Meet the District 1 candidates: ‘How will you address public safety in the district, specifically?’

Connie Chan, Jeremiah Boehner, Jen Nossokoff, Marjan Philhour and Sherman D'Silva are running for District 1 supervisor in the November 2024 election. Illustration by Neil Ballard.against incumbent District 1 Supervisor Connie Chan, who represents the Richmond, Lone Mountain, Golden Gate Park, Lincoln Park, and the University of San Francisco.

Answers are being published individually each week, but we are also archiving each answer on separate pages for each district, to make it easier for voters to browse.I will work hand in hand with Capt. Canning and the Chief of Police to bring back officers and find new ones. Also, I’ll identify the high crime areas in District 1, and work to find temporary solutions, like private security, security cameras, etc.At a time when the Breed Administration has prioritized downtown over our neighborhoods, I have fought for the Richmond District.

As supervisor, I will triple the number of officers available in the district. I will work with other board members to obtain funding from existing funding sources, but will seek a special parcel tax to fund the additional officers, if necessary. Additional officers will be used to stop traffic violations like illegal turns, red-light running and motorcycles doing wheelies in the neighborhood. Officers will be assigned to walk business corridors and improve public-response times.

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