As a 501(c)(4), the San Francisco Bicycle Coalition* makes political endorsements, helping to ensure San Francisco is a better place to live, work, and bike. Our endorsements process is led by our 15-person board of directors that is directly elected by our membership.
Our Board was very impressed with Jackie’s answers in our questionnaire which includes advocacy for the SFMTA to “complete the 17th Street protected bike lanes all the way through District 9” and create “consistent protected bike lanes city-wide wherein cars are unable to breach into a bike lane due to driver error at any point.” This thoughtfulness makes it evident that Jackie has evolved her transportation plan and would be an active transportation ally on the Board of Supervisors, we’re pleased to endorse Jackie as our #1 pick for District 9.
District 9 prominently includes the Mission neighborhood. Throughout our organization’s history, there has been tension at times between street safety improvements we’ve advocated for and the views of community stakeholders. Roberto Hernandez is a trusted and proven community leader – no one understands the neighborhood quite like the “Mayor of the Mission.” We also believe Roberto would be a great partner to our organization; as he indicated in his questionnaire responses, he’s a person who bikes for transportation and he understands and champions the implementation of bike-friendly infrastructure such as the 17th Street project, while also making sure that there is education around these projects and providing affordable access to bike share programs.
For these reasons, we’re giving our #2 endorsement for Roberto, as another great candidate for District 9.
You can read the answers from all candidates to our questionnaire here. For any questions regarding our endorsements, please reach out to the SF Bicycle Coalition Board of Directors at board@sfbike.org.
*The San Francisco Bicycle Coalition Education Fund is a distinct 501(c)(3) entity that operates most of our engagement and programmatic work.
