COLUMN: Breed’s vision for The City sounds great. The Mayor is saying what the people of San Francisco want to hear. But will she be able to deliver? Her rose-colored glasses are a little foggy.
Mayor London Breed gave a hopeful speech Wednesday in her annual State of the City Address. But questions remain on how San Francisco will achieve her stated goals. delivered her “On the Waterfront” address to The City Wednesday, painting a rosy picture of San Francisco’s resurgence against a backdrop of Mission Bay construction.
“They sent a message that we must do better by our children,” Breed continued. “But they also sent a message that while big ideas are important – those ideas must be built on a solid foundation. On the basics … like a well-run school system … like a government that delivers essential services … like accountability and competence.”Mayor London Breed chose the booming Mission Bay neighborhood in San Francisco to deliver her annual State of the City Address.
“Right now, too many people across this City don’t feel safe,” said Breed. “Asian seniors are fearful of leaving their homes. Tenderloin families are being victimized by drug dealers, disruptive behavior and violence. Bayview families living with random gunfire. Homeowners are fortifying their garages after yet another break-in. Small business owners are sweeping up broken glass and painting over graffiti on a regular basis.
Rodney Fong, left, of San Francisco’s Chamber of Commerce, participates in a ribbon-cutting ceremony at the newly refurbished Stratford Hotel near Union Square. I saw it over in Union Square, stopping by a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the refurbished Hotel Stratford on Powell Street. City business leaders like“We’ve been calling for the return to the office,” said Fong. “And so many of our member companies, from Wells Fargo Bank to JP Morgan Chase to Google, are making commitments this month to come back to San Francisco and come back to the office. We’re starting to feel it on the streets here in San Francisco.
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