Joel Engardio is running for supervisor to focus on the basics: Clean streets, less crime and better services.

The pandemic has created new problems to go with what San Francisco already had. That’s why we won’t find solutions by going back to business as usual.



City Hall must change the decades-long practice of ignoring the needs of families when it comes to housing, schools and quality of life. It’s time to focus on the basics that our neighborhoods care about and get the basics right: clean streets, less crime and more effective services.



Joel is an advocate for parents, small businesses, and homeowners. Kids should be able to attend their neighborhood school. An entrepreneur should be able to open a business without roadblocks. People should feel safe living here.



Joel outlined a plan on how City Hall must change its ways to save small businesses. He knows we must radically rethink a $13 billion budget that was out of control for a long time. We need to audit every program and only pay for what works.



We need new and independent leadership at City Hall to clean up the corruption and mismanagement scandals that continue to unfold in the news. Joel is the rare candidate who has never been on the city payroll. As a journalist, he held the government accountable and gave residents a voice. He will do the same as a supervisor.



Joel will be a neighborhood supervisor you can rely on. As supervisor, Joel’s office will respond to your questions, concerns and ideas within 24 hours. Residents deserve more than what they’re getting from City Hall. Joel will help you get answers and results when you need them.



Joel’s ideas are informed by public policy training and community involvement. Joel helps lead Stop Crime SF, a victim’s rights group dedicated to public safety and making sure the justice system takes crime seriously while being accountable. His award-winning journalism examines how San Francisco can address its problems.



Joel believes our best days are ahead — if we’re willing to tackle today’s problems with equal doses of innovation and common sense.



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