Meet SF's District 1 supervisor candidates

Incumbent Supervisor Connie Chan faces four challengers as she seeks reelection to a second term in District 1, which encompasses all of the Richmond District.

State of play: Chan currently leads the fundraising race, with nearly $340,000 raised, according to campaign finance filings .

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• Marjan Philhour, who narrowly lost against Chan in 2020, has raised the second most, more than $196,000.

Meet the candidates: Axios San Francisco asked each candidate the same question: What is the first policy you'd enact or change if elected and why?

• Here's what they had to say.

Connie Chan, incumbent D1 supervisor

District 1 incumbent Supervisor Connie Chan in 2020. Photo: Liz Hafalia/The San Francisco Chronicle via Getty Images

If re-elected, Chan said she wants to improve the city's system for getting people into affordable housing.

• There's "a lot of room for improvement, including getting people into affordable housing units in a timely manner," said Chan, who noted her support of an upcoming $20 billion regional housing bond — $2.4 billion of which would come to San Francisco — that would help to create and preserve affordable housing.
• "Even for victims of fire and domestic violence, there is a delay in receiving these units and we must do better."

Marjan Philhour, business owner

Marjan Philhour campaigns in 2016. Photo: Paul Chinn/The San Francisco Chronicle via Getty Images

If elected, Philhour said she would implement a neighborhood working group for residents within her first 100 days.

• It would be designed for residents to "have a voice and a place in the process," she said.
• Philhour said she'd also establish a local district office so that constituents wouldn't need to travel to City Hall to reach their representative.

Jen Nossokoff, executive at a health care company

Jen Nossokoff. Photo: Courtesy of Jen Nossokoff

Nossokoff said she would enact a policy to install protective barriers at bus stops and near schools.

• "This immediate action is crucial for protecting pedestrians, particularly children, from traffic injuries and deaths ," she said.

Jeremiah Boehner, marketing specialist

Jeremiah Boehner. Photo: Courtesy of Jeremiah Boehner

He said that he'll work with the San Francisco Police Department to bring back officers who have left, as well as hire new ones.

• "We need to fully fund our police department and do all we can to keep the officers we have," Boehner said.

Sherman D'Silva, laundromat owner in the Richmond

Sherman D'Silva. Photo: Courtesy of Sherman D'Silva

D'Silva said he would work to ensure San Francisco enforces all of its laws — like ones pertaining to pedestrians and drivers, for example — most of which "are there to protect people from others or themselves."

• "Choosing to not enforce these laws puts everyone in the community at risk and will eventually lead to disastrous consequences," he added.

What's next: The election is Nov. 5 but you can expect your vote-by-mail ballot to arrive in early October, according to the city's elections department.