A proposed new business tax, a proposed $200 million housing bond, a proposed prohibition on the demolition of rental buildings—these are just a few of the issues that will be debated in the 2004 supervisorial election this November. Seven seats on the 11-member Board of Supervisors will be open, including district one (Jake McGoldrick), district two (Michela Alioto-Pier), district three (Aaron Peskin), district five (Matt Gonzalez—not seeking re-election), district seven (Tony Hall), district nine (Tom Ammiano) and district eleven (Sophie Maxwell).
Two of the candidates listed above have been endorsed by the Association’s board of directors for re-election. They are Tony Hall and Michela Alioto-Pier. It is expected that the Association will endorse candidates running in some of the other districts soon.
Tony Hall
More than any other supervisor, Tony Hall has staunchly defended the interests of real property owners in the city. And that is as it should be since district 7, the supervisorial district he represents, has one of the heaviest concentrations of real property owners of any district in the city.
During his term of office, Tony repeatedly has spoken out against amendments to the city’s rent control ordinance that would impose harsh new restrictions on the ownership of rental real property here. And, he has been an aggressive advocate for increasing the rate of homeownership in the city by allowing tenants (with the concurrence of the property owner) to buy the units in which they reside. He was the author of the HOPE initiative (Proposition R on the 2002 November ballot, defeated by the voters) and soon will be championing a successor initiative that will be proposed for adoption by the Board of Supervisors.
Michela Alioto-Pier
Michela Alioto-Pier was appointed to the Board of Supervisors by Mayor Gavin Newsom after his seat on the board became vacant when he took office as mayor. Supervisor Alioto-Pier is the third generation of the Alioto family to hold public office in San Francisco, starting with her grandfather, Joseph L. Alioto, a two-term mayor who was first elected in 1967. Her aunt is former supervisor, Angela Alioto.
Supervisor Alioto-Pier is considered a moderate, like the new mayor, and was chosen, in part, because of Mayor Newsom’s belief that she can hold onto her seat in the November election. During her short tenure as a supervisor, she has voted in favor of the interests of real property owners on all significant legislative proposals considered by the Board of Supervisors.
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REALTORS can contribute to the success of the campaigns of candidates endorsed by the Association. The most common methods for doing so are the following:
- A financial contribution to the candidate's campaign committee. An individual contribution of $100 is generally considered appropriate. The effect of a contribution can be compounded by securing the contributions of others, such as clients, friends and neighbors.
- Posting signs on high visibility properties and displaying campaign literature in brokerage offices; and
- Making telephone calls to voters (from lists provided by the candidate's campaign committee) to solicit support for the candidate.
Contact information for the two endorsed supervisors appears below.
Supervisor Tony Hall
58 West Portal Avenue, #265
San Francisco, CA 94127
(415) 664-7304
Tony@TonyHallforSupervisor.com
Supervisor Michela Alioto-Pier
c/o Nichelle Lyons
Lyons Communications
(415) 775-0698
August 2004
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