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Vea cómo se postulan: Líderes sindicales apoyan al candidato a la alcaldía Ahsha Safaí en Duboce Park

Read in EnglishUnos 50 sindicalistas se reunieron en el parque Duboce a primera hora de la mañana del sábado para apoyar la candidatura de Ahsha Safaí a la alcaldía.Safaí, supervisor del Distrito 11 y candidato a la alcaldía, había trabajado como director político del sindicato SEIU Local 87, que representa a los trabajadores de limpieza, durante ocho años, de 2008 a 2016.El sábado recibió el apoyo de tres sindicatos: SEIU Local 87 (poca sorpresa), United Food and Commercial Workers Local 5 y Local 648. Con el sonido de fondo de los trenes Muni pasando por la avenida Duboce y los perros correteando y atrapando pelotas en sus paseos matutinos, los líderes sindicales que representan a trabajadores de supermercados, educadores, ingenieros fijos y conserjes pronunciaron discursos sobre cómo Safaí se ganó su apoyo.“En el momento álgido de la pandemia, no tuve […]

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Vea cómo se postulan: Safaí, el candidato de los obreros, trabaja para apuntalar el respaldo sindical

Read in English Mission Local está publicando artículos de campaña para cada una/uno de los principales contendientes en la carrera por la alcaldía, alternando entre los candidatos semanalmente hasta noviembre. Esta semana:Ahsha Safaí. Lea los artículos anteriores aquí.El viernes por la mañana, Ahsha Safaí llegó al desayuno del Consejo Laboral de San Francisco previo al Día del Trabajo en el Hotel InterContinental, en el centro de la ciudad, alrededor de las 10 de la mañana. Safaí, que llevaba ocho años de carrera sindical cuando se postuló por segunda vez -y con éxito- como supervisor del distrito 11, se sentó junto a Olga Miranda, presidenta del sindicato SEIU Local 87 y antigua jefa suya.Safaí conoce bien a Miranda: Fue el director político del Local 87, que representa a los conserjes, de 2008 a 2016, trabajando en la inscripción de nuevos miembros en […]

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Safaí, the labor candidate, working to shore up union backing

Mission Local is publishing campaign dispatches for each of the major contenders in the mayor’s race, alternating among candidates weekly until November. This week: Ahsha Safaí. Read earlier dispatches here.On Friday morning, Ahsha Safaí arrived at the San Francisco Labor Council’s pre-Labor Day breakfast at the InterContinental Hotel downtown at around 10 a.m. Safaí, who was eight years into a labor career when he first ran for public office in 2016 for District 11 supervisor, sat down next to Olga Miranda, the president of SEIU Local 87 and his former boss. Safaí knows Miranda well: He was the political director for Local 87, which represents janitors, from 2008 to 2016, working on signing up new members in non-unionized workplaces, organizing strikes, and pressuring politicians to support the union’s various campaigns, like involving custodians in talks when the city asked residents and downtown […]

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Outer Sunset merchants grill Safaí on Great Highway

Mission Local is publishing campaign dispatches for each of the major contenders in the mayor’s race, alternating among candidates weekly until November. This week: Ahsha Safaí. Read earlier dispatches here.The fog rolled in on the Upper Great Highway around noon on Tuesday, and dozens of cars drove down the oceanside road. Two blocks east of the highway, some 15 business owners of the Outer Sunset Merchant Association met with major mayoral candidates at the Outerlands restaurant on Judah Street and 45th Avenue — and the Upper Great Highway’s potential closure is on the top of everyone’s mind. A 2-mile stretch of the highway connecting San Francisco’s westside to Daly City and regions further down the Peninsula may be quite different after Election Day, if a ballot measure mandating its closure passes.The issue has become hotly contested: Dueling rallies took place over the […]

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Vea cómo se postulan: Safaí se gana a los votantes de fiesta en fiesta

Read in EnglishMission Local está publicando artículos de campaña para cada una/uno de los principales contendientes en la carrera por la alcaldía, alternando entre los candidatos semanalmente hasta noviembre. Esta semana:Ahsha Safaí. Lea los artículos anteriores aquí.Era la típica fiesta de cuadra de Chinatown: Locales y turistas se reunieron en torno a la danza del león, jugaron al agujero de maíz y metieron boletos de rifa en una urna. El clima del domingo era más cálido de lo habitual: 75 grados con una agradable brisa. Ahsha Safaí llegó a la fiesta, celebrada entre las calles Clay y Sacramento de Grant Avenue Chinatown, hacia el mediodía para celebrar el 37 aniversario de APA Family Support Services, una organización que ofrece a las familias servicios de salud y prevención de la violencia doméstica en cantonés.“Siempre pasa algo en Chinatown. Hay que dejarse llevar”, […]

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Ahsha Safaí woos voters from one block party to the next

Mission Local is publishing campaign dispatches for each of the major contenders in the mayor’s race, alternating among candidates weekly until November. This week: Ahsha Safaí. Read earlier dispatches here.It was a typical Chinatown block party: Locals and tourists gathered around lion dance performances, played corn hole and put raffle tickets in a box. The weather on Sunday was warmer than usual — 75 degrees with a pleasant breeze. Ahsha Safaí arrived at the party, held between Clay and Sacramento streets on Grant Avenue Chinatown, at around noon to celebrate the 37th anniversary of APA Family Support Services, an organization offering families health services and domestic violence prevention in Cantonese.  “There’s always something going on in Chinatown. You just gotta roll with the punches,” Safaí said. Safaí gave a short speech celebrating the anniversary and then huddled with SFPD Assistant Chief David Lazar, […]

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