Endorsements
I am honored to have the support of a wide-array of public leaders and organizations, including:
U.S. Senator Dianne Feinstein
U.S. Congresswoman Jackie Speier
California State Assemblywoman Fiona Ma
Mayor Gavin Newsom
Supervisor Michela Alioto-Pier
San Francisco Examiner
San Francisco Bay Area Reporter
Asian Week
San Francisco Police Officers Association (No. 1 Endorsement)
San Francisco Firefighters Union, Local 798
San Francisco Building and Construction Trades Council
San Francisco Laborers' Union, Local 261
Plumbers and Pipefitters, UA Local 38
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, Local 6
International Union of Operating Engineers, Local 39
Teamsters Joint Council 7
Bay Area Union Labor Party
Rescue MUNI
Plan C
Community Leadership Alliance
San Francisco Small Business Advocates
Asian Pacific Democratic Club
Chinese American Democratic Club
Westside Chinese Democratic Club
Coalition for Responsible Growth
Crab Boat Fisherman's Association
San Francisco Fisherman's Wharf Historic Fishing Boat Association
Angela Alioto, Former President, San Francisco Board of Supervisors
Arnold Lee, President, Chinese Six Companies*
Bernie Burke, Russian Hill Leader
Bill Lee, San Francisco Planning Commissioner
Bob McIntosh, Pier 39
Bok Pon, Commander, American Legion Cathay Post #384*
Carol & Art Peterson, Officers, Telegraph Hill Dwellers*
Craig Greenwood, Director, Aquatic Park Neighbors*
David James Villa Lobos, Director, Community Leadership Alliance
David Overdorf, Former Chair, Lower Polk Neighbors*
Doug Chan, San Francisco Human Rights Commissioner*
Eugene Wong, Immigration Attorney, Chinatown Leader
Francisco Hsieh, Commissioner, California Commission on Asian Pacific Islander Affairs*
Greg Chiampou, Director, Telegraph Hill Dwellers*
Joe Alioto-Veronese, Former San Francisco Police Commissioner
John Hirten, Founding Director of SPUR
John Malloy, Executive Director, Polk Corridor Business Association*
Larry Lee, President, Namhoy Szeshan Association*
Mel Lee, San Francisco Public Library Commissioner
Paul Scott, Former President, Telegraph Hill Dwellers; President, Citizens to Save the Waterfront*
Pius Lee, President, Chinatown Neighborhood Association*
Robert Garcia, President, Save Our Streets*
Russ Gumina, Executive Director, Salesian Boys and Girls Club*
Sal Busalacchi, North Beach Leader
Sam Ng, President, Sam Yup Benevolent Association*
Sgt. Bob Del Torre, Former SFPD, California Public Safety Officer of the Year 2005
Solomon Abraham Jones, San Francisco Immigration Rights Commissioner*
Stefano Cassolato, Former Director, North Beach Chamber of Commerce*
Steve Cornell, Brownie’s Hardware
Tom Creedon, Scoma’s Restaurant
Tommy Tang, Chinatown Economic Development Committee Commissioner*
(Partial list only. *Organizations named for identification purposes only.)
I've been in my rent-controlled apartment for over 30 years. I'm on a fixed income, relying on my Social Security checks. I depend on rent control. I am supporting Joe because I know he will protect rent control and help me continue to live in San Francisco
— Mary Ann Price, District 3 renter
As a young family, our priority is building a future for our children. We’re supporting Joe in November because he loves this community like we do — that’s why he’s fighting for open spaces like Joe DiMaggio Playground and Michelangelo Park. He’s looking forward, not backward. We like that.
— Kara and Andrew Burrell, Russian Hill residents
Serving on the Telegraph Hill Dwellers Board alongside Joe, I’ve seen firsthand his commitment to our community. No politics. No ego. Just someone who leads with heart, works hard and always brings fresh ideas to the table. In this era of divisive politics in San Francisco, we need someone who will bring our community together. We need Joe.
— Paul Scott, President, Citizens to Save the Waterfront and Former President, Telegraph Hill Dwellers*
San Francisco is a remarkable place to live, and it has been for the last twenty-seven years I've lived here. Lately, progress has slowed and we need leaders who will reach out to and work with our community leaders. Joe loves this city and our neighborhood like I do, and I trust him to lead it in the right direction.
— John Malloy, Executive Director, Polk Corridor Business Association*
When you look around the district, you can see them: small, family-owned businesses boarded up and gone. Joe has been fighting for small family-owned businesses for years, so we know we can count on him to help keep our small business in business.
— Tarek Azaza and Lisa Tarufelli, owners, Caffe Capriccio*
After 40 years of working in this city and building a business for my community and myself, I’ve seen a lot of change on the Board of Supervisors — not always for the better. Rather than focus on the issues facing our community, some members of the Board have put politics ahead of progress. I’m supporting Joe Alioto, Jr. because I know that he will put the political theater aside and help our communities, including Chinatown, thrive again.
— Pius Lee, Chairman, Chinatown Neighborhood Association*
* Titles for identification purposes only and do not necessarily represent the views of the organization.