Our work is not done until everyone is safe and celebrated not just in San Francisco, but also across the country.
It is our responsibility to stand up for equality, fairness, and civil rights.
We have so much work to do to meet the challenges of people living on our streets. But every day we are out there doing the work, finding solutions not only to help those living on our streets, but to prevent more people from ending up there in the future.
Too many people are suffering from severe behavioral health and substance use issues on our streets, which puts a strain on our hospitals and our criminal justice system instead of treating the root cause.
Bureaucracy and red tape should not delay our efforts to bring help to those in need.
Our own bureaucracy should not and cannot get in the way of our efforts to get people sheltered.
We cannot just say there is a homelessness crisis in San Francisco and continue moving at our normal pace.
Setting San Francisco on a course to sustainability will require all of us to work in concert on a number of ambitious efforts.
I have been a transportation leader and advocate my entire public career.
Technology is rapidly changing our transportation systems, and if we craft smart regulations, these changes can be for the better.
I will fight for affordable housing for teachers, police, fire fighters, and families in all our neighborhoods.
Our streets should be inviting and safe so anyone can feel comfortable choosing to ride a bike, walk, or take transit, and so it is clear which space is for which mode of travel.
No child should be deprived the opportunity to excel.
All of our students should feel safe and supported when they go to school.
Walking the streets of San Francisco can be a frightening, demoralizing, even an unhealthy experience for residents and tourists alike.
With commitment and the right investments, we can create a San Francisco where no one is forced, relegated, or allowed to sleep on the streets, and where no one endures addiction or mental illness on the streets without supportive and effective services.
There is nothing compassionate or safe about relegating people, particularly those suffering from mental health or addiction issues, to sleep on our streets.
Subsidizing someone's rent is much cheaper than paying for new housing, police or medical responses, or hospital or jail stays.
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.
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.
