Candidates for Board of Supervisors, District 5

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VALLIE BROWN

My occupation is Nonprofit Program Advisor.

My qualifications are:

To recover from this crisis, we need new leadership that is creative, responsive, and collaborative.

I’ve been a part of this community for 25 years. As a community organizer, I experienced the AIDS crisis and neighborhood violence. As a City Hall staffer, I helped pass tough budgets during the recession. When Supervisor London Breed was elected mayor, I stepped up to serve as District 5 Supervisor and passed legislation on homelessness, racial equity, affordable housing, and women’s reproductive rights. I grew up poor, lost my parents as a kid, and know what it means to struggle.

I’ve shown that I can fight for our community and bring people together for collective action. I have a plan for District 5:

• Help small businesses restore neighborhood vibrancy

• Help vulnerable communities with food, housing, childcare, and essentials

• Reimagine public spaces to be together safely

• Get Muni running and reduce overcrowding for safety

• Stop making excuses on housing — District 5 is for everyone

• Treat homelessness as a public health crisis with safe shelter

• Demand meaningful racial justice and reform the police

San Francisco has faced tragedy and has always come back stronger than before. I’ve experienced that in my own life and I can do that for District 5.

Vallie Brown

www.votevallie.com

DANIEL LANDRY

My occupation is Director, Arts Nonprofit.

My qualifications are:

I was born and raised in D-5 in low-income co-op housing in the Fillmore neighborhood. After living in poverty and getting in trouble as a teenager, I decided to change my life, to give back to the community, by becoming an advocate/activist for now over 27 years. I’m currently studying Political Science at CCSF. And, I’m also the founder and director of the SF CATS Academy.

Some of my past experiences include crafting Prop. F the affordable housing initiative for Bayview in 2008, a member of the (RAB) to the US Navy, a coordinator for NERT program of the SF Fire Dept.’s, and a member of the Citywide Community Policing Relations Board. Also a Member of Justice for Mario Woods Coalition in 2016.

My priorities include:

• Quality of Life for all San Franciscans

• Healthcare, mental health, & homelessness

• Rent control, affordable housing, homeowners

• Safety, auto break-ins, and MUNI transportation

• Small businesses repair from COVID-19

As Supervisor, I will:

• Increase SFPD Foot Patrols

• Create a D-5 advisory board

• Open door policy

• Bring resources for small businesses

I respectfully ask for your vote.

Daniel B. Landry

www.daniellandry2020.com

NOMVULA O’MEARA

My occupation is Organizer & Activist, Film Producer.

My qualifications are:

I am a mother of three children who I have raised in San Francisco. I have a Bachelors in Creative Writing English Literature, University of Cape Town, South Africa and pursued an MFA in Motion Picture and Television at a University in San Francisco. My work as an independent film producer has largely informed my perspective and understanding of the challenges common to most renters. I am a renter for the past 21 years. I have also experienced first hand homelessness, not to any neglect, but to the onslaught of job loss. During this period we were placed in a homeless shelter. We eventually found housing. I know first hand the challenges facing renters with the constant looming threat of wrongful evictions. In a city where our ability to maintain a roof over our heads is constantly threatened. We are not ensured of the stability to maintain housing in the face of price gauging and corporate greed. I want us to fight to improve and strenghten renters rights, find housing for the homeless and the mentally ill population. Together, unified we can accomplish our goals. I respectfully request your vote in the November ballot of 2020.

Nomvula O’Meara

DEAN PRESTON

My occupation is Supervisor.

My qualifications are:

I am a 24-year resident of District 5 with two children in San Francisco public schools. My continued priorities as your Supervisor are:

• Serving the needs of district and city residents during the pandemic

• Preventing evictions and creating affordable housing

• Addressing homelessness

• Improved Muni and public transit

• Healthy neighborhoods and stronger local small businesses

• Promoting oversight and accountability for police

Since taking office last December, we have made significant progress:

• Mobilized hundreds of volunteers to address needs of seniors and struggling residents during COVID-19 pandemic

• Prohibited evictions of tenants unable to make rental payments

• Moved District 5 homeless families from unsafe shelters into hotels using private donations

• Worked with city and neighbors to create Safe Healthy Sleeping area

• Opposed Muni fare hike in the midst of pandemic

• Worked to provide rent control to residents of Midtown

I’m proud to be endorsed by United Educators of San Francisco, California Nurses Association, Sierra Club, San Francisco Tenants Union, Affordable Housing Alliance, ILWU, NUHW, SEIU 2015, Unite Here! Local 2, Supervisors Peskin, Mar, Haney, Ronen, Mandelman and Walton, Assemblymember Phil Ting, and respected city leaders Tom Ammiano, Mark Leno, Art Agnos, David Campos and Jane Kim.

Dean Preston