{"id":34813,"date":"2024-07-12T12:57:44","date_gmt":"2024-07-12T19:57:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/occupysf.net\/?p=34813"},"modified":"2024-07-12T12:57:44","modified_gmt":"2024-07-12T19:57:44","slug":"these-are-the-sf-laws-that-district-5-supe-candidates-would-abolish","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/occupysf.net\/index.php\/2024\/07\/12\/these-are-the-sf-laws-that-district-5-supe-candidates-would-abolish\/","title":{"rendered":"These are the SF laws that District 5 supe candidates would abolish"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/missionloca.s3.amazonaws.com\/mission\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/cropped-IMG_6941-scaled-1.jpg 2x\" height=\"80\" width=\"80\" src=\"https:\/\/missionloca.s3.amazonaws.com\/mission\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/cropped-IMG_6941-scaled-1.jpg\" alt=\"A smiling person with glasses standing in front of a red background.\"> by\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/missionlocal.org\/author\/elenib\/\">ELENI BALAKRISHNAN<\/a><\/strong> JULY 9, 2024 (MissionLocal.org)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-missionlocal.s3.amazonaws.com\/mission\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/District-5-Banner.png?fit=1200%2C800&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"Illustration of District 5 with 2024 supervisorial race candidates Bilal Mahmood, Dean Preston, Allen Jones, Autumn Looijen, and Scotty Jacobs depicted below the skyline.\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-missionlocal.s3.amazonaws.com\/mission\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/mission-local-logo-300x300.jpg?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"Mission Local logo, with blue and orange lines on the shape of the Mission District\" class=\"wp-image-639216\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Sign up below to get Mission Local\u2019s&nbsp;<strong>free newsletter<\/strong>, a daily digest of news you won\u2019t find elsewhere.Sign up<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Here\u2019s the latest in our \u201cMeet the Candidates\u201d series for District 5, in which we ask each candidate to answer one question per week leading up to the election. Four candidates are challenging incumbent Supervisor Dean Preston to represent District 5, which spans from the east end of Golden Gate Park through Haight-Ashbury, Japantown and the Western Addition, the Lower Haight and Hayes Valley, and most of the Tenderloin.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>Some say San Francisco has too many cumbersome rules, so this week we asked candidates:&nbsp;<strong>Which San Francisco law would you get rid of, and why?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Note: I will be at Assembly Caf\u00e9 &amp; Beer Garden at 52 Grove St. on Wednesday, July 10 at 4:30 p.m. Come say hi and share your thoughts about the election or District 5.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-missionlocal.s3.amazonaws.com\/mission\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/mission-local-logo-300x300.jpg?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"Mission Local logo, with blue and orange lines on the shape of the Mission District\" class=\"wp-image-639216\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Stay informed on local elections \u2014 sign up for&nbsp;<strong>Mission Local&#8217;s free daily newsletter<\/strong>&nbsp;today!Sign up<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/missionloca.s3.amazonaws.com\/mission\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/D5-Dean-Preston-640x640.png?resize=640%2C640&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"District 5 Supervisor Dean Preston\" class=\"wp-image-582663\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-dean-preston\">Dean Preston<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Job<\/strong>: Incumbent, tenant attorney<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Age<\/strong>: 54<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Residency<\/strong>: Homeowner, in District 5 since 1996<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Transportation<\/strong>: Public transit<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Education<\/strong>: Bachelor\u2019s degree from Bowdoin College, juris doctor degree from University of California Law, San Francisco<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Languages<\/strong>: English<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>I would&nbsp;<strong>get rid of the exemptions in our local rent-control laws that leave more than 100,000 households without protections and decontrol rents after vacancy<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Unfortunately, because of a state law known as&nbsp;<strong>Costa Hawkins<\/strong>, written by and for the real estate industry, our local government does not have the power to adopt stronger rent control. This November, we have the opportunity to pass the Justice for Renters Act, a state ballot measure that would repeal Costa Hawkins and end state preemption of strong rent control. That will restore power to our city to lower rents and protect more tenants.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em><strong>Endorsed by<\/strong>: Bernie Sanders, United Educators of San Francisco, San Francisco Labor Council, San Francisco Tenants Union, National Union of Healthcare Workers<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.littlemissionstudio.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.broadstreetads.com\/assets\/c5b173b6-ea7a-474e-ad52-735f71db3002.png\" alt=\"SR. Little Mission Studio \"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-missionlocal.s3.amazonaws.com\/mission\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Scotty-Jacobs-640x640.png?resize=640%2C640&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"Cartoon illustration of a man with short hair, glasses, a beard, and a blue collared shirt, set inside a circular teal background.\" class=\"wp-image-635044\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-scotty-jacobs\">Scotty Jacobs<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Job<\/strong>: Marketing<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Age<\/strong>: 30<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Residency<\/strong>: Tenant in District 5 since November 2022, homeowner<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Transportation<\/strong>: Public bicycle<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Education<\/strong>: Bachelor\u2019s degree from Washington University<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Languages<\/strong>: English<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>We must&nbsp;<strong>refer undocumented, convicted drug dealers to ICE<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As we look toward an $800 million budget shortfall in fiscal year 2025, we cannot keep increasing spending on services as our sole solution to the addiction crisis; we must also dismantle the root cause, which begins with the distribution of illegal narcotics. I will advocate for a fully funded police department, harsher sentencing guidelines for fentanyl distribution, and ultimately do whatever it takes to signal to my fellow San Franciscans and the business community that we are getting serious about tackling the addiction crisis.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/missionloca.s3.amazonaws.com\/mission\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/D5-Allen-Jones-640x640.png?resize=640%2C640&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"District 5 candidate Allen Jones\" class=\"wp-image-582664\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-allen-jones\">Allen Jones<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Job<\/strong>: Activist<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Age<\/strong>: 67<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Residency<\/strong>: Tenant in District 5 since November 2021<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Transportation<\/strong>: Wheelchair<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Education<\/strong>: Teaching Bible studies at juvenile hall<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Languages<\/strong>: English<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>With all due respect,&nbsp;<strong>I do not look to \u201cget rid of\u201d any San Francisco laws<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>That said, there are a few heads of some of our departments and agencies and one lawmaker in particular that I would like to replace. Why? No confidence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/missionloca.s3.amazonaws.com\/mission\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Autumn-Looijen-640x640.png?resize=640%2C640&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"Illustration of a smiling woman with glasses and long hair in a circular frame.\" class=\"wp-image-594267\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-autumn-looijen\">Autumn Looijen<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Job<\/strong>: School board recall co-founder<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Age<\/strong>: 46<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Residency<\/strong>: Tenant in District 5 since December 2020, landowner<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Transportation<\/strong>: Public transit<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Education<\/strong>: Bachelor\u2019s degree from California Institute of Technology<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Languages<\/strong>: English<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>[No response submitted.]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em><strong>Endorsed by<\/strong>: San Francisco police union.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/missionloca.s3.amazonaws.com\/mission\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/D5-Bilal-Mahmood-640x640.png?resize=640%2C640&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"District 5 candidate Bilal Mahmood\" class=\"wp-image-582662\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-bilal-mahmood\">Bilal Mahmood<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Job<\/strong>: Founder of private and philanthropic organizations<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Age<\/strong>: 37<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Residency<\/strong>: Tenant in District 5 since May 2023<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Transportation<\/strong>: Walking<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Education<\/strong>: Bachelor\u2019s degree from Stanford University, master\u2019s degree from University of Cambridge<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Languages<\/strong>: English, Urdu<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>I would advocate for&nbsp;<strong>expanding mixed-use zoning policies. Currently, the city\u2019s zoning often separates residential and commercial areas<\/strong>, limiting opportunities for integrated development.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mixed-use zoning allows for a blend of residential, commercial, and sometimes industrial spaces within neighborhoods. This approach promotes walkability, reduces commuting times, and encourages economic diversity. By utilizing space more efficiently, we could alleviate housing shortages and support small businesses. Ultimately, it aims to create dynamic urban environments where people can live, work, and enjoy recreational activities in close proximity, fostering a more sustainable and inclusive city.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em><strong>Endorsed by<\/strong>: San Francisco YIMBY, State Senator Scott Wiener and DCCC Chair Honey Mahogany.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><em>The order of candidates is rotated each week. Answers are capped at 100 words, and may be lightly edited for formatting, spelling, and grammar. If you have questions for the candidates, please let us know at&nbsp;<a href=\"mailto:eleni@missionlocal.com\">eleni@missionlocal.com<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Read the entire \u201cMeet the Candidates\u201d series&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/missionlocal.org\/tag\/meet-the-candidates\/\">here<\/a>. Illustrations for the series by Neil Ballard.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>You can register to vote via the&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/sf.gov\/register-vote\">sf.gov<\/a>&nbsp;website.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">READ MORE CANDIDATE ANSWERS<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/missionlocal.org\/2024\/02\/meet-the-candidates-all-2024-district-5-supervisor-answers\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-missionlocal.s3.amazonaws.com\/mission\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/District-5-Banner-1.png?resize=800%2C600&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"Meet the Candidates: San Francisco\u2019s District 5 supervisor race\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/missionlocal.org\/2024\/02\/meet-the-candidates-all-2024-district-5-supervisor-answers\/\">Meet the Candidates: San Francisco\u2019s District 5 supervisor race<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/missionlocal.org\/author\/elenib\/\"><\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/missionlocal.org\/author\/elenib\/\">ELENI BALAKRISHNAN<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"mailto:eleni@missionlocal.com\">eleni@missionlocal.com<\/a><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/miss_elenius\" target=\"_blank\"><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>REPORTER. Eleni reports on policing in San Francisco. She first moved to the city on a whim more than 10 years ago, and the Mission has become her home. Follow her on Twitter @miss_elenius.<a href=\"https:\/\/missionlocal.org\/author\/elenib\/\">More by Eleni Balakrishnan<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>by\u00a0ELENI BALAKRISHNAN JULY 9, 2024 (MissionLocal.org) Sign up below to get Mission Local\u2019s&nbsp;free newsletter, a daily digest of news you won\u2019t find elsewhere.Sign up Here\u2019s the latest in our \u201cMeet the Candidates\u201d series for District 5, in which we ask each candidate to answer one question per week leading up&#8230; <a class=\"continue-reading-link\" href=\"https:\/\/occupysf.net\/index.php\/2024\/07\/12\/these-are-the-sf-laws-that-district-5-supe-candidates-would-abolish\/\"> Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr; <\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/occupysf.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/34813"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/occupysf.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/occupysf.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/occupysf.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/occupysf.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=34813"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/occupysf.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/34813\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":34814,"href":"https:\/\/occupysf.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/34813\/revisions\/34814"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/occupysf.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=34813"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/occupysf.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=34813"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/occupysf.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=34813"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}