sfgovtv cable channel.ovember 3. tonight's opportunity will give you an opportunity to learn before you vote, so now, let's begin. we'll start off with one-minute opening statements in alphabetical order. thank you, candidates, for participating in this forum. please introduce yourself, tell us which neighborhood you live in, and why you are running for district 7 supervisor. we'll start alphabetically with ben. >> hello. good evening, and thank you very much to the league for hosting us tonight. hello. my name is ben matranga, and i'm running for district 7 supervisor. i want to fight for working families and ensure that our city emerges from this health crisis stronger than before. as a new father and first-time homeowner, i know the stakes are high in this election. i know the city is calling out for genuine leadership, for common sense, and frankly, for people that will deliver on their promises. let me tell you a little bit about my background. i was born and raised in district 7. i live in west portal

this will be available on youtube, our website, and sfgovtv cable channel. you have many decisions to make on november 3. tonight's opportunity will give you an opportunity to learn before you vote, so now, let's begin. we'll start off with one-minute opening statements in alphabetical order. thank you, candidates, for participating in this forum. please introduce yourself, tell us which neighborhood you live in, and why you are running for district 7 supervisor. we'll start alphabetically with ben. >> hello. good evening, and thank you very much to the league for hosting us tonight. hello. my name is ben matranga, and i'm running for district 7 supervisor. i want to fight for working families and ensure that our city emerges from this health crisis stronger than before. as a new father and first-time homeowner, i know the stakes are high in this election. i know the city is calling out for genuine leadership, for common sense, and frankly, for people that will deliver on their promises. let me tell you a little bit about my background. i was born and raised

this will be available on youtube, our website, and sfgovtv cable channel.ember 3. tonight's opportunity will give you an opportunity to learn before you vote, so now, let's begin. we'll start off with one-minute opening statements in alphabetical order. thank you, candidates, for participating in this forum. please introduce yourself, tell us which neighborhood you live in, and why you are running for district 7 supervisor. we'll start alphabetically with ben. >> hello. good evening, and thank you very much to the league for hosting us tonight. hello. my name is ben matranga, and i'm running for district 7 supervisor. i want to fight for working families and ensure that our city emerges from this health crisis stronger than before. as a new father and first-time homeowner, i know the stakes are high in this election. i know the city is calling out for genuine leadership, for common sense, and frankly, for people that will deliver on their promises. let me tell you a little bit about my background. i was born and raised in district 7. i live in west portal s

this will be available on youtube, our website, and sfgovtv cable channel. have many decisions to make on november 3. tonight's opportunity will give you an opportunity to learn before you vote, so now, let's begin. we'll start off with one-minute opening statements in alphabetical order. thank you, candidates, for participating in this forum. please introduce yourself, tell us which neighborhood you live in, and why you are running for district 7 supervisor. we'll start alphabetically with ben. >> hello. good evening, and thank you very much to the league for hosting us tonight. hello. my name is ben matranga, and i'm running for district 7 supervisor. i want to fight for working families and ensure that our city emerges from this health crisis stronger than before. as a new father and first-time homeowner, i know the stakes are high in this election. i know the city is calling out for genuine leadership, for common sense, and frankly, for people that will deliver on their promises. let me tell you a little bit about my background. i was born and raised in

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this forum will be ordered and made -- recorded and made available on our website, lwvsf.org, our youtube channel, and sfgovtv channel. tonight's forum will give you an opportunity to learn before you vote on november 3. now, let's begin. you will start off with 90-second statements in alphabetical order. [inaudible], and thank you for participating in this forum. please introduce yourself, tell us which neighborhood you live in, and why you are running for district 11 supervisor. we'll start with ahsha safai. you're on mute. >> okay. sorry. my name is supervisor ahsha safai. thank you to the san francisco league of women voters for having me tonight. i've proudly represented this district for the last four years. when i first ran for office, i had just been working with organized labor for almost a decade and cared deeply about being a strong voice for working families. distri district 11 has one of the highest concentration of children and people under 19. we are the backbone of this city, the people that get up and make san francisco work fore every single day, and for the last four years, i've been a stro

this will be made available on the website, our youtube chan and sfgovtv cable channels.ou have many important decisions to make on december 3rd. tonight's forum will give you an opportunity to learn before you vote. let's begin. we will start off with one-minute opening statements in alphabetical order. welcome, candidates, and thank you for participating in the forum. please introduce yourself, tell us which neighborhood you live in, why you're running and what would be the top three priorities for your first year. we'll start with andrew. >> i'd like to thank the league of women voters of san francisco for holding this forum. and inviting all of us to speak to you this evening. i think it's a most critical time for our city and obviously the country with the covid-19 pandemic. i'm running for district 1. i've lived in the city for 15 years in the richmond district. i met my now fiance here in richmond district. so this neighborhood means a lot to me. over the last 15 years i've seen the city of san francisco, but particularly our drk district here, deal with the issues

this will be made available on the website, our youtube chan and sfgovtv cable channels. you have many important decisions to make on december 3rd. tonight's forum will give you an opportunity to learn before you vote. let's begin. we will start off with one-minute opening statements in alphabetical order. welcome, candidates, and thank you for participating in the forum. please introduce yourself, tell us which neighborhood you live in, why you're running and what would be the top three priorities for your first year. we'll start with andrew. >> i'd like to thank the league of women voters of san francisco for holding this forum. and inviting all of us to speak to you this evening. i think it's a most critical time for our city and obviously the country with the covid-19 pandemic. i'm running for district 1. i've lived in the city for 15 years in the richmond district. i met my now fiance here in richmond district. so this neighborhood means a lot to me. over the last 15 years i've seen the city of san francisco, but particularly our drk district here, deal with the issu

this forum will be ordered and made -- recorded and made available on our website, lwvsf.org, our youtube channel, and sfgovtvhannel. tonight's forum will give you an opportunity to learn before you vote on november 3. now, let's begin. you will start off with 90-second statements in alphabetical order. [inaudible], and thank you for participating in this forum. please introduce yourself, tell us which neighborhood you live in, and why you are running for district 11 supervisor. we'll start with ahsha safai. you're on mute. >> okay. sorry. my name is supervisor ahsha safai. thank you to the san francisco league of women voters for having me tonight. i've proudly represented this district for the last four years. when i first ran for office, i had just been working with organized labor for almost a decade and cared deeply about being a strong voice for working families. distri district 11 has one of the highest concentration of children and people under 19. we are the backbone of this city, the people that get up and make san francisco work fore every single day, and for the last four years, i've been a strong

this forum will be ordered and made -- recorded and made available on our website, lwvsf.org, our youtube channel, and sfgovtvhannel. tonight's forum will give you an opportunity to learn before you vote on november 3. now, let's begin. you will start off with 90-second statements in alphabetical order. [inaudible], and thank you for participating in this forum. please introduce yourself, tell us which neighborhood you live in, and why you are running for district 11 supervisor. we'll start with ahsha safai. you're on mute. >> okay. sorry. my name is supervisor ahsha safai. thank you to the san francisco league of women voters for having me tonight. i've proudly represented this district for the last four years. when i first ran for office, i had just been working with organized labor for almost a decade and cared deeply about being a strong voice for working families. distri district 11 has one of the highest concentration of children and people under 19. we are the backbone of this city, the people that get up and make san francisco work fore every single day, and for the last four years, i've been a strong

this forum will be ordered and made -- recorded and made available on our website, lwvsf.org, our youtube channel, and sfgovtvchannel. tonight's forum will give you an opportunity to learn before you vote on november 3. now, let's begin. you will start off with 90-second statements in alphabetical order. [inaudible], and thank you for participating in this forum. please introduce yourself, tell us which neighborhood you live in, and why you are running for district 11 supervisor. we'll start with ahsha safai. you're on mute. >> okay. sorry. my name is supervisor ahsha safai. thank you to the san francisco league of women voters for having me tonight. i've proudly represented this district for the last four years. when i first ran for office, i had just been working with organized labor for almost a decade and cared deeply about being a strong voice for working families. distri district 11 has one of the highest concentration of children and people under 19. we are the backbone of this city, the people that get up and make san francisco work fore every single day, and for the last four years, i've been a stron

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