Commentary

District 2 Supervisor

Taking stock

Even in challenging times, progress is being made
By Catherine Stefani

From tackling congestion at one of our major tourist hotspots, to preparing for the next major disaster, to creating a beautiful new open space for families, we’re addressing som... Read More
Supervisor's Report

Five propositions that will improve the city

By Aaron Peskin

Proposition A: City College Facilities Bond — Years of deferred maintenance have taken a toll on City College education facilities, and the City College Board of Trustees has pla... Read More
To help celebrate Chinese New Year, head to Chinatown for the Chinese Community Street Fair in February. Photo: Dawn Endico/Creative Commons
City at Large

Save the date

Reasons to stay in San Francisco in 2020
By John Zipperer

Having just gone through a busy holiday season, are you wondering what you’ll do in 2020 after you’ve caught your breath? In a city as busy and full of life as San Francisco, t... Read More
District 2 Supervisor

Marina Safeway: Please do your part

Businesses, neighbors, and elected officials need to work together
By Catherine Stefani

To Marina Safeway Management: On the morning of Dec. 15, 2019, an individual defecated in the middle of an aisle in your store. I am writing to ask that you increase security both ... Read More
Supervisor's Report

District 3 year in review

By Aaron Peskin

BALLOT VICTORIES I want to thank the voters of San Francisco for ensuring that Proposition D squeaked across the finish line to victory.San Francisco is officially the first city i... Read More
District 2 Supervisor

New Year’s resolutions

By Catherine Stefani

The holiday season is the perfect time to give thanks for all we are fortunate enough to have and recommit to the goals that will move us forward. I am thankful to be raising my fa... Read More
District 2 Supervisor

Safety in our communities

By Catherine Stefani

After a rash of recent crimes, I have heard from countless neighbors about how they and their children don’t feel safe on the streets, on Muni, or even in their own homes. We’v... Read More
Supervisor's Report

Election rundown: What’s on your ballot and why?

By Aaron Peskin

Welcome back from whatever summer adventures you may have embarked on! You have no doubt already started receiving campaign literature in the mail and are waking up to yet another ... Read More
District 2 Supervisor

Taking care of our seniors

My personal and public mission to help seniors age gracefully in the city
By Catherine Stefani

Four days before I became supervisor in January 2018, I was sitting in a room with my family waiting for a doctor to present us with my father’s diagnosis. “We believe that you... Read More
Teaching can be frustrating enough without worrying about keeping an affordable home. PHOTO: JESHOOTS-com
Supervisor's Report

Affordable homes for educators and families NOW!

By Aaron Peskin

A little over a year ago, I received an urgent request from parents at a District 3 elementary school to support the restoration of funding for a para-educator — partly because s... Read More
Supervisor Aaron Peskin, center, joined big-name comics at a rally to save The Punch Line. Photo: Courtesy Aaron Peskin
Supervisor's Report

TNC congestion management measure heads closer to November ballot

By Aaron Peskin

We all know that traffic in San Francisco is some of the worst in the entire country — and we are overdue for action to address it. A recent study by the San Francisco County Tra... Read More
District 2 Supervisor

Beautifying District 2

By Catherine Stefani

San Francisco faces many urgent challenges: the homelessness crisis, growing mental health and substance abuse issues, and housing unaffordability. These issues are often the first... Read More
Supervisor's Report

New life for Aquatic Park Pier: A Districts 2 and 3 team up

By Aaron Peskin

Many readers may know that Supervisor Catherine Stefani is a seasoned triathlete, but you may not know that she sometimes joins me for an early morning swim and brainstorming sessi... Read More
District 2 Supervisor

Stopping the revolving door: Homelessness and coordinated exits

By Catherine Stefani

About a year ago, my son and I were walking down Chestnut Street when we saw a man in obvious distress rummaging through garbage cans with his pants at his knees. Sadly, this story... Read More
Supervisor's Report

What do we mean by ‘the soul of San Francisco’?

By Aaron Peskin

We talk a lot about San Francisco’s heart and soul — how it’s being crushed by speculation, erased by gentrification, or hurt by those who don’t understand it. How it conti... Read More

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