Matt Dorsey
The well-documented San Francisco tech exodus continues to persist with no end in sight. To counteract this trend, how would you incentivize current San Francisco tech companies to stay or expand in the City, and how would you attract non-San Francisco tech companies to move to the City?
San Francisco is a leader in innovation, but often falls short in the essentials- public safety, affordability, and livability. We must improve public safety and street conditions so more people can thrive here. We must also explore new tax breaks and other incentives for emerging startups and tech companies to thrive in San Francisco.
Name two concrete actions the City should take to ensure that San Francisco maintains its title as the world's tech capital.
San Francisco has failed for decades to produce housing at all income levels, which is why fulfilling San Francisco’s Housing Element is an important moment for our City. We also need to immediately invest in public safety so that San Francisco can better protect its residents and businesses, all of whom have lost trust in the City.
Of the 25 largest cities in the U.S., San Francisco has the highest property crime rate in four of the most recent years. What policies or other approaches would you support to curb the City’s staggering property crime rate?
First, SFPD should be adequately funded to address its chronic understaffing and to fulfill the promise of 21st century police reform. Second, I introduced SF RECOVERS, a citywide strategy to reduce drug overdose deaths, incentivize recovery, and open-air drug scenes. The full plan is at mattdorsey.org.
With a significant portion of San Francisco’s budget relying on tax revenue from employees working downtown and healthy tourism and convention numbers, are you concerned about the City’s ability to balance future budgets? If so, how would you address this potential budget shortfall?
We need to act fast and aggressively invest in our downtown while exploring new, creative measures to ensure that our largest employers can grow in the City. This will aid City budget projections substantially. When we have to inevitably make hard decisions, I will never sway from my values and demand the highest level of transparency.
What is one significant action you would take to address homelessness in the City?
My SF RECOVERS plan lists multiple actions we can take now, including:
- Transitional housing services to long-term housing;
- Jobs-training programs; and
- 24/7 intake capacity and non-emergency public health intervention services.
I’m also a longstanding proud supporter of Sup. Mandelman’s A Place For All legislation.
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Cherelle Jackson
The well-documented San Francisco tech exodus continues to persist with no end in sight. To counteract this trend, how would you incentivize current San Francisco tech companies to stay or expand in the City, and how would you attract non-San Francisco tech companies to move to the City?
Develop supportive business incentives that help ensure tech companies feel supported in continuing to invent, and create technology in the city. Provide sustainable economy, and safe affordable housing options. Create family friendly community spaces. Invest in more education infrastructure /education opportunities to meet the demand.
Name two concrete actions the City should take to ensure that San Francisco maintains its title as the world's tech capital.
Invest in residents career development initiatives. Invest in safe clean streets, and create a sustainable environmentally friendly economy. Invest in comfortable spacious affordable housing with security gated protections. Business Tax Relief incentives for companies who host conferences in the city that contribute to tourism.
Of the 25 largest cities in the U.S., San Francisco has the highest property crime rate in four of the most recent years. What policies or other approaches would you support to curb the City’s staggering property crime rate?
Investing more community safety ambassadors. Holding departments accountable for providing a safe environment. Supporting prevention methods investment rehabilitation, and hard reduction methods.
With a significant portion of San Francisco’s budget relying on tax revenue from employees working downtown and healthy tourism and convention numbers, are you concerned about the City’s ability to balance future budgets? If so, how would you address this potential budget shortfall?
We need someone with vision that understands that can get creative with solutions. We need to get away from that dependence, and focus on other solutions. Focus on investing in people again. Re-defining the way we conduct policy that truly helps individuals become successful in the work their doing.
What is one significant action you would take to address homelessness in the City?
Cap the rent rates until the wages of 94% of the employees residing in San Francisco is 33% higher than the minimum wage.
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Honey Mahogany
The well-documented San Francisco tech exodus continues to persist with no end in sight. To counteract this trend, how would you incentivize current San Francisco tech companies to stay or expand in the City, and how would you attract non-San Francisco tech companies to move to the City?
Working in the D6 office, I consistently heard three reasons for why tech companies were leaving - lack of housing makes it too expensive, long commutes, and growing public safety crises. We need to get at the root of these problems to ensure workers and companies want to come to San Francisco.
Name two concrete actions the City should take to ensure that San Francisco maintains its title as the world's tech capital.
We need to reshape San Francisco into a hub for industries like climate tech and biotech. To do this, I will push to streamline our land use policies so these companies can build facilities here. I will also investigate appropriate tax credits to help offset the cost of these facilities.
Of the 25 largest cities in the U.S., San Francisco has the highest property crime rate in four of the most recent years. What policies or other approaches would you support to curb the City’s staggering property crime rate?
While working in Supervisor Haney’s Office, I advocated for holistic solutions, from community patrols to increased police funding. I support giving SFPD the tools they need to tackle property crime, but we also need an independent voice in City Hall who will ensure police do their job as well.
With a significant portion of San Francisco’s budget relying on tax revenue from employees working downtown and healthy tourism and convention numbers, are you concerned about the City’s ability to balance future budgets? If so, how would you address this potential budget shortfall?
As a small business owner, I understand the importance of our downtown recovery. We need to incentivize new types of tech companies to bring their workers into SF, offer more incentives to bring in conferences like Dreamforce, and convert office buildings into affordable housing. Our recovery must be economically diverse.
What is one significant action you would take to address homelessness in the City?
Mental health services in San Francisco are tragically insufficient. With Supervisor Haney, I advocated for Mental Health SF, and we must now expand it. We must get more mental health beds online, provide more resources for crisis care and recovery, and open more overdose prevention sites and sobering centers.
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