Money should never be a barrier to whether or not a young person is given the opportunity to succeed.
Youth should have access to paid internships or jobs year-round, so they can keep developing important skills and earning income.
Students should feel excited and prepared for the new school year.
As a kid growing up in public housing, I didn't always get show up at the first day of school with a new backpack full of supplies. Having the school supplies I needed would have made me feel more prepared and ready to learn.
In San Francisco, we strive to be a beacon of progressivism for the rest of the country and the world, whether it is leading the way on gay marriage, immigrants rights, or combating climate change.
San Francisco is a City for everyone and our government needs to work for all of our residents.
San Francisco is a beacon of hope for LGBTQ people around the world.
San Francisco is a place that stands up for our LGBTQ communities.
Far too many LGBTQ individuals are the victims of violence and hatred, and we must all fight together to ensure that no one is erased or marginalized because of how they identify or who they love.
In San Francisco, our businesses, healthcare services, workforce, and housing will always be Open to All.
We can't keep limiting ourselves when it comes to housing. Affordable housing and teacher housing are too crucial to let the failed policies of the past get in the way.
We have to be bold and serve all San Franciscans who are struggling to afford housing.
While it's absolutely important that we build housing for our low-income residents, when we are talking about opening up hundreds of sites for housing, we should be trying to build affordable housing for all of our residents struggling to pay rent. That means housing for teachers, for nurses, for janitors.
I don't want San Francisco to be just a place where people just move for opportunities.
Well, my grandmother, she raised me in public housing.
Well, I was lucky to have people throughout my life who invested in me.
Building and preserving housing, along with keeping people housed, are critical to making our city more affordable for all.
Some consider bicycling an 'alternative' mode of transportation, but it should not be considered alternative. It should be an easy choice for getting around in our City, and we need to do more to make that a reality.
Improving our transportation infrastructure reduces car trips, helps us reach our carbon emission reduction goals, is healthier for our residents, and saves lives. Too often in the past we have been slow to make these common sense improvements to our streets.
San Francisco deserves to be a great bicycling city where every day is Bike to Work Day.
