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London Breed did not complete Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey. I grew up in a San Francisco very different from what many have experienced: a place called Plaza East, notoriously one of the most dangerous public housing developments in the City.
I remember trying to do homework or fill out college applications while people were fighting or even shooting just outside our window. After more than 20 years of decreasing crime rates, we are seeing troubling new spikes in property crimes particularly car break-ins , unsafe street behavior and, in some neighborhoods, even violent crimes.
And street behavior, whether downtown or in any of our neighborhoods, is often out of control. San Francisco needs a Mayor who will make all our neighborhoods safe, a Mayor with a record of standing up for public safety and fighting for the resources we need. I am that Mayor.
I grew up in Plaza East public housing in the Western Addition. When I was in college, we were told our home was being torn down. It was up to me and my grandmother, the woman who cared for me all my life and now needed to be cared for, to find a new place to live.
I have seen generations of my family, friends, and classmates leave San Francisco. Today, my housing situation is like many living in San Francisco. My home is a rent-controlled apartment in the Lower Haight.
Until two months ago I still had a roommate. I drive a sixteen-year-old car and bring coupons to the store. The post-recession boom created tens of thousands of jobs in a city that was already feeling the squeeze of high housing prices and a chronic housing shortage. The result is rising income inequality and the out-migration of many communities of color from San Francisco. This crisis has dramatically weakened the most essential structures of support in our community.
Young people who are already burdened with unprecedented student debt now live with two … four … even six or more roommates in order to afford rent. Friends I grew up with have been evicted and forced to leave their hometown.
Major demographic changes are happening in our neighborhoods. Homeless residents of San Francisco endure packed shelters with little hope of permanent supportive housing. Those of us working to build housing are met with high land and construction costs and layers of public process which delay getting shovels in the ground. The following table shows a list of notable endorsements made by this individual or organization. The list includes presidential, congressional, gubernatorial, state legislative, and other notable candidates.
If you are aware of endorsements that should be included, please email us. Breed was mayor of San Francisco during the weekend of May , , when events and activity took place in cities across the U. Michael Baden and Dr. Allecia Wilson, said that it was "not a legal determination of culpability or intent, and should not be used to usurp the judicial process.
Floyd's death was filmed and shared widely, leading to activity regarding racism, civil rights, and police use of force. The first events took place in Minneapolis-St. The maskless mayor was photographed seated at a table with friends, who also were not wearing face coverings, amid a bevy of half-drunk beverages, according to a report in the San Francisco Chronicle. Now come the real challenges.
San Francisco Mayor-elect London Breed was still basking in the glow of her election victory when she arrived at Rosa Parks Elementary school on Thursday. Health officials reinstated indoor mask mandates in August, regardless of vaccination status, after a surge in cases of the highly infectious Delta coronavirus variant. The ordinance says masks may be removed during certain activities, such as while eating or drinking. Gavin Newsom was a guest at an ill-timed soiree at the same restaurant.
Her priorities to achieve this vision are ending the use of police in response to non-criminal activity, addressing police bias and strengthening accountability, demilitarizing the police, and promoting economic justice. To ensure that all San Franciscans have access to a thriving economy, she has invested in workforce development opportunities for local residents, including her Opportunities for All initiative, which is providing more than 4, paid internships for youth to prepare for their future careers.
Mayor Breed has pushed to make San Francisco a cleaner and safer city by expanding street cleaning and increasing police foot patrols in order to stabilize areas of need.
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