Dear Neighbor,

This year, we made meaningful progress on our shared priorities – strengthening safety, expanding housing, and advancing good governance. We introduced 10 ordinances, held 3 hearings, advanced 23 resolutions, and cosponsored over 120 pieces of legislation.

Together, we laid the groundwork for real progress. And we’re just getting started.

Here are 25 of our major wins in 2025:

Housing & Homelessness
1. Jumpstarted 100% affordable housing in the Tenderloin
2. Passed two ordinances cutting red tape for affordable housing
3. Streamlined housing development on the empty car wash
4. Introduced the Shared Housing Reform Act so chosen families can live together
5. Passed the One City Shelter Act to ensure geographic equity in services

Safety & Infrastructure
6. Brought back beat officers in the Tenderloin
7. Brought back police ambassadors to the Fillmore and Hayes Valley
8. Secured the 300 Octavia site 
9. Launched the Tenderloin Youth Violence Prevention Program
10. Secured funding for the Immigrant Legal Defense Fund
11. Introduced one of the nation’s first legislative ICE-Free Zones
12. Fully daylighted the curbs throughout District 5
13. Began the Oak St Bike Lane project through the Panhandle
14. Secured thousands of dollars for traffic-calming infrastructure

Good Governance & Accountability
15. Supported unionization for TNDC workers
16. Held hearing on food insecurity in the Fillmore
17. Held hearing on civil rights violations in Tenderloin halfway houses
18. Made it easier for small businesses to open in vacant storefronts
19. Passed legislation to streamline city data contracts
20. Introduced a ballot measure to close term-limit loopholes

Joy & Community
21. Launched the Tenderloin Eid Street Fair and Tenderloin Día De Los Metros Street Fair
22. Launched Tenderloin Ice Cream Pop-up
23. Started the Hayes Valley Entertainment Zone
24. Started the Fillmore Entertainment Zone
25. Kickstarted the Fillmore Community Action Planning process

This progress belongs to all of us. As we close out the year, I wish you peaceful, joy-filled holidays.

It’s an honor to serve you, and I look forward to all we’ll accomplish together in 2026. 
 

Happy Holidays from your District 5 Fab 5 team!