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Dean Preston says he's for the people, but his record tells a different story.

Dean Preston has been the Supervisor of District 5 for 5 years. In that time, 1000s of small businesses have closed, 1000s of people have died of overdoses on our streets, and 1000s of our neighbors have been pushed out of our city due to unaffordability.
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Dean has opposed building over 30,000 people's homes. Dean has opposed policies that could close our opioid markets, including saying that arresting fentanyl dealers is "pointless". Dean has opposed policies that would make it easier for our small business to thrive and instead funded corrupt nonprofits like SF Safe.

In total, Dean has voted No over 200 times on policies that could have supported District 5 residents. That's 2X as many "No" votes as the next SF Supervisor. The impact of his record speaks for itself: increases in overdoses, increases in gun violence, increases in small business closures.

Housing

Dean's Actions

  • 2019: Dean voted to reject SB 50 which would have built thousands of homes near transit corridors (source)
  • 2021: Dean voted to delay housing for 2450 people's homes at UCSF (source)
  • 2021: Dean voted to reject housing for 411 people's homes on 450 O'Farrell (source)
  • 2021: Dean voted to reject housing for 875 people's homes on 469 Stevenson (source)
  • 2021: Dean said people who advocate for market rate housing are "sociopaths" (source)
  • 2022: Dean approved 0 units of market rate housing
  • 2023: Dean was the Sole NO vote to cutting fees that would build more housing (source)

Dean's Results

  • 8,587 people's homes blocked (source)
  • 1,906 people's subsidized homes blocked (source)
  • 30,071 people's homes opposed (source)
  • 8,563 people's subsidized homes opposed (source)


Public Safety

Dean's Actions

  • 2021: Dean voted to reject the Tenderloin State of Emergency (source)
  • 2022: Dean called President Biden and Vice President Harris a "national disgrace" for supporting funding for the police (source)
  • 2022: Dean was the Sole NO vote for increasing funding to fire department (source)
  • 2023: Dean said arresting fentanyl dealers is "pointless" (source)
  • 2023: Dean was the Sole NO vote for $4.7 million in funding for 911 dispatchers (source)
  • 2023: Dean was the Sole NO vote for $31 million in community safety programs for the Tenderloin (source)
  • 2023: Dean voted to reject $5 million in funding for the Drug Market Agency Coordination Center (source)

Dean's Results

  • 7% increase in drug overdoses y/y in the Tenderloin, compared to a 7% drop citywide (source)
  • 19% increase in burglaries y/y in the Tenderloin (source)
  • 42% increase in gun violence YTD in the Tenderloin (source)
  • 77% increase in victims of gun violence YTD in the Tenderloin (source)


Small Business

Dean's Actions

  • 2022: Dean was the Sole NO Vote on funding for small business graffiti cleanup (source)
  • 2023: Dean was the Sole NO Vote on waiving small business registration fees (source)
  • 2023: Dean voted to reject $5 million in small business grants (source)
  • 2023: Dean allocated money to SF Safe instead, which embezzled hundreds of thousands of dollars that could have supported small businesses (source)

Dean's Results

  • 16% increase in larceny y/y in Northern Station covering Hayes Valley (source)
  • 1000s of small businesses closed from Hayes Valley and the Haight (source)


Dean Preston's No Votes

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(source: SF Gov Legistar)

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