People coming out of jail need a path back into society: access to a job, a place to live, supportive services. We've seen what happens without it: they commit more crimes and return to jail, which is worse for everyone.
Housing insecurity isn't just an abstract point of policy for me. I've lived it.
I have the ability and the will to lead San Francisco in building more housing. Without it, people like me who grew up in San Francisco, and people who came here for the values we embrace will simply not be able to stay.
I'm a fact-based leader.
We share common values as San Franciscans: we help each other; we welcome newcomers; we innovate and learn; we focus on facts; we work together; and we find creative solutions.
In San Francisco, we have long faced serious challenges in managing the crisis of homelessness on our streets.
Sadly, youth homelessness is an issue throughout the country.
Getting around San Francisco should be convenient, safe, affordable, and sustainable.
We are committed to delivering a safe, equitable, and reliable transportation system.
Homelessness and behavioral health challenges affect every neighborhood in San Francisco.
Since becoming Mayor, I have advocated for safer streets.
We need housing for people who are exiting homelessness, and need to make sure we're providing housing at multiple levels of care so people can get the services they need to permanently exit homelessness and make their home in San Francisco.
We know that all too often, homelessness and behavioral health challenges go hand in hand.
Homelessness isn't just an issue in San Francisco. It's an issue throughout California and up and down the West Coast. We need to support policies that address our twin troubles of housing affordability and homelessness at the state-level.
Early care and education helps children build the skills they need for success in kindergarten and can help close the achievement gap.
Access to quality early care and education is an important part of our efforts to make San Francisco more equitable, and ensure that every child who grows up here can thrive.
Child care should be convenient, affordable, and available in every neighborhood.
Never let your circumstances determine your outcome in life.
No matter where you come from, no matter what you decide to do in life, you can do anything you want to do.
I ask people to not attribute what I've done - my success and how hard I've worked - to not reduce that or attribute that to someone else.
