Bilal Mahmood 馬百樂
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Candidate for D5 Supervisor. Child of Immigrants and Renter in the Tenderloin.
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It's official. I am launching my campaign for San Francisco Supervisor.
Because it's time for results, not excuses. It's time for progress, not regress. It's time for collaboration, not disfunction.
It's time for Dean Preston to go.
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I'm running for office.
I'm running because San Francisco has become a Party of No. Politicians tell us no to housing, no to safe streets, no to small business.
I'm running to be elected to the SF Democratic Party and return it to a Party of Yes.
Here's how.
The politicians…
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I am proud of my academic & professional achievements, and to have studied under some of the leading neuroscientists of the country.
But I’m disappointed that SF politics have devolved into smear campaigns to distract us from the issues.
So let's get into the facts. 🧵
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Together with my mom, I have officially filed paperwork to launch my campaign for Supervisor of District 5 in San Francisco.
It's an honor of a lifetime to begin this journey.
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We have to build 80,000 units of housing by 2031.
Yet again, Dean Preston has voted to BAN new housing in SF.
This is not progressive. It’s time for all neighborhoods to do their fair share in building housing.
We must build housing at all levels. Now.
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Sunday: Dean Preston claiming he’s voted to approve much needed housing
Tuesday: Dean Preston votes to reject much needed housing
Hypocrisy at its finest. SF deserves better.
The Board of Supervisors has overturned Mayor London Breed’s veto of Aaron Peskin’s housing density bill, which pushes forward density limits along the city’s Northern Waterfront.
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Macy's closes down in part due to lack of foot traffic in downtown.
*Same day*
Dean Preston and his allies vote down building more housing that would bring more foot traffic to downtown.
The cognitive dissonance is striking.
FLASH:
@sfbos
votes 8-3 to add density controls in northeast
#SF
, essentially a carve-out for a high-resource area that isn't a priority equity community.
@AaronPeskin
warned of Fontana-style towers near the Embarcadero, and that we don't have to "destroy the city to save it." 1/
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When District 5 thrives, so does San Francisco. And when San Francisco thrives, so does the Nation.
It's time to slam the door shut on 4 years of broken promises, and get us back to 4 years of results.
And that starts with unseating Dean Preston.
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It’s official,
@SFDemsForChange
have been elected to a majority of the seats on the Democratic Party.
San Franciscans made their voices clear this election with a strong message - no to rhetoric, yes to results.
Results on housing, safety, education.
That change begins today.
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Absolute failure of leadership.
The Board of Supervisors should be ashamed of themselves.
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People simply can not afford to live in San Francisco.
Workers at every income bracket are living further and further away from the office.
Remote work is a factor. But lack of housing is a problem of our own making.
We must build more housing. At all levels. Now.
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Dean Preston should seek the Republican Party endorsement next.
This position from "San Francisco Young Republicans" is indescribable from most of SF's Progressive Supervisors
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Dean wants grocery stores to give a 6 month notice before they close.
But all the notice in the world won’t fix the root causes. Dean has had 4 years of notice that our streets aren’t safe.
6 months more will do nothing. And stores will keep closing.
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I am honored to announce we have been elected to the SF Democratic Party.
Thanks to your support, we are currently the top vote-getter for a nonelected official!
The results are a testament to our message of unity and results.
It’s time to get to work for all San Franciscans!
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The campaign officially begins.
This is the start to a new movement - a movement based on results, unity, and community.
Thank you to the 300 supporters who came out to the Tenderloin.
We're just getting started.
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Want to start a restaurant in San Francisco?
Expect to pay $70,000. A month.
Here's some of the costs:
$11,000 in rent.
$3,500 in insurance.
$20,000 in salaries.
$2,000 in water.
$600 in tech.
$1,000 for serviceware.
$250 for property tax on tables/chairs (seriously!?)
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The SF Democratic Party is now officially Pro Housing!
Last week, I was honored to cosponsor a comprehensive resolution with
@SFDemocrats
, declaring for the first time that our party acknowledges we must build housing at all levels, reduce bureaucracy, and protect renters. 🧵
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Office vacancy in SF is now at 9x its pre-pandemic level.
~40% of offices remain vacant.
We need a radical transformation of downtown to invigorate the city. Convert office space to housing and an academic village.
Let's end the bureaucracy in city hall blocking progress.
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In 1987, the son of Armenian immigrants submitted a proposal to develop 93 units of housing in San Francisco.
36 years later, the 9500 sq ft plot of land is still sitting empty.
As a mound of dirt and weeds.
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Corruption in San Francisco is systemic. One of the worst offending institutions: the Department of Building Inspection.
Thousands of dollars in bribes, in exchange for expediting building permits.
A sad case of bureaucracy leading to corruption.
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I am honored to announce that CA Attorney General
@RobBonta
has endorsed my campaign for SF Supervisor.
I have looked up to Bonta for years as a pro housing progressive leader who has fought for housing equity and against obstructionism.
We must do the same here in D5.
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Dean Preston has to go.
We're kicking off our fundraising drive to unseat him as Supervisor, and already 25% of the way to our goal!
Can you help pitch in? 🙏
The best part - if you live in SF, your donation is matched by the city 6:1 🤯
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It’s official! I am honored to have been sworn in to the SF DCCC today alongside a strong group of delegates.
SF made clear it wants change in the Democratic Party, so we’re collaborating on resolutions supporting housing, labor, and education.
Excited for the work ahead!
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This weekend was the beginning of a new movement in San Francisco.
A movement that cuts across ideologies. A movement united around results.
A movement endorsed by both
@honeymahogany
and
@Scott_Wiener
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Here's why our campaign for Supervisor matters.
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2 mg of fentanyl is enough to kill.
This drug dealer was convicted for 15 pounds of it, selling in the Tenderloin.
We can't solve our drug crisis without arresting those who prey on our most vulnerable.
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I'm running for District 5 because our Supervisor has failed to address the issues that matter - housing, public health and safety, and small business.
If we actually focus on ending bureaucracy & corruption, our district would thrive again.
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And so it shouldn't be lost on us that we're having a conversation about semantics, when people are literally dying on the street.
It’s easier to smear credentials to distract from the issues people actually care about – fentanyl, housing, safe streets.
SF deserves better.
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This is not a graph of seismic activity.
This is a graph of car breakins in Alamo Square.
San Francisco deserves better.
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There is no graver crisis facing San Francisco than the fentanyl epidemic.
Today, alongside small business, immigrant, and recovery community members, I introduced my plan to permanently end this crisis.
A Drug Market Intervention for San Francisco. 🧵
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San Francisco has become a Party of No.
Ask to build more housing? The answer is No.
Ask to open a free library? The answer is No.
Ask to open a bakery? The answer is No.
Ask to support victim's rights? The answer is No.
Wanting this is progressive. Denying this is regressive.
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Tragically, a family was killed in the streets of San Francisco.
A car collided into a Muni stop, killing the parents and their toddler.
This is the 7th pedestrian death this year. More than double the same time last year.
This must stop. My heart goes out to those affected.
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Thank you so much
@MattHaneySF
!
I've learned so much from your empathy, intelligence, & leadership. Every day as I meet folks in the TL they still exclaim how much they miss you, remembering your work on community ambassadors to big belly trash cans.
Big shoes to fill.
Bilal and I ran against each other for the State Assembly. During that time and since, I've gotten to know him well and worked with him closely. He is a genuine, committed, curious, and thoughtful leader--I'm excited to see him step up to run to represent District 5.
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As a lifelong renter, I've moved a half a dozen times in SF.
And anyone who's moved has gone through the mess that is moving permits.
- 5 days for permit approval
- 72 hour notice to public
- $320 for a temporary sign
Red tape literally makes it harder to move to SF.
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I love the Tenderloin.
I live here. I rent here. I meet our neighbors every day, and I walk the streets every night. We are a neighborhood of immigrants, of joy, of love.
But we're also fed up. Fed up with those who ignore us due to ideology. Fed up with those who exploit us…
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Evidence
#1239405
that San Francisco's Board of Supervisors is completely unserious about building housing.
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We're fighting for the future of the Democratic Party on March 5.
Our side is pushing forward new ideas on housing, schools, and safety.
What I never expected is the other side would resort to racist slander and GOP tactics.
We're better than this. And SF deserves better.
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The Mayor introduced her 30 x 30 plan to recover downtown.
30,000 new residents by 2030.
A big component of that: converting empty office into student housing and campuses.
This will not only subsidize our local economy, but bring 1000s of jobs for workers.
Fully support.
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Earlier this year, I investigated why thousands of first responder jobs are sitting vacant.
What I found: It takes over 255 days on avg to just apply for the job.
Thank you
@sfchronicle
Editorial Board for highlighting our city has a bureaucracy problem, not a money problem.
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Win or lose today, we fought our butts off this election cycle.
We knocked thousands of doors with incredible volunteers. We led a positive campaign. And promoted new ideas to reform our Democratic Party.
Because San Franciscans deserve results.
Vote
@SFDemsForChange
today.
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Little Star on Divis is honestly on one of my favorite pizza shops in the District. The cornbread crust is sublime.
But the restaurant is in limbo.
Revenue is down 18% in 4 years. They're not making a profit on any pizza ordered. And plan to close by the end of the year.
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Meet Azalinas - a gem of a restaurant in the TL.
Started by Azalina Eusope, a Malaysian immigrant and entrepreneur, the fine dining restaurant has been awarded SF Eater's Chef of the Year, and is a James Beard Semifinalist.
An inspiration for our neighborhood and community.
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So grateful to hear that Mint Butterfield has been found. Sharing a statement with permission from and at the request of the family:
"Our hearts our full of gratitude tonight to the hard working men and women of the Marin County Sheriff’s Office, the San Francisco Police…
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Standing in solidarity with Anh Peng Taylor.
3 years ago at 94 years old, Taylor was the victim of a senseless stabbing outside her Tenderloin apartment.
Last week, she was informed her perpetrator could avoid jail time.
This is not justice. We must do better.
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We have 300 small businesses and 3500 children in the TL.
But we also have open air drug markets and shootings nearly every month in the TL. The life expectancy is 10 years lower in the TL.
It's time to end the containment zone in the TL.
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It seems
@DannySauter
and I are winning the Reddit vote, albeit for very different reasons... 😳
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The inquiry raised a red flag, and discovered the following:
The academic in question had prior association with Dean Preston and his allies. Here's a photo of them together. Side by side.
It cast enough doubt to not respond at the time.
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I am the child of immigrants.
My parents immigrated from Pakistan. We started in student housing in the South Bay. But we often came to the Tenderloin to visit our favorite Pakistani restaurant, Shalimar.
The Tenderloin in turn gave my family a taste of home. As it has…
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For the formal announcement and to hear my story and vision for the district, join me and hundreds of supporters at our campaign kickoff at Boeddeker Park this Saturday at 1PM.
RSVP at:
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523 days for a housing project to be entitled.
605 days for a housing project to get a building permit.
300 days longer in San Francisco to get a house approved than any major city.
This is a fundamental violation of state law, and the Board of Supervisors is holding up…
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We've now spent $40 million on a payroll system for teachers, that doesn't pay its teachers on time.
San Franciscans just want a city that works.
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Two bald Stanford alums meet in San Francisco.
Welcome to our amazing city Senator
@CoryBooker
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Is San Francisco still a progressive city?
Absolutely yes.
Tuesday saw the election of the state's most progressive state legislators. The passage of an affordable housing bond. And a DCCC that prioritized progressive outcomes over rhetoric.
Great op-ed from
@terronk
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Getting officially sworn in to run for office as an elected member of the Democratic Party.
If there's one department in City Hall that works seamlessly, it's the Department of Elections. Thank you for everything you do!
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One of the citys most backwards laws - Article 23 Section 1300 of the SF Public Works code - penalizes small business owners if THEY don't remove the graffiti within 30 days.
With a rise in small businesses being tagged with hate speech, this law is regressive and must change.
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Thank you to these brave women for coming forward.
We cannot allow assault and abuse to have any place in our society or our political community. We must take this seriously and demand accountability.
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Some great news for downtown!
Bringing HBCUs to San Francisco is an opportunity to not just revitalize our economy, but to improve the socio-economic and racial diversity of our city as well.
Amazing to see this initiative moving forward.
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Homelessness in San Francisco is a policy failure. Full stop.
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🎥: Our first campaign ad - "Results, Not Excuses"
We want action. We want progress. We want results.
As a neuroscientist, business owner, and community leader, I have a track record of getting results.
We need new ideas to bring forth a safe and vibrant San Francisco.
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B/c it was apparent that this inquiry was not without bias.
This professor and his co-signers (one of whom is an undergrad) do not live in SF, do not know what I studied, do not know what I researched.
My own professor, a world renowned neuroscientist who lives in SF, does.
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Thank you everyone for the overwhelming response to our campaign announcement yesterday.
In our first week, we have already raised $100,000!
Thank you all for the support in jumpstarting this campaign.
We're just getting started.
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"It's a miracle no one died or was maimed".
A speeding car struck a pole near a bus stop, trapping a man underneath and nearly hitting children waiting to take public transit.
We can’t wait for another miracle.
We have to end the traffic violence in our streets.
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My campaign is about delivering change. Change starts with transparency, especially when you make a mistake.
Today, our first mail piece for my DCCC campaign was sent to voters across AD 17. Unfortunately, a consultant working on my DCCC campaign mistakenly sent out the mailer…
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But political smears are not about facts.
It had become apparent they were going to keep weaponizing my credentials, to distract from the issues.
And our city has real issues we must address. A spiraling fentanyl epidemic. A growing housing crisis. We need to center on the…
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Today is the official UN International Day to Combat Islamophobia.
So I wanted to get personal and share a story I have never told.
A story of how my family left America after 9/11 due to hate. And how I worry that hate is now becoming an epidemic.
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When I visited Tokyo earlier this year, the frequency of mixed use development made the city feel so alive.
Now I understand why:
"The owner of any two-story rowhouse can BY RIGHT operate a bar, a restaurant, a boutique, a small workshop on the ground floor"
Incredible things are possible with the right population
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Sushi delivered on trains?? You read that right!
Treated myself to a little post campaign launch meal at Hikari Sushi in Japantown, where mini bullet trains and robots deliver your sushi right to your table 🤯
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As a lifelong comic fan, it was a delight to visit Comix Experience on Divisadero today. It's an official SF legacy business, and one of a handful of comic book stores remaining in the city.
Unfortunately, I found out they have also had three attempted breakins last week.
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Pop quiz: where can you find Tandoori chicken like this in San Francisco?
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Last week I visited an affordable housing development with Mercy Housing, an incredible housing project in SOMA serving seniors and families.
A shocking fact I learned: there are people who applied to live there in 2009 who are still waiting to be housed.
Unacceptable. We…
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Earlier this month, a NY academic emailed our DCCC campaign asking about my credentials, making insinuations that Dean's allies had already made, and already been disproven by the media.
So why was someone from NY asking about a down-ballot race in SF?
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Rain or shine, Team Bilal is still getting out the vote!
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We’ve officially raised over $100k in our race for Supervisor!
We were the fastest to reach this milestone in D5, with an avg donation under $220 compared to the incumbent candidate’s $239 avg based on the last filings.
Thanks to you, we’re running a truly grassroots campaign!
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This will be a game changer.
Automated speed enforcement is a necessary step to achieving Vision Zero in San Francisco.
JUST IN: San Francisco will soon be able to install up to 33 speed cameras in a 5-year pilot program.
Tickets for going above the speed limit will get increasingly expensive depending on how fast a driver is going.
Read more 👇
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Here are the actual facts from my professor:
It is with great nostalgia that I have a chance here to reflect on Bilal Mahmood’s time at Stanford University, who I remember as smart, motivated, with tons of integrity and a strong social conscience – in other words, exactly the…
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The fentanyl crisis took 811 lives from us in San Francisco last year.
We must act with urgency to address this crisis.
Today’s
@sfexaminer
covers our 3-step Drug Market Intervention plan to permanently address the crisis.
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San Francisco has amazing food. From the Tenderloin to Japantown to the Haight.
Over the next month, I'll be sharing a different restaurant every week!
Have a favorite in District 5 you feel I should visit? Comment below!
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Last week an intruder broke into an SF elementary school in NOPA.
But b/c the school lacked a modern public address system, not everyone on campus was notified. And the intruder was able to enter a kindergarten classroom.
This has to change.
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More of this!
I remember seeing bikeable sidewalks when I visited Tokyo last year.
It's an interesting model for safer street design - in Japan cycling fatalities are 50% less than the US, and it can help us towards Vision Zero in SF too.
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I witnessed my first fentanyl overdose recovery today.
In a ride-along with an amazing team of paramedics from SFFD, I observed what our first responders go through every day in San Francisco.
It was a profound experience. And while due to patient confidentiality I can't…
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We're at over $30,000 raised to help rebuild and expand a computer lab in Chinatown.
San Francisco is the tech capital of the world, and we should be reinvesting in the city we love so all communities can grow and thrive.
Donate here today:
Century-old San Francisco Chinatown nonprofit Cameron House 金美倫堂 was burglarized in a high-profile case and lost its computer lab. ()
Now a group of tech activists are fundraising to rebuild the lab. $30K raised now! Link:
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San Francisco has always been a beacon for immigrants.
When immigrants, elders, and children no longer feel safe in their own home, we don't just lose our sense of safety.
We lose our spirit and our soul.
Sing Tao Daily:
After being assaulted repeatedly in San Francisco, Rongxin Liao, 87, decided to give up his U.S. citizenship and move back to China to spend the rest of his life.
Liao was the victim of a high-profile attack in 2020. He was brutally attacked again 3 months ago.
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Earlier this year
@CameronHouseSF
, a 149-year old community center in Chinatown, had their computers stolen.
In the tech capital of the world, this is unacceptable. So today with
@13fundorg
and
@jjersin
foundation,
I am launching a fundraiser to help rebuild their computer lab.
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We must revitalize Little Saigon.
A hub for Vietnamese refugees and small business owners in San Francisco, over the last several years it has became a shell of its former self.
We must address the public safety challenges, invest in programs like Vacant to Vibrant, revitalize…
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My first job out of grad school was working as a Policy Analyst in the Obama Administration.
In the midst of a financial crisis, small businesses were struggling. The Administration convened technology, small business, and worker advocacy groups to push forward solutions to the…
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I'm excited to announce that
@SFyimby
has endorsed our campaign to become an elected member of the Democratic Party.
For years, our political establishment has been resistant to build more housing. It's time for that to change, and that starts with new ideas and new leadership.…
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The despicable intention of harassment in politics is not just to break the will of someone running for office.
The real goal is to break the will of any good person who considers running for office in the future.
Losing
@RigelRobinson
is a loss for us all.
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The increasing allegations of harassment in SF Democratic circles are deeply concerning, and must be addressed.
Accordingly, I will be joining Chair
@NancyTungSF
in creating a Committee on Sexual Assault and Harassment in the SF DCCC with an emergency session on May 2nd.
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In less than 24 hours, more than 30 shots were fired. 1 dead and at least three others wounded.
Words are no longer enough. We need results.
If the city could make us safe for APEC, it can do so for the Tenderloin as well.
Powerful words from UC Law Chancellor
@DavidFaigman
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First campaign phone bank in the books, getting out the vote for March 5! 🗳️
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Had the honor of walking in the Cherry Blossom Festival Parade today alongside the Japanese-American Religious Federation and We Are One.
This is the 57th festival in Japantown, celebrating spring - so much joy, food, and smiles!
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Slate twins!
Don't get confused. Vote for
@ParagGuptaSF
if you live in AD19. Vote for
@bilalmahmood
if you live in AD17.
Vote for all
@SFDemsForChange
on March 5. 🗳️
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Co-hosting tonight’s Iftar with families in the Tenderloin was an honor.
As we enter the final days of Ramadan, it’s been inspiring to reconnect with community each week.
I’m reminded that we’re not just breaking our fast together, we’re strengthening our neighborhood.
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Our campaign for the Democratic Party is officially labor endorsed.
This means a lot to me.
Workers are the backbone of our city. And yet their priorities are consistently under-represented.
Housing. Jobs. Wage Theft. These are the issues our Party must prioritize. Now.
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300% increase in Nob Hill.
257% increase in FiDi.
77% increase in Western Addition.
60% increase in Soma.
Fentanyl isn't just a TL problem. It's an SF problem. The days of treating the TL as a containment zone must end. We need a city wide approach to tackle this epidemic.
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There were 806 drug overdose deaths last year in San Francisco.
That is 80 deaths higher than the previous record, and 157 more than the year prior.
We need a systemic change.
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