The arts can play a vital role in revitalizing neighborhoods, using and improving vacant space, bringing new jobs and new sense of opportunity, and improving public safety by generating more foot traffic and more eyes on the street.

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San Francisco businesses face many challenges, including high rents, regulatory burdens, and the rising cost...

San Francisco businesses face many challenges, including high rents, regulatory burdens, and the rising cost...

During the 1990s, San Francisco lived through one of the most intense economic booms of...

During the 1990s, San Francisco lived through one of the most intense economic booms of...

As mayor of San Francisco, I will provide the vision and work hard to make...

As mayor of San Francisco, I will provide the vision and work hard to make...

San Francisco can no longer afford to be a city divided between downtown and neighborhoods,...

San Francisco can no longer afford to be a city divided between downtown and neighborhoods,...

We can build new housing while preserving the quality and character of adjacent residential districts...

We can build new housing while preserving the quality and character of adjacent residential districts...

An arts education helps build academic skills and increase academic performance, while also providing alternative...

An arts education helps build academic skills and increase academic performance, while also providing alternative...

Cultural tourism surveys consistently rate San Francisco's art industry as a core reason for visiting.

Cultural tourism surveys consistently rate San Francisco's art industry as a core reason for visiting.

San Francisco lags behind other communities in providing a vital, vibrant and ecologically sustainable urban...

San Francisco lags behind other communities in providing a vital, vibrant and ecologically sustainable urban...

Accessing capital to start a business can be a daunting process, especially for entrepreneurs who...

Accessing capital to start a business can be a daunting process, especially for entrepreneurs who...

San Francisco has long been a leader in the arts, nurturing generations of painters, sculptors,...

San Francisco has long been a leader in the arts, nurturing generations of painters, sculptors,...

As Mayor, I will lead city government, businesses, and community groups to support innovative projects...

As Mayor, I will lead city government, businesses, and community groups to support innovative projects...

The value of an arts education is widely accepted, especially in California.

The value of an arts education is widely accepted, especially in California.

As Mayor, I will use my experience to make San Francisco a place where small...

As Mayor, I will use my experience to make San Francisco a place where small...

Involvement in the arts engages kids in their community, improves self-esteem, reclaims at-risk youth, and...

Involvement in the arts engages kids in their community, improves self-esteem, reclaims at-risk youth, and...

As Mayor, I will fully support my Arts Commission and its professional selection committees so...

As Mayor, I will fully support my Arts Commission and its professional selection committees so...

Livable neighborhoods with a vibrant street life will stimulate our economic life as well.

Livable neighborhoods with a vibrant street life will stimulate our economic life as well.

Street and park trees provide tremendous benefits to cities.

Street and park trees provide tremendous benefits to cities.

Like any small business owner, I experienced the pressures of building a company from the...

Like any small business owner, I experienced the pressures of building a company from the...

As Mayor of San Francisco, I will work hard to ensure that, in the event...

As Mayor of San Francisco, I will work hard to ensure that, in the event...

City government can and must help San Franciscans prepare for emergencies in order to avoid...

City government can and must help San Franciscans prepare for emergencies in order to avoid...