“Being a leader means stepping up when your constituents need help and doing whatever it takes to support them. For me, that included collecting and delivering tens of thousands of masks and gloves to frontline workers and service providers, and working night shifts serving meals in a COVID shelter hotel when we were severely understaffed. In times of crisis, you check your ego at the door, roll up your sleeves, and get to work.” -Matt
SAN FRANCISCO'S STRENGTH IS IN ITS CULTURE, INNOVATION AND CREATIVITY. The future of San Francisco must be one that protects and builds on what makes San Francisco the most magical, dynamic city in the country.
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Our residents should be able to walk down the street safely in any part of District 6 and experience neighborhoods that are clean and well-lit, businesses and restaurants that are open and thriving, and inspiring opportunities to interact, work and learn.
District 6 has the least amount of open space of any district in the city, and some of the most dangerous streets for pedestrians and bicyclists. As Supervisor, I will take action to protect and prioritize community serving small businesses, parks, and the arts. I’ll make sure that new developments include both affordable housing, and a real commitment to serve the current and future needs of the residents, including open space and transportation.
Here’s what I will do:
Fight for protected bike lanes to create a coherent, safe, and accessible network across our district and city.
Make Market St the thriving, vibrant, pedestrian, bike and public transportation it should be, by focusing on bigger infrastructure changes, and block by block economic development, activation, and improvement.
Advocate for funding for big infrastructure and public transportation projects--Downtown Extension, a second BART tube, an East West subway -- and ensure timelines and accountability.
Support nightlife, arts and culture in our district -- including our nightlife and entertainment zones -- and add outdoor cafe, parklet, and entertainment spaces.
Fight for equity in park funding -- funding to renovate, modernize, and acquire new park space should prioritize our needs in D6 -- including adding and improving dog parks around District 6, including in SOMA, Rincon Hill, and Mission Bay.
Fully fund our cultural districts -- SOMA Pilipinas, Comptons Transgender District, and Leather LGBTQ District -- and make sure they are at the center of future development and services.
Develop plans for each of our district’s “alleys,” which are too often now left without any sort of economic development or safety plans.