NEIGHBORHOOD CONCERNS

CLEAN STREETS – Let’s face it, many of our streets and sidewalks are embarrassingly trash-lined and dirty. I am committed to making sure there is sufficient money in the budget to clean our streets and sidewalks regularly. I will hold the Department of Public Works accountable for the condition of our streets and sidewalks. I will create an ad hoc task force that includes merchants' associations, neighborhood activists and city agency heads to focus on keeping our streets and sidewalks clean.

STREETSCAPES – Urban planning should include beautiful, tree-lined streets. Trees and well landscaped streets add to the beauty and feel of a neighborhood. I have organized tree-plantings in district 5 as a volunteer and I am committed to increasing the number of trees planted in district 5 and throughout our city. Public projects should be required to include experienced landscape architects as part of their design team.

PEDESTRIAN SAFETY – As a Supervisor, one of my top priorities will be to create a Pedestrian Master Plan for San Francisco. For seniors, children, our disabled residents, and for every person who walks in our city, I am committed to putting pedestrians first. We need to require that most intersections upgrade their walk signals and that signals should be timed to make sure that pedestrians are able to walk fully across the intersection. We need to improve signage, create sidewalk bulbs to shorten crossing time, and up enforcement efforts to protect pedestrians.

My plan will include strategic placement of additional stop signs and a neighborhood task force to help provide input into pedestrian safety improvements. I also support the selective use of traffic calming on selected streets

RESPONSIVENESS From CITY HALL – I have a four-point plan to make improve local government and make city hall be more responsive to community concerns. My plan includes improving customer service, engaging our elected officials in community service, getting city departments to better solve neighborhood problems, and have ten town-hall listening sessions each year to hear from constituents. See Better Government (John, add link to Better Government page)

NEIGHBORHOOD DISPUTE RESOLUTION – As a 10-year neighborhood mediator with Community Boards, I know how vital it is to address conflicts early on before they escalate into something bigger. I intend to work with community-based organizations to make sure that small, neighbor-to-neighbor disputes are resolved peaceably and in a timely manner. My office will take a strong role in helping to resolve neighborhood conflicts.

COMMUNITY-BASED PLANNING – The City Planning Department needs to do a better job at involving residents in key neighborhood planning efforts early on. I will work with key department heads to make sure there is better coordination among departments and improved communication to community members throughout the planning process.

PROTECTION Of INDEPENDENT SMALL BUSINESSES – I strongly support Supervisor Gonzalez’s formula-retail legislation to restrict chain stores from coming into key neighborhood business districts. I worked to keep chain stores out of the inner sunset business district and I will continue to work with neighborhood merchants to protect and promote our locally-owned, independent businesses.

note: If you think I should add an additional concern/problem specific to your neighborhood, please contact me via this web site. I genuinely look forward to hearing from you.

DAN KALB
The Experienced Leader We Need to Make
City Government Work Better for
District 5 Residents and All San Franciscans

DAN KALB for Supervisor 5
912 Cole Street, #252, San Francisco, CA 94117
415/753-0137
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