34 Years of Exceptional Award-winning Public Service:

Administrator, Safety Security Risk Expert & Analyst building the industry-leading City and County of San Francisco International Airport into an economic powerhouse creating 300,000 jobs & $62.5 billion in business sales annually (1987-2018);

Department Head Assistant & Aging Specialist reorganizing the City and County of San Francisco Aging Commission into a model city department (1981-1984).

Prior Impactful Leadership Positions:

2021 Most Qualified California Gubernatorial Democratic Candidate;

2019 Democratic Party Runner-up for San Francisco Mayor;

City and County of San Francisco Environmental Commissioner;

President, Coalition for San Francisco Neighborhoods;

Executive Board Member, Service Employees International Union (790);

Environmental Justice Pioneer;

Nationally-known Successful Community Organizer.

50 Years of Activism & Accomplishments:

Organized the winning coalition that passed the most restrictive commercial office highrise growth control law in the nation;

Started term-limits for politicians on the San Francisco Board of Supervisors;

Defeated corporate welfare sports facilities promoted by the superrich;

Headed the public power movement in San Francisco;

Testified before Congress against privatization of national parks;

Led the effort to close the last two fossil-fueled burning power plants in San Francisco;

Crafted open government law;

Drafted detailed plan to cleanup radioactive-contaminated closed military bases;

Adopted the first landmark City and County of San Francisco Sustainability Plan.

Media Characterizations:

“hero”;
“incorruptible”;
“courageous”;
“tough”;
“principled”;
“honest”;
“liberal”;
“left”;
“empathetic”;
“personable”;
“knowledgeable”.

Family & Education:

Son of extraordinary mother & Italian American science teacher;

Married Asian American immigrant;

Step-grandfather to African Americans, Cambodian Americans & Filipino Americans;

Related to signers of the Declaration of Independence & Constitution;

Jesuit-educated;

Master in Public Administration, University of San Francisco.