Upcoming Events
Who Will Be Mayor? A live forum on July 8th, 2024, with all of the major candidates for mayor.
Stop Crime Action, Stop Crime SF, Coalition for San Francisco Neighborhoods, and ConnectedSF invite you to a mayoral candidate debate on the evening of July 8. Doors open at 6:00 PM, the Crimefighter award presentation to DA Brooke Jenkins begins at 6:30 PM, followed by the mayoral debate which begins promptly at 7:00 PM. Mayor London Breed, Supervisors Aaron Peskin and Ahsha Safaí, former Mayor Mark Farrell and nonprofit executive Daniel Lurie have been invited to speak and answer questions from the audience.
The event will be held at a facility in Golden Gate Park. Please register for the event by filling out the form below, and the exact location and details of the event will be sent to you. Seating is limited, so REGISTER NOW!
The event is also co-sponsored by Stop Crime SF, Sunset Heights Association of Responsible People (SHARP) Golden Gate Heights Neighborhood Association (GGHNA), Midtown Terrace Neighborhood Association, Miraloma Park Improvement Club (MPIC), and others.
Virtual SF Budget Deep Dive with ConnectedSF: Can we address the shortfall?
Since 2017 the SF city budget has doubled. As of right now San Francisco has a $14.5B budget for a city/county of 800,000 people.
San Francisco leaders project am $800M shortfall for FYE June 2025. This is based upon the most optimistic scenarios. A more realistic analysis puts the coming year's shortfall at over $1B.
Mayor Breed will release her budget this week and will start a period of negotiations with the Board of Supervisors.
San Franciscans and taxpayers tend to be forgotten by politicians – but not by ConnectedSF. We are here to educate you on the inner-workings of the budget and analyze what the outcomes will be. A finance expert will dig in on the budget and help make sense of it, when it matters: BEFORE it is finalized. ConnectedSF exists to provide you information to make your views known before it is "reported on" and too late to have a say.
"Where Does the Money Go?" Part Two
Hosted by SOAR - D1, Co-hosted by D2Unite, Rebuild D6, Activ8SF, Advocates 11
Every day we read a new article about misuse, inefficiencies, and lack of results from government spending, particularly in the area of homelessness programs. For the second event in a multipart event series, budget-minded Supervisors will tell us what they plan to do to add accountability to the oversight of taxpayer money and rebuild public trust. We’ll also ask them for actionable steps residents can take to effect change.
Featuring guest speakers Supervisor Rafael Mandelman (Vice Chair, Budget & Finance Committee), Supervisor Catherine Stefani (Vice Chair, Government Audit & Oversight Committee) and Supervisor Matt Dorsey.
PAST: Off The Record with D2Unite: A "Law and Order" Dialogue
Are you frustrated with vague answers from SF politicians about crime, encampments and open drug use? We are too, so we invited former SFPD Deputy Chief of Police Ann Mannix and former SF Assistant District Attorney Tom Ostly to speak candidly and answer questions about law enforcement and public safety in San Francisco. Recording available upon request.
PAST: A Community Conversation with SF DA Brooke Jenkins
https://youtu.be/hUzifE9FEgM
Hear from San Francisco's new District Attorney, Broke Jenkins, on her first 45 days in office and plans for the future of the City. All attendees had a chance to ask a question to the DA before the event, and we received an overwhelming amount of submissions! A big thank you to our co-hosts SOAR D-1, Sunset United Neighbors, RebuildD6, Activ8SF, Advocates 11, and Stop Crime SF.
PAST - BOE Recall Zoom Event w/Kit Lam, John Trasviña, and Laurance Lee
Join D2Unite, in partnership with SOAR D1, Sunset United Neighbors, and Advocates 11, for an important presentation on the case to vote YES on the BOE Recall. Meet passionate volunteers behind the recall effort, including Kit Lam, who confronted a petition thief and personally collected thousands of signatures. Learn more about why every SF citizen should stand with SF school children and vote to Recall Collins, Lopez and Moliga on February 15th. https://www.recallsfschoolboard.org/
Register in advance for this event HERE!