Merchants Oppose Ballot Measure to Turn Great Highway Into Park
San Francisco Public Press, June 28, 2024 A group representing dozens of merchants in the Sunset District is objecting to a ballot measure that would close San Francisco’s Great Highway to cars and transform it into a park.The closure would hurt businesses on the west side of the city, the group said. “We will strongly […]
Meet Connie Chan, Kamala Harris’ right-hand-woman turned SF supervisor
SFGate, November 16, 2020 Newly elected District 1 Supervisor Connie Chan’s San Francisco story began in a rent-controlled Chinatown apartment. After arriving from Hong Kong at age 13 and attending the public high school Galileo Academy of Science and Technology, she studied at UC Davis, then bounced between jobs as a community organizer, interpreter, aid […]
These Chinese American immigrant moms want to take over San Francisco politics
The San Francisco Standard, March 7, 2024 Sharon Lai knows how difficult it is to be a working mom while running for office in San Francisco. “I don’t think that there is ever a true balance,” Lai said about spending time between work, life and politics. “This is at the sacrifice of my family. It’s […]
Pay cuts for S.F. city leaders? Supervisor proposes move to save money
San Francisco Chronicle, June 18, 2024 As San Francisco faces severe budget cuts to address a huge deficit, one city supervisor wants to cut her own paycheck and those of other city leaders to save money that would go into a rainy day fund. Supervisor Connie Chan, chair of the city’s Budget and Appropriations Committee, […]
SF Lawmaker Pitches Pay Cuts for Top Officials to Ease Budget Woes
San Francisco Public Press, June 18, 2024 A San Francisco lawmaker is proposing that she and other top officials, including the mayor, take pay cuts to ease the city’s budget woes, spurred by the lingering effects of the pandemic. For Supervisor Connie Chan, who announced her proposal at a Tuesday press conference and represents District […]