Rincon Voters' Guide

Last updated July 22, 2024

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[Supervisor Aaron Peskin]

SUPERVISOR AARON PESKIN

Supervisor Peskin is President of the Board of Supervisors. He met at Rincon Center with tenants on May 1, 2024. He called for a hearing at city hall on abuses tenants in the BMR Program are experiencing. He also supported our efforts to protect the historic Rincon Annex from being plastered with modern signs.

[Mayor London Breed]

MAYOR LONDON BREED

We contacted the Mayor's Office on July 22nd about the city's use of HUD's erratic Area Median Income (AMI) number to determine BMR tenants' rent increases. The AMI is clearly not quantifiable and can bring about exceedingly high rent increases. We are asking the Mayor to stop using the AMI. We will publish the response here.

[City Attorney David Chiu]

CITY ATTORNEY DAVID CHIU

Mr. Chiu and his office successfully brought a suit against Carmel Partners after they tried to abolish the BMR Program at Rincon Center. Read more at the City Attorney's web site.

[Supervisor Matt Dorsey]

SUPERVISOR MATT DORSEY

Our city supervisor in District 6 is Matt Dorsey. His office number is 415/554-7970. The district map is below. He attended a meeting on behalf of Rincon tenants with the mayor's office and the owners. He also met with tenants onsite in 2022. He is co-sponsoring the hearing on BMR abuses.

[Supervisor Ahsha Safai]

SUPERVISOR AHSHA SAFAI

Supervisor Safai is co-sponsoring a hearing on Rincon Center BMR Program issues with supervisors Peskin and Dorsey.

[Assemblyman Matt Haney] ASSEMBLYMAN MATT HANEY

Mr. Haney represents District 17. His office number is 415/557-3013.

He visited Rincon Center and met with residents on several occasions when he was first running for city supervisor. We asked him to not become overly-supportive of developers and building owners. Unfortunately he has been a disappointment. When he was a city supervisor, we asked his office to help get the gap filled in the Howard Street bike lane between Main and Beale streets. They were unresponsive. In the Assembly, he has co-sponsored legislation to allow bars and clubs to stay open until 4 AM. This is seen as contrary to the quality-of-life of residents in the city.

[Sen. Scott Wiener] STATE SENATOR SCOTT WIENER

Senator Wiener represents District 11. His office number is 415/557-1300

The senator's priority is to promote developers and building owners over constituents. He introduced legislation to weaken the Coastal Commission. He introduced legislation in the Senate to allow bars and clubs to stay open until 4 AM. This puts the interests of bar owners ahead of residents.

[Tom Ammiano]

TOM AMMIANO:

As a city supervisor, Tom Ammiano consistently came to the aid of Rincon Center tenants. He and his staff called and attended two meetings on our behalf with city officials. Mr. Ammiano wrote one of Rincon's owners reminding him that "to be successful, participants in the City's BMR programs must know that their rents are actually below market levels."

MAP OF DISTRICT SIX:

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District 6 includes Rincon Point, SoMa, South Beach, Mission Bay, Treasure Island and Yerba Buena Island. Click on the map to see a larger version.

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