Jane Kim for District 6 Supervisor

Making San Francisco More Affordable

Successful court challenges to Prop. M (2008) and inclusionary housing laws have weakened tenant protections in our city. We must stand firm in support tenant rights in San Francisco—it is one of the staples for providing low-income housing in our community.

We must challenge the destructive holding in Palmer v. City of Los Angeles and clarify that the Costa-Hawkins Rental Housing Act does not preempt local inclusionary housing programs that produce hundreds of affordable housing opportunities every year.

Our affordable housing construction should use a “smart growth” model to ensure that our community benefits from high-density development, mixed land use, with a variety of transportation choices nearby.

Rebuilding San Francisco

At budget time, infrastructure needs are often the first to be cut. We must prioritize a comprehensive approach to fully fund important capital projects. These include: the 5-Year Utility and Excavation Plan to repave our streets, the rebuilding of a host of civic buildings, and the retrofitting the Water System Improvement Program (WISP) that provides water from the Hetch-Hetchy system—up to 265 million gallons of water to 2.5 million people everyday.

As Supervisor, Jane Kim will advocate for various District 6 public works projects including: 1) Construction of the new Transbay Terminal; 2) Transformation of Folsom Street from one-way to two-way; 3) Establishment of the high speed rail line, and 4) the rebirth of a new mid-Market community.

Safer Streets

We cannot build the kind of community we want, when our neighbors do not feel safe to walk our streets. There is a lack of a comprehensive violence prevention strategy that works for our neighborhood.

Here are steps we need to take: 1) Stop having police leadership rotate out of the Tenderloin Police Station—we need more stability; 2) fix street lighting to light our streets; 3) encourage ground floor businesses to move into now-vacant storefronts; 4) establish more positive outlets for the youth in our community to prevent violence from happening in the first place.

Community policing is the right direction for our City. In order for the police to be as effective as they need to be, the community must have a greater sense of trust. This can be encouraged by having additional beat cops patrol by foot.

Technology

Our City should be a beacon to the nation in its use of technology in government. We have no shortage of cutting-edge technology in San Francisco, and it’s time to put our local expertise to work.

As a city, we should invest in public, high-speed wireless internet connection for our residents. As technology continues to consume workplace tools and provides endless educational opportunities, it is imperative that all of our residents have access to the internet. In this way, we should treat internet connection no different than other public utilities.

The government must modernize, too. We need to exploit new tools and applications that will help us report street violence, a graffitied wall, or dangerous pothole. There is no reason why we can’t develop effective iPhone apps, and use Facebook to promote community reporting of crimes.

Neighborhood Services

We have the responsibility to improve the quality of life for all residents. First and foremost, our local government is charged with the basic maintenance of San Francisco. We deserve clean streets, and a public transportation system that works. We deserve greener open spaces, and safe meeting places where a sense of community can flourish.

Jane Kim will prioritize making MUNI effective, cleaning up our streets, and bringing small businesses—like grocery stores—that serve the needs of the community.

Jane will also emphasize creating a greater sense of community through the city’s planning. She will encourage the development of Manila Town in the SOMA, and push for more open spaces for the community’s benefit.

Immigrant Communities

The real strength of District 6 lies in the diversity of its people. We must be vigilant in supporting opportunities for our immigrant neighbors to prosper. It is not enough to hide behind the fact that San Francisco is a sanctuary city—we must enact policies that celebrate the contributions by immigrant shopkeepers, artisans, and entrepreneurs.