Yes, neoliberal capitalism helped create the homelessness crisis. What are we even arguing about that? By TIM REDMOND DECEMBER 17, 2023 (48hills.org) Here’s the headline of the year, although the Chron keeps dishing up wonders: A socialist supports socialism. It’s hardly unusual to hear Sup. Dean Preston, a proud Democratic Socialist,… Continue reading
By Aldo Toledo Dec 12, 2023 (SFChronicle.com) Supervisor Dean Preston argues in a new documentary that capitalism is to blame for San Francisco’s ills including rampant drug use, homelessness and crime in the Tenderloin, prompting critics to question the logic of the supervisor, who’s the only Democratic Socialist on the board. … Continue reading
11 OCTOBER 2023/SF POLITICS/JAY BARMANN While most Democratic leaders in San Francisco have been quick to rally behind Israel and condemn Saturday’s deadly terrorist attacks by Hamas militants, one city supervisor stood out among the rest for putting out a statement that seemed to solely express support for Palestinians. The… Continue reading
Lone socialist on the Board of Supervisors has become target of tech executives by JOE RIVANO BARROS SEPTEMBER 29, 2023 (MissionLocal.org) Elon Musk, the owner of X, formerly known as Twitter, called today for the jailing of District 5 Supervisor Dean Preston. “Dean Preston should go to prison,” Musk posted, in response to a Mission… Continue reading
22 SEPTEMBER 2023/SF POLITICS/JOE KUKURA (SFist.com) Is it a blessing or a curse when perhaps the most widely loathed and cartoonish CEO in tech vows he’ll spend $100,000 to defeat you in an election? Supervisor Dean Preston will find out, as Elon Musk claimed in a tweet that he’ll pledge… Continue reading
by Randy Shaw on June 20, 2023 (BeyondChron.org) Business Group Rebuffs Supervisor’s Lie D5 Supervisor Dean Preston was not elected by Tenderloin voters. The spring 2022 redistricting process shifted him to representing the neighborhood against his will. It has not been a good match. Working families living in the Tenderloin have repeatedly called… Continue reading
