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D3 Supervisor Candidate Forum hosted by Iconic D3
Aug
20

D3 Supervisor Candidate Forum hosted by Iconic D3

WATCH BEFORE YOU VOTE! Access the video recording HERE

Hosted by Iconic D3, Moderated by Mike Ege, contributor to the Voice of San Francisco

District 3 Supervisor Candidates answered questions on important local issues such as:

- Do you support extending the Central Subway to Fisherman's Wharf?

- How can we prevent Lower Nob Hill from becoming part of a containment zone for the city's drug and homelessness crises?

- How may the restrictions and protections of District 3's Historic Districts be reconciled with the need for new housing?

Candidate Information:

Moe Jamil (www.moejamil.com)

Sharon Lai (www.sharonlaisf.com)

Eduard Navarro (www.navarro.vote)

Danny Sauter (www.dannyd3.com)

Matt Susk (www.votesusk.com)

Candidate Bios (edited for space):

Moe Jamil is an attorney, teacher and advocate. He sits on the board of Russian Hill Neighbors and has served on the boards of SF Heritage, Union Square Fdn and Middle Polk Neighborhood Assn. He co-founded the Van Ness Corridor Neighborhoods Council, which focuses on improving outcomes relating to planning, land use, public safety and transportation. Moe is a 10-year resident of D3; he and his wife are raising their two young children there.

Sharon Lai is a dedicated public servant, Chinese woman, and mother of two young kids. She is running for office to give voice to District 3 residents, particularly working families, who want to see common sense change for their neighborhoods and city. For close to 2 decades, her commitment to serving San Francisco, particularly the underserved communities has been clear. She has been a city worker, served as a City Commissioner leading on public safety, delivering housing, tackling homelessness and worked as an economic recovery leader in San Francisco.

Eduard Navarro is an urban designer, international entrepreneur, innovator and leader with over two decades of global experience in finance technology, investments and city building. Eduard successfully established and expanded an alternative investments firm in Spain, significantly growing its real estate portfolio primarily with US capital.

Danny Sauter is a D3 community organizer who has lived in North Beach for the past 10 years. He leads Neighborhood Centers Together, which supports Cameron House in Chinatown and TEL HI Neighborhood Center. He is a board member and former president of NB Neighbors. Danny has started two small businesses in District 3, including the North Beach Farmers Market, which he has helmed for 7 years.

Matt Susk is a 3rd generation San Franciscan with deep roots in the community he loves. Susk believes in public safety, cutting costs, and investing in our local economy. He is a proud graduate of SFPD’s Community Police Academy, where he learned about all aspects of SFPD, & is Safety Chair on the Russian Hill Neighbors board. Susk spent a decade in the private sector, advising government pension plans, founding a successful laundry business and developing innovative financing solutions to turn 1000s of renters into homeowners.

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Who Will Be Mayor? A live forum on July 8th, 2024, with all of the major candidates for mayor.
Jul
8

Who Will Be Mayor? A live forum on July 8th, 2024, with all of the major candidates for mayor.

Stop Crime Action, Stop Crime SFCoalition for San Francisco Neighborhoods, and ConnectedSF invite you to a mayoral candidate debate on the evening of July 8.  Doors open at 6:00 PM, the Crimefighter award presentation to DA Brooke Jenkins begins at 6:30 PM, followed by the mayoral debate which begins promptly at 7:00 PM. Mayor London Breed, Supervisors Aaron Peskin and Ahsha Safaí, former Mayor Mark Farrell and nonprofit executive Daniel Lurie have been invited to speak and answer questions from the audience.  

The event will be held at a facility in Golden Gate Park. Please register for the event by filling out the form below, and the exact location and details of the event will be sent to you. Seating is limited, so REGISTER NOW!

The event is also co-sponsored by Stop Crime SF, Sunset Heights Association of Responsible People (SHARP) Golden Gate Heights Neighborhood Association (GGHNA), Midtown Terrace Neighborhood Association, Miraloma Park Improvement Club (MPIC), and others. 

RSVP HERE!

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Jun
5

Virtual SF Budget Deep Dive with ConnectedSF: Can we address the shortfall?

Since 2017 the SF city budget has doubled. As of right now San Francisco has a $14.5B budget for a city/county of 800,000 people.

San Francisco leaders project am $800M shortfall for FYE June 2025. This is based upon the most optimistic scenarios. A more realistic analysis puts the coming year's shortfall at over $1B.

Mayor Breed will release her budget this week and will start a period of negotiations with the Board of Supervisors.

San Franciscans and taxpayers tend to be forgotten by politicians – but not by ConnectedSF. We are here to educate you on the inner-workings of the budget and analyze what the outcomes will be. A finance expert will dig in on the budget and help make sense of it, when it matters: BEFORE it is finalized. ConnectedSF exists to provide you information to make your views known before it is "reported on" and too late to have a say.

RSVP HERE!

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Revitalize D3
Sep
14

Revitalize D3

Our beautiful, iconic D3 neighborhood is facing some serious challenges.

Come be part of the solution and discuss how we can revitalize small businesses in our district, reinvigorate Union Square, and hold local leaders accountable for real change.

With crime and grime running rampant on our streets, D3 residents are not visiting local shops, restaurants, or businesses. Union Square and the entire neighborhood are hurting.

Is retail dying in the City? What can we do to take back our iconic shopping area and support local stores?

JOIN US FOR A COMPELLING CONVO WITH FEATURED PANELISTS:

Lieutenant Mark Moreno, SFPD

Marisa Rodriguez, CEO of Union Square Alliance

A representative from Original Joe's

Moderated by Erica Sandberg, Journalist

MORE TO BE ANNOUNCED

SIGN UP HERE: https://form.jotform.com/232476273428158

Union St. Address Provided Upon RSVP

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Helpful or Harmful? A Constructive Conversation on Supervised Drug Consumption Sites in San Francisco
May
1

Helpful or Harmful? A Constructive Conversation on Supervised Drug Consumption Sites in San Francisco

Join us for a conversation that will explore bridging the growing gap between two points of view: one arguing for the best clinical outcomes for the drug-addicted, and another seeking to balance the interests of small business owners and families through a greater focus on recovery from drug addiction.

Register HERE — https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZYsdu6srzMjH9105MRt38MXCNK2Z4kkVAzd#/registration

SPEAKERS:

Maia Szalavitz is a contributing opinion writer for The New York Times, whose work for decades has centered around addiction and 'harm reduction'. She is the author, most recently, of “Undoing Drugs: The Untold Story of Harm Reduction and the Future of Addiction.”

Erica Sandberg is a financial journalist who has been published in Forbes Advisor, MSN, Daily Mail, USA Today, CNBC, New York Post, SFGate, U.S. News & World Report, Yahoo Finance, Chicago Tribune, and more. She lives in San Francisco and through her Substack, The Sandberg Times, chronicles the city’s most pressing social issues, in particular, open drug use and street homelessness.

John Rothman, author, lecturer, professor, and former KGO Radio talk show host, will moderate this important discussion.

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