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Pursuant to Charter Sections 2.103 and 3.100(7), and Administrative Code Section 2.11, the Mayor shall answer the following eligible questions submitted from Supervisors representing District's 1, 3, 7, 9, and 11. The Mayor may address the Board initially for up to five minutes. Discussion shall not exceed five minutes per Supervisor.
1. As a result of the economic downturn, many of our City’s commercial corridors are struggling with both vacant storefronts as well as the loss of long-standing community businesses. In District 1, we are working with the Office of Economic and Workforce Development to save the Balboa Theater from going under. The Balboa Theater is an important anchor business in the Richmond and one of the few remaining independent theaters in San Francisco. Small businesses are the biggest job producers in our City; I believe that helping them stay afloat should be one our highest priorities. Can you articulate specific plans or programs that your administration intends to implement in the coming year that will help our small business sector? (Supervisor Mar, District 1)
2. In the wake of the California Supreme Court decision abolishing Redevelopment, which has been a crucial funding source for affordable housing, what is your vision for creating much needed affordable housing in San Francisco? Specifically, will you support an affordable housing bond or some other dedicated source of funding? Will you streamline and consolidate the multiple agencies involved in affordable housing - including the Mayor’s Office of Housing, the Housing Authority, along with functions from the soon-to-be-dismantled Redevelopment Agency? What direction should we take regarding our inclusionary housing requirements, which create some affordable housing when market rate housing is built? (Supervisor Chiu, District 3)
3. Given both the increased costs projected to complete the high speed rail system and the increased uncertainty regarding the sources of revenue for the project, what are the City's plans to ensure that the terminus at the Transbay Terminal remains a world-class project as originally envisioned with the extension of high speed rail into downtown San Francisco? (Supervisor Elsbernd, District 7)
4. I appreciate the budget policy priorities and guiding principles that you created together with community based organizations for the FY2011-2012 budget process. Will you abide by these principles when deciding how to close the projected general fund deficit of $262.7 million in the FY2012-2013 budget, and if so, can you explain how you will put these principles into practice? (Supervisor Campos, District 9)
5. While I am pleased that the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency is finally moving to extend the MUNI 14 Mission bus line to Daly City - a project I initiated in 2009. I am concerned that a major piece has yet to be addressed. In order to make this extension a resource that San Francisco residents can actually take advantage of, they must be able to use their Fast Passes/Clipper Cards at Daly City BART in the same manner and cost as they would be able to at a San Francisco station. Otherwise, this service is set up to fail before it even begins. What support can I expect from your office to make this a priority so that we, as a City, can demonstrate our commitment to equal access to services to our residents living in the southern most part of San Francisco? (Supervisor Avalos, District 11)
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