Let's Create Our Best San Francisco
By Joel Engardio
I believe San Francisco’s best days are ahead.
I know it’s been frustrating — and even scary — living in San Francisco when everything seems to be going in the wrong direction.
But I’m not giving up. I believe the city we love can realize its full potential. I’m running for supervisor to create our best San Francisco.
I’m focused on getting the basics right: safer streets, better schools, more middle-income housing, and vibrant small businesses.
I want you to be part of the movement to fix San Francisco.
It's time to replace the status quo
What we have now is not working. Our supervisors are not listening to what residents say they need.
The school board recall is a good example: 80 percent of Sunset voters supported recalling a school board that renamed schools instead of reopening them. But Supervisor Gordon Mar opposed the recall. He even endorsed Alison Collins for school board when she planned to end merit-based admissions at Lowell High School.
More than 67 percent of Sunset voters supported recalling an ineffective district attorney. Yet Supervisor Mar appeared in “Stand with Chesa Boudin” ads during the recall. Mar endorsed Boudin from the start, over candidates like Nancy Tung who had experience prosecuting crimes.
It’s time to focus on making things work
Here’s how I'm already doing the work:
Education: I helped lead the recall of an incompetent school board when our kids were suffering. The local media said my work was “key to the school board recall’s smashing success.”
Public Safety: I lead the group Stop Crime SF and we held former District Attorney Chesa Boudin accountable for his failure to put victims first. I support criminal justice reform, but for it to succeed, residents must feel safe and victims cannot be ignored.
Stop Asian Hate: My group Stop Crime SF ran a campaign to stop anti-Asian discrimination and attacks on Asian seniors. My in-laws are Chinese and they’re afraid to visit San Francisco. It shouldn't have to be that way.
Holding City Hall Accountable: As a journalist for over 20 years, I know how to uncover government inefficiencies and give residents a voice. City Hall’s budget doubled the past decade. If $14 billion isn’t enough to have twice-as-clean sidewalks and twice-as-fast Muni, we need to audit every program and change how the money is being spent. We deserve an innovative city government that is fiscally responsible, free from corruption, and fully transparent.
Protecting Our Rights: I’m a civil liberties advocate who worked for the national ACLU to establish and protect Constitutional rights for LGBTQ people, women, immigrants, and voters. I also focused on free speech rights and upholding the rule of law. Read more about my work to advance civil liberties.
A bit about my background
I was raised by a single mom. She cleaned houses for a living. She didn’t have much money or education, but she taught me how to get things done with the resources we had.
My husband Lionel was born in Taiwan. He grew up in poverty under Martial Law. Now he’s a software engineer in Silicon Valley. His story is the true American dream.
For nearly a decade, we’ve owned a home in the Lakeshore neighborhood between Lowell High School and Stern Grove.
I’m a forward-thinking and practical Democrat. That means I embrace innovation. I’m focused on results and common sense solutions.
I’m running for supervisor because I believe San Francisco is worth fixing
There’s a lot to fix about our city and it can feel daunting. But I still see a lot of joy — in our natural beauty, our people, families, and food. Always remember the joy! That’s what motivates me to keep going. Imagine how nice things will be when we’re living in a city that works.
Voters have a real choice in District 4. There are only two candidates. Incumbent Gordon Mar represents the status quo. I represent a change in direction.
Your role
Learn more about my background and my platform on local issues.I want you to be part of the movement that turns City Hall around. Tell your friends in District 4 (see map) to vote for Joel Engardio on the November ballot.
Join me. Let’s create our best San Francisco.