Tuesday, September 16, 2014

San Francisco Black Leadership Forum D10 Debate

Candidates engage the community in local politics.

Ed Donaldson
Shawn M. Richard
Marlene Tran
Tony Kelly
De Bray Carpenter
Malia Cohen (not in attendance)

Issues discussed: urban farming and the lack of healthy food choices in the Bayview-McDonalds and Foods Co-not enough, invest in black owned businesses, create start ups and co-ops, create engineering, plumbing, electrician programs for the youth, Bayview real estate as a community asset, mental health funding-where is the money going if it's not assisting the community, programs to bridge at risk youth and local organizations-no more short term jobs, promote families first, holding local government accountable for not aiding the victims of PTSD and violence, 1-3 evictions were African-Americans, no more subsidies, use public money, create more policies to build the black community up.


ED DONALDSON

TONY KELLY

SHAWN M. RICHARD

DE BRAY CARPENTER

MARLENE TRAN

Community Journalism

If have a story, organization, or individual who would like to be featured or photographed, please email your suggestions, events, times, and dates to Lola Preza at lola@flaminlola.com