SF supervisor-elect Bilal Mahmood talks policy plans for District 5
Supervisor-elect Bilal Mahmood at a public interview on Monday pledged to be collaborative and cut down bureaucracy in his new role as the representative of District 5 — and residents seemed optimistic about his plans.Mahmood, who in January will take the seat of Supervisor Dean Preston, discussed to a full room of residents at Manny’s his plans to address the fentanyl crisis and homelessness, and how he plans to make it easier to build housing in San Francisco. For Mahmood, eliminating bureaucracy was the solution to many problems, from permitting new housing to hiring more police officers. Asked by an audience member how Democrats — thereby, most of San Francisco — would “get their shit together” as the rest of the country becomes more conservative, Mahmood emphasized a need to deal with the city’s local issues to avoid being a “punching bag.” “There’s […]
