Exclusive: A data-driven analysis has, at last, mapped the progressive-moderate divide at San Francisco City Hall that political observers have known in their guts for years.
Category: City Hall
Posted inCity Hall, Education, Homelessness, Housing, June 2018 Special Election
As Mayor, Breed Would Centralize Tent Camps to End Them, Boost Housing Density
In her bid to reoccupy the mayor’s seat she held briefly after Ed Lee died, London Breed lists a bevy of accomplishments and proposals in the realms of housing and homelessness. In many cases, the Board of Supervisors president openly states that she did — or would, if elected — play a support role to craft or implement city policy. For other initiatives and proposals, Breed’s ownership is undeniable. Last in a series analyzing the eight mayoral candidates’ records and pledges on housing and homelessness.
Posted inCity Hall, Elections, June 2018 Special Election, News
Mayoral Candidates Respond — or Do Not — to Our Issues Questionnaire
Three of the eight candidates for mayor answered our policy questions and offered feedback. The questionnaire was inspired by an analysis of key political issues that have come before the Board of Supervisors.
Posted inCity Hall, Elections, June 2018 Special Election, News
Data-Driven Questions for the Mayoral Candidates
Exclusive: The San Francisco Public Press partnered with faculty at the University of California, Davis, to produce a unique questionnaire — inspired by an analysis of the key political issues that have come before the city’s legislators.
Posted inCity Hall, Government & Politics, Health, Homelessness, Housing, June 2018 Special Election, Labor, LGBTQ+, Social Services
Spare Room? Mayoral Challenger Zhou Says You Could Help Homelessness Crisis
Ellen Lee Zhou has a plan to help end San Francisco’s homelessness crisis. And it could involve you. Zhou, a public-health worker, said that if elected mayor, she would pay homeowners monthly stipends to house and mentor some of the city’s estimated 4,300 unsheltered residents. Interested? Sixth in a series analyzing the mayoral candidates’ records and pledges on housing and homelessness.
Posted inCity Hall, Elections, Homelessness, Housing, June 2018 Special Election, News
GOP Mayoral Candidate Greenberg Aims to Bring ‘More Centrist Viewpoint’ to S.F. City Hall
Once a Democrat, Richie Greenberg realized he was “in the wrong party” after failing in his 2015 bid for District 1 supervisor. Today, in a city where just 7 percent of registered voters are Republicans, he’s the odd man out in the mayor’s race as the only GOP candidate. “We don’t need activists leading this city,” he said. “We need leaders.” Fifth in a series analyzing the mayoral candidates’ records and pledges on housing and homelessness.
Posted inBay Area Smart Growth, City Hall, Elections, Health, Homelessness, Housing, June 2018 Special Election, Land use, Media, Neighborhoods, News
As Mayor, Kim Would Try to Expand Inclusionary Housing Citywide
District 6 Supervisor Jane Kim represents the city’s wealthiest and poorest ZIP codes. She has focused much of her political energy on inclusionary housing — programs mandating a percentage of apartments in new developments be set aside at below-market rates — and set a new standard by securing higher-than-normal affordability ratios on several mega-projects. On homelessness, she says that if elected mayor, she would treat it more like a public health crisis than an economic problem. Second in a series analyzing the mayoral candidates’ records and pledges on housing and homelessness.
Posted inCity Hall, News
Coverage of Acting Mayor London Breed and the Death of Ed Lee
Board of Supervisors President London Breed becomes acting mayor of San Francisco after the death of Ed Lee. She is the city’s first female African-American chief executive, and the first woman in the job since Dianne Feinstein took over in 1978 after Mayor George Moscone and Supervisor Harvey Milk were assassinated in City Hall.
Posted inCity Hall, Climate Change, Environment, Government & Politics, Housing, News
Critics See Environmental Threats in State Rule Changes That Speed Housing
Some environmental advocates say long-standing state rules governing soil pollution, traffic congestion and flood control will be weakened by legislation pushed by Democratic lawmakers from San Francisco and signed by Gov. Jerry Brown that will “streamline” land-use regulations to speed housing construction.
