Links to statements from the District 1 candidates, November, 2020.
Candidate for District 1 Supervisor: Veronica Shinzato
I am your neighbor, running to represent you on the Board of Supervisors. At a time when so many Richmond families and small businesses are being squeezed by this pandemic, I am running to ensure that you have a voice at City Hall. The stakes are too high for us to go back to politics as usual.
Candidate for District 1 Supervisor: Marjan Philhour
I was born in the Richmond, and now my husband Byron and I are raising our three kids in the neighborhood. I’m running for supervisor because for too long, elected officials have allowed the challenges facing our neighborhood to continue and worsen. We can’t afford four more years of inaction.
Candidate for District 1 Supervisor: Andrew Majalya
Let me start by thanking the Richmond Review for giving me the opportunity to write a column for our local paper. I have lived in Inner Richmond for 15 years now. Some of the best and worst moments in my life, either personally or professionally thus far, happened in San Francisco.
Candidate for District 1 Supervisor: David Lee
Our neighborhood deserves leadership that is progressive, pragmatic, and puts the Richmond first. My name is David Lee and I believe that our district has been neglected by City Hall for too long.
Candidate for District 1 Supervisor: Sherman D’Silva
I believe the Richmond District can be a better place to live, work and visit. Working together we can clean our streets, fix our sidewalks and roads, and make the streets safer for our family, friends and neighbors.
Candidate for District 1 Supervisor: Connie Chan
I remember the first time I saw San Francisco. I was 13 years old arriving in the city with my family. My mother brought my brother and me here to give us a new start.
Voices of Youth – Plyfaa Suwanamalik-Murphy
When entering high school for the first time, most students come in without any knowledge of concurrent enrollment or taking college courses while in high school.
Commentary – Harry Pariser
Save for those who benefit and are in control, every long-term resident must be taken aback by the transformation of a once friendly, once affordable small city, one filled with quirky characters and small businesses into a cold, metal-and-glass-and concrete theme park for techies and tourists.
The Riptide Keeps on Adapting – And Rockin’
Another musical activity keeping the bar alive is the virtual Riptide Monday Night Open Mic on Zoom, hosted by Charlie Kaupp, 41, who is also a musician in the band The Treacherous French and has been the host of the well-attended Monday in-person open mic at The Riptide for several years.
Sunset Businesses Vandalized and Burglarized
From the 400 block to the 1700 block of Taraval, a total of five businesses were vandalized and or burglarized in a span of only two weeks. Four of the businesses were hit in succession on Sept. 9 and 10.
Announcements: October, 2020
Birthdays, weddings, anniversaries, births, obituaries, graduations, sports highlights, professional accomplishments, retirements, college admissions and general announcements.
Commentary: Barry Hermanson
The November election is not far away. My first vote for president was in 1972. Most elections since then, I voted against rather than for a candidate.
SFUSD Weighs Renaming 11 Sunset District Schools
The schools that are on the list include: Abraham Lincoln High School; James Russell Lowell High School; Herbert Hoover Middle School; Lawton Elementary School; Dianne Feinstein Elementary School; Thomas Jefferson Elementary School; Francis Scott Key Elementary School; Commodore Sloat Elementary School; Robert Louis Stevenson Elementary School; Ulloa Elementary School and Noriega Early Education School.
Looking Back: Forester Monument
The monument, made of white Italian marble, was planned to serve as a fountain for people and horses, according to Chris Pollock’s book on Golden Gate Park.
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