As a child of immigrants and renter in the Tenderloin, Bilal has dedicated his life to helping others with experience in both the public and private sectors. He is a former policy analyst in the Obama Administration, founder of private and philanthropic organizations, and elected member of the San Francisco Democratic County Central Committee.
He worked in the Obama Administration helping small businesses recover post-recession, led an SF community impact fund to combat inequality, and championed state legislation to address our climate crisis. Bilal understands we must build bridges across San Francisco’s political lines to get results, and will collaborate with activists, civil servants, and elected officials to bring change to City Hall and create a better San Francisco.
Together, we can realize a bold new vision for District 5 in San Francisco. For too long, our neighborhoods from the Tenderloin to Hayes Valley to the Haight have become accustomed to our city’s political leadership making excuses. Constantly we are told ‘no’ to affordable and middle class housing, ‘no’ to safe and clean streets, and ‘no’ to small business. We deserve better.
Bilal is running to be the Supervisor of District 5 to return us towards results, not excuses. He's running to focus on what matters - on the basics our city needs. He's running to hold City Hall accountable to the people. To do that, we need to innovate on new ideas, we need to listen and collaborate with community. That’s why he's advocating for evidence based solutions, like a Drug Market Intervention and Built for Zero plans, to address our fentanyl and homeless crises - solutions that have gotten results in other cities. And it’s time to get results for San Francisco.