Lee Hepner Bilal Mahmood 馬百樂 I spoke to Sup Preston prior to this vote and he told me his objection was that parklets were 'privatizing' public land, and felt that on principle they should be available to the public at all times, including before, during, and after business hours.

Scene from the Japantown Groundbreaking Ceremony this past weekend!

There was amazing taiko drumming from SF Taiko Dojo followed by an enlightening speaker program describing the work and partnerships that have made the current renovation of Peace Plaza possible.

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So grateful to hear that Mint Butterfield has been found. Sharing a statement with permission from and at the request of the family:

'Our hearts our full of gratitude tonight to the hard working men and women of the Marin County Sheriff’s Office, the San Francisco Police

It was an absolute joy to spend yesterday morning reading to 5th graders at Tenderloin Community School.

Reading 'Being a Superhero' together taught us important lessons in team work and never giving up!

The Tenderloin is home to 3500 children and having a safe space for them

Had a good time tonight listening to Bilal Mahmood 馬百樂 talk about his vision, values, and hopes for reforming the way that city government works and the things he wants to pass if elected to Board of Supervisors, and I’m appreciative of Ruth Ferguson and Corey Smith 陈锐 for their leadership as well

Powerful op-ed holding a mirror to SF from Nadia Rahman 駱雯, on how SF’s toxic politics and “us vs. them” villianization leads to a culture of harmful tribal protectionism.

Upholding SF values requires intentionality - we must stand against this toxicity to support survivors and I

1. Love this. A++ marketing.

2. They look a little touristy here. I’m getting “Our next stop is Mel’s Diner on Lombard” vibes.

My team had a wonderful time boogie-ing from business to business here in the Tenderloin last night with @tlcbd for their Small Business Boogie event.

Supporting our small businesses is important now more than ever and hearing owners share their stories was inspiring!

Last week I visited an affordable housing development with Mercy Housing, an incredible housing project in SOMA serving seniors and families.

A shocking fact I learned: there are people who applied to live there in 2009 who are still waiting to be housed.

Unacceptable. We