See my full candidate statement and thoughts about this election for the SF Bicycle Coalition Board of Directors. I couldn’t sleep last night, because I couldn’t get this thought out of my head: why do 20 former Bicycle Coalition board members and staff oppose re-electing Nic Jay Aulston, our (probably…

I’m running for re-election to the Board of Directors of the San Francisco Bicycle Coalition. My official candidate statement is limited to 150 words, so these are my unabridged thoughts about this election. If you have feedback on any of this, please feel free to reach out to me at…

She advocates for better biking, but I can’t support her because of her failure to make amends for the racially insensitive things she has said and done. Background Several members of the San Francisco Bicycle Coalition have contacted our Board of Directors asking us to reconsider our decision not to endorse…

For the last 5+ years, I have been part of a group called “Fossil Free SF” that has pushed the San Francisco Retirement Board to divest from fossil fuels. See the bottom of this post for an infographic on that effort. Essentially, as of last year, they had divested $446,000…

Background: Examiner article on Aaron Peskin’s ordinance Legislative file on the ordinance Planning Department page on the Transportation Sustainability Fee (TSF) Streetsblog story on John Avalos’s 2016 ordinance that was vetoed Dear San Francisco Board of Supervisors, I urge you to support ordinance #180117 to increase the TSF by $5/sq.ft…

Members of the San Francisco Bicycle Coalition elect our Board of Directors. The current election for 7 of the 15 seats on the board runs from January 31 to February 16. tl;dr: The last three years of competitive elections for the Bicycle Coalition Board of Directors have made many of…

Board of Supervisors proposal would continue to allow excess parking for large condo towers in “the Hub.” — UPDATE 11/6/17, 7pm: Supervisor Breed said she wanted to amend the interim controls in response to feedback they’ve heard. She continued the interim controls to the “call of the chair,” meaning it will be rescheduled at a date TBD, to give the City Attorney time to work on the amendments. …

I’m writing to urge you to reestablish full Muni service to the Presidio and Marina on Saturday. I understand your concerns about safety, but the planned shutdown increases the risk of violence to San Franciscans. I also understand and respect why many people have decided to protest at Civic Center…

Prop R will not increase bike patrols — it doesn’t even mention them! *sigh* What would you do if you found a false statement in the Voter Information Pamphlet? While we all know that proponents and opponents of ballot arguments can play fast and loose with the facts, they shouldn’t…