Instructions:
1. There are 10 sections to this questionnaire. Each section
corresponds to the 10 Key Values of the Green Party.
2. Each section contains one or more written questions and ends with
several multiple-choice questions. Please don't skip the written
questions.
3. The multiple-choice questions are answered by checking the box in the
appropriate column to indicate which is closest to your position:
+ = Support / Agree / Yes
- = Oppose / Disagree / No
: = Undecided / Don't know / No opinion
4. The world is too complex to always break down neatly into
yes/no/maybe choices, so feel free to clarify any answers to multiple
choice questions with a few words.
Candidate Name: Jackie Fielder
Phone Number: (415) 854-1425
Web site: jackieforsf.com
E-mail: jackie@jackieforsf.com
Name of Campaign Manager: Sasha Gaona
Are you receiving public financing: Yes
Signed voluntary spending limit: Yes
2nd, 3rd endorsements in District: ?
Major Endorsements: SEIU 1021, CalNurses, IFTPE Local 21, United
Educators of SF, DSA-SF, and more at jackieforsf.com/endorsements
Incumbent Supervisor whose votes are most similar to the way you would vote:
Incumbent who votes least similarly to the way you would vote:
If the election were held today, who would you support as Board President:
Who would be your second and third choices:
Who did you endorse for Mayor in 2019 (all 3 choices, if applicable): Jane Kim
1) Grassroots Democracy:
A) What are your thoughts on Instant Runoff Voting, and District
Elections? How have they worked to date? What would you change in
the future? What about Proportional Representation?
I support keeping
District elections
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[ ] [ ] [ ] Sub-government such as Neighborhood
Assemblies, Networks or District Councils
[ ] [ ] [ ] Voters' right to recall elected officials
[ X ] [ ] [ ] Residency requirements for elected officials
should be strictly enforced
B) What strategies would you employ to reduce corruption in San
Francisco government?
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[ ] [ X ] [ ] Ethics Commission should be disbanded
[ X ] [ ] [ ] Ethics Commission meetings should be televised
[ X ] [ ] [ ] Ethics Commission should prioritize
investigating violations from well-funded campaigns
[ ] [ ] [ X ] My campaign is supported or promoted by a Super PAC
[ ] [ X ] [ ] My campaign has attended events sponsored by
"Neighbors for a Better SF", "TogetherSF", "GrowSF" and/or "YIMBY"
[ X ] [ ] [ ] Remote public comment at board and committee meetings
2) Ecological Wisdom: Please outline your view of the major
environmental and ecological issues facing San Francisco and your
proposed policies to address them.
Our biggest environmental & ecological issue is building deeply
affordable social housing that can house our no-to-low-to-moderate
income (essential workers) households. The next is investing in public
transit. You can read more of my housing & public transportation
platforms at jackieforsf.com/platforms
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[ ] [ ] [ ] Phasing out all diesel and biodiesel
transit (e.g., Muni, tour, shuttles)
[ ] [ ] [ ] Public Power with 100% local/regional clean
energy mandate and elected utility board
[ ] [ ] [ ] Install local/regional clean energy,
efficiency, and battery storage and microgrids to supply 100% of our
electricity by 2035
[ ] [ ] [ ] Reducing or eliminating parking minimums in
new housing and commercial developments
[ ] [ ] [ ] In the Bayview and on Treasure Island, halt
all US Navy land transfers to the city or developers, and halt all
development, until all sites are retested and cleaned to Residential
Standards
[ ] [ ] [ ] Non-native Tree Removals
[ ] [ ] [ ] Use of herbicides in public parks
[ ] [ ] [ ] Artificial turf on City-owned athletic fields
[ ] [ ] [ ] Managed retreat, Coastal Zone protection,
and restoring wetlands in response to Global Warming
3) Social Justice:
A) What is your assessment of homelessness in San Francisco, and what
solutions do you propose?
San Francisco is one of the wealthiest cities in the world, and home
to 83 billionaires. It's a failure of leadership to let 2,300 SFUSD
students go homeless and to not dedicate more resources and
coordination to getting people housed. San Francisco's homelessness
can be best understood when compared to a pipeline. Too many people
are falling into a bottle-necked pipeline and not getting out. We need
to prevent people from entering homelessness, expand the capacity of
our transitory shelter and housing infrastructure to absorb those who
do, and exit people from the system into permanent housing as soon as
possible. We also need to tackle this issue from a regional and
state-wide perspective, as San Francisco can't do it alone.
Houston curbed their homelessness by 63% by following a Housing First
model. The "housing first" model is supported by decades of research.
It entails moving the most vulnerable people straight from the streets
into apartments, without stipulations. In San Francisco, it takes
about six months for someone to be placed into housing after filing
the necessary paperwork. In Houston, it takes just 32 days, thanks to
the years-long collaboration among more than a hundred organizations
and community leaders. In a city with thousands of vacant commercial
and residential spaces, this isn't just a matter of resources, it's a
matter of political will. Read more at jackieforsf.com/homelessness
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[ ] [ ] [ ] Project Homeless Connect
[ ] [ ] [ ] Care Not Cash
[ ] [ ] [ ] Healthy SF
[ ] [ ] [ ] Housing As A Right
[ ] [ ] [ ] Housing First for Homeless, Addiction, Mental Health
[ ] [ ] [ ] Law against sitting or camping on SF sidewalks
[ ] [ ] [ ] I support more homeless navigation centers
in my district
B) What are your views on housing affordability, what public sector
strategies have worked, which have failed, and what are your
proposals?
My housing platform (available at jackieforsf.com/housing)
is based on my belief that housing is a human right. It calls for a
massive investment in building affordable housing, alternative models
to stabilize affordability such as co-ops, land trusts, and social
housing, radically strengthened and universal tenant protections, and
new efforts to reverse displacement of residents in the Mission,
Bernal Heights, and Portola neighborhoods -- alongside zoning changes
to make way for new affordable housing construction. As the pandemic
and the current market of housing demonstrates, a market-only approach
will not solve the crisis and, in our own District, it will only
accelerate income inequality, displacement and high housing costs. The
people of District 9 deserve a Supervisor who will stand up to the
Real Estate Lobby, not cater to their profit motives. That is why, at
the time of this writing,
I am the only candidate in the race who has pledged to reject
financial support from luxury real estate developers. As Supervisor, I
will work to…
Create housing at ALL income levels, prioritizing 100% affordable
housing wherever possible. Since the Great Recession, the wealth gap
between the poorest and wealthiest residents of San Francisco has
widened, driving truly affordable housing further and further from the
reach of everyday people. This was only compounded by the pandemic and
inflation. We have 2,300 homeless SFUSD students and a major staffing
crisis in our public safety, education, and healthcare systems driven
by the inability of so many workers to afford to rent, let alone buy,
a home here in San Francisco. This crisis also proves disastrous for
our environment and quality of life as workers are pushed to
increasingly lengthy, car-dependent commuting patterns that increase
traffic congestion, pollution, and greenhouse gas emissions. We need
to create a balance of housing at all income levels, as mandated by
the state and our own Housing Element, with a mix of 57% that is
affordable to low and middle-income people, and the remainder left to
the market. Every major city that has tackled housing head on, from
Vienna to Singapore, takes this approach. If we want to be a
world-class city, we need to have world-class housing for workers.
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[ ] [ ] [ ] Building more market rate housing will lower
housing costs for current SF residents
[ ] [ ] [ ] Impacts of all new development should be
paid for in advance by fees on developers
[ ] [ ] [ ] Community Land Trusts, Housing Co-ops
[ ] [ ] [ ] Rent Control is too strong
[ ] [ ] [ ] Waive Environmental Review to build Moderate
and Low Income Housing
[ ] [ ] [ ] Social Housing (similar to
https://www.sfcommunityhousingact.com/)
[ ] [ ] [ ] Ban on Airbnb and other short term rentals
[ ] [ ] [ ] Vacancy tax on residential property and
"pied-a-terre" homes
[ ] [ ] [ ] Flipping taxes on housing speculation
[ ] [ ] [ ] 10-year waiting period before corporate and
nonresident owners can sell purchased housing properties
[ ] [ ] [ ] Condo conversion is currently too difficult
4) Nonviolence: What are your solutions for SFPD accountability while making the streets safer?
I support keeping the police commission and
accountability for all--for individuals who cause harm to others, for
the police department and its spending of funds, and for government
officials making budget decisions. My public safety platform is
available at jackieforsf.com/publicsafety
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[ ] [ ] [ ] Prioritize SFPD enforcement of moving violations
[ ] [ ] [ ] Support expansion of foot patrols
[ ] [ ] [ ] Demand stricter accountability in future
MOUs with the SFPD
[ ] [ ] [ ] The Board of Supervisors should be able to
set policies and priorities for the SFPD through legislation
[ ] [ ] [ ] Support a public safety program modeled
after NYC's "Stop and Frisk"
[ ] [ ] [ ] Prosecution of SFPD officers involved in
violet attacks on, and fatal shooting deaths of, SF residents and
visitors
[ ] [ ] [ ] End cash bail for nonviolent crimes
[ ] [ ] [ ] Cut police funding and increase social
program spending, and establish community control of neighborhood
policing
5) Decentralization:
A) What are your thoughts on the Kaufman Charter of 1996? Does it
need revisiting? Would you support replacing the Strong Mayor system
with commissions where the majority of members are appointed by the
Board of Supervisors, or directly elected?
I am in favor of
decentralizing the power of the mayor.
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[ ] [ ] [ ] Elected Rent Board
[ ] [ ] [ ] Elected Public Utility Board
[ ] [ ] [ ] Bring the Housing Authority under the Board
of Supervisors
[ ] [ ] [ ] Will you create formal district councils to
advise you?
B) The city currently uses non-profits to provide social services. Do you think this is an appropriate model? Why or why not?
Where there
are city workers who do the job, there is no need to contract out.
Where are there no workers, sometimes non-profits fill the gap. But
overall, we need accountability and stronger audits on contracting.
[ ] [ ] [ ] Expand Participatory Budgeting to at least
5% of the District Budget
[ ] [ ] [ ] Charter amendment allowing voters to choose
the replacement of an elected official being recalled on the same
ballot as the recall vote
[ ] [ ] [ ] Immediately implement open-source voting
system for SF elections
6) Community Based Economics: What economic policies, including
taxation and land use, would you propose that would drive capital into
our communities and keep that capital here for residents?
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[ ] [ ] [ ] Legislation limiting formula retail
outlets/chain stores
[ ] [ ] [ ] Conditional Use permit required for big box stores
[ ] [ ] [ ] Municipal broadband as a public utility
[ ] [ ] [ ] Neighborhood cooperatives prioritized as a
local supply chain for legalized marijuana
[ ] [ ] [ ] I support recreational marijuana stores
opening in my district
[ ] [ ] [ ] Local hiring requirements should be
enforced and expanded to include private projects
[ X ] [ ] [ ] Strong preference for union jobs
[ ] [ ] [ ] Conversion of some golf courses into soccer fields
[ ] [ ] [ ] Conversion of some golf courses into wild open space
[ ] [ ] [ ] Prop 13 limits on tax increases should
apply only to residential properties
[ X ] [ ] [ ] Commercial Rent Control
[ ] [ ] [ ] Transition all residential and small business rental
properties into not-for-profit trusts and co-ops
[ X ] [ ] [ ] Vacancy and flipping taxes on local small
business property
[ ] [ ] [ ] Transaction/Flipping taxes on all asset
speculation to increase city budget
[ X ] [ ] [ ] San Francisco Public Bank by 2027
7) Feminism: Do you believe women are underrepresented in city
government? If so, why do you believe this is the case? Is this a
bad thing, and if so, what would you do to remedy the situation?
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[ ] [ ] [ ] The City should help SFUSD provide child
care for children of working parents
[ ] [ ] [ ] The DPH should provide reproductive health
services to both residents and visitors
[ ] [ ] [ ] Require parental consent for minors seeking
an abortion
[ ] [ ] [ ] Require parental notification for minors
seeking an abortion
8) Respect for Diversity: Tell us what you believe are the best and the
worst aspects of San Francisco's diversity. How would you try to
protect the best while trying to change the worst?
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[ X ] [ ] [ ] Multilingual government and public education
[ X ] [ ] [ ] Undocumented immigrants should have equal
access to education and health care
[ X ] [ ] [ ] Non-citizen residents should be able to vote
in all local elections
[ X ] [ ] [ ] Full rights for transgender and
non-gender-binary persons
[ ] [ ] [ ] Boards and commissions now reflect the
ethnic diversity of San Francisco
[ ] [ ] [ ] Boards and commissions now reflect the
political diversity of San Francisco
[ X ] [ ] [ ] My campaign reflects the diversity of San Francisco
[ ] [ X ] [ ] End Drag Queen Story Hour and K-12 School
Education on Gender Spectrum Differences
9) Global and Personal Responsibility:
A) What are your thoughts on the Board of Supervisors taking positions
on state, national and international issues?
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[ ] [ ] [ ] City government cooperating with the PATRIOT Act
[ ] [ ] [ ] City government cooperating with ICE/Secure
Communities
[ ] [ ] [ ] City government should boycott Israel until
it complies with UN resolutions and international law
[ ] [ ] [ ] SF supervisors should take a position on
offshore oil drilling outside CA
[ ] [ ] [ ] SF should refuse to purchase PG&E's nuclear power
B) Please describe how you make your political decisions. What is the
main basis for your decision making (e.g., consultation with your
constituents, political consultants, colleagues, unions, businesses,
donors, or your gut feelings)?
Depends on the situation.
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[ ] [ X ] [ ] Fleet Week and the Blue Angels flyover
[ ] [ ] [ ] JROTC in the public schools
[ ] [ ] [ ] In a severe recession, environmental
regulations should be suspended to create jobs
[ ] [ ] [ ] Business taxes are too high
10) Sustainability: What does the Transit First City Charter provision
mean to you? How has Transit First fared in recent years, and how would
you enforce that Charter Provision if elected?
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[ X ] [ ] [ ] Muni should be funded sufficiently to
replace most car use, and be free to the rider
[ ] [ ] [ ] Downtown Transit Assessment Tax to support Muni
[ ] [ ] [ ] Citywide Transit Assessment Tax to support Muni
[ ] [ ] [ ] More weekend closures of streets in/near my
district to cars (e.g., Car-Free GGP)
[ ] [ ] [ ] State law change that lets bicycles treat
stop signs as yield signs and red lights as stop signs
[ X ] [ ] [ ] I ride Muni, bicycle and/or walk instead of
driving on a regular basis
[ ] [ ] [ ] Bus Rapid Transit expanded to all major
transit corridors in SF
[ X ] [ ] [ ] Car hailing services like Uber and Lyft
should be regulated as taxis, or banned
[ X ] [ ] [ ] Scooter/similar vehicle rentals should be
required to store vehicles on private property
[ ] [ ] [ ] Allow residents to park on the sidewalk
without getting a ticket, unless their neighbors complain
[ ] [ ] [ ] Congestion pricing for parking
[ ] [ ] [ ] Power more City vehicles using biofuels
(e.g., corn-based ethanol)
[ ] [ ] [ ] Residents should be allowed to park in the
street in front of their own driveway for free
[ ] [ ] [ ] Support expanding parking meter hours to
include later evening hours and weekends
[ ] [ ] [ ] Remove parking spots and car lanes to
create dedicated bike and bus lanes or wider sidewalks
Your positions (at the time) on selected current and past Propositions
(skip any for which you didn't live or vote in SF, or didn't take
a position at the time):
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[ ] [ X ] [ ] March 2024 Prop E (More Police Chases)
[ ] [ X ] [ ] March 2024 Prop F (Drug Test Poor People)
[ ] [ ] [ ] June 2022 Prop C (Recall Reform)
[ ] [ X ] [ ] June 2022 Prop H (Boudin Recall)
[ X ] [ ] [ ] Nov 2020 Prop G (16-17 y.o. voting, local elections)
[ X ] [ ] [ ] Nov 2020 Prop I (Real Estate Transfer Tax)
[ X ] [ ] [ ] June 2018 Prop F (Eviction Defense)
[ ] [ X ] [ ] June 2018 Prop H (Tasers for SFPD)
[ ] [ ] [ ] Nov 2016 Prop D (Vacancy appointments)
[ ] [ ] [ ] Nov 2016 Prop N (Non-citizen voting, school board)
[ ] [ ] [ ] Nov 2016 Prop Q (Prohibiting tents on
public sidewalks)
[ ] [ ] [ ] Nov 2016 Prop 62 (Ending Death Penalty)
Due Date: Friday, June 21, 11:59 pm
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