LONDON BREED

Far too many LGBTQ individuals are the victims of violence and hatred, and we must all fight together to ensure that no one is erased or marginalized because of how they identify or who they love.

We need to reform our land use policies to build more housing in urban centers and near transit.

I don't want San Francisco to be just a place where people just move for opportunities.

Well, my grandmother, she raised me in public housing.

We are fighting for an affordable, diverse community where all of us can thrive.

I have been a transportation leader and advocate my entire public career.

San Francisco is a beacon of hope for LGBTQ people around the world.

To our health care workers and essential employees: Thank you for everything you are doing.

Our work is not done until everyone is safe and celebrated not just in San Francisco, but also across the country.

Sadly, youth homelessness is an issue throughout the country.

Our own bureaucracy should not and cannot get in the way of our efforts to get people sheltered.

We want to make sure that anyone facing eviction has access to high-quality legal representation.

San Francisco is a City for everyone and our government needs to work for all of our residents.

San Francisco is a place that stands up for our LGBTQ communities.

No family should feel they need to leave San Francisco to find a great public education.

Access to quality early care and education is an important part of our efforts to make San Francisco more equitable, and ensure that every child who grows up here can thrive.

Students should feel excited and prepared for the new school year.

San Francisco deserves to be a great bicycling city where every day is Bike to Work Day.

Building and preserving housing, along with keeping people housed, are critical to making our city more affordable for all.

We need to improve our public transportation and invest in physical infrastructure changes so that people can safely choose alternatives to driving like walking, riding a bike or even, yes, electric scooters.

There must be real consequences for those who commit crimes in our neighborhoods.

People coming out of jail need a path back into society: access to a job, a place to live, supportive services. We've seen what happens without it: they commit more crimes and return to jail, which is worse for everyone.

While it's absolutely important that we build housing for our low-income residents, when we are talking about opening up hundreds of sites for housing, we should be trying to build affordable housing for all of our residents struggling to pay rent. That means housing for teachers, for nurses, for janitors.

As someone who grew up in public housing, I've known these conditions.

In my sophomore year of high school, I watched my friend Loretta leave in a U-Haul headed for Oakland. She and her mom had been tenants in a nearby apartment, forced out by rent they couldn't afford anymore.