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Board President Aaron Peskin talks to reporters at a rally to support expansion of the SOS program on May 20, 2024. Photo by H.R. Smith
One quirk of leaving the City Hall building is this: If you are running for city office, as Peskin is, City Hall is a no-campaigning zone. If he wants to stay on the straight and narrow, Peskin can’t so much as answer a text from campaign staff while he’s inside the marble halls. Sometimes when he’s on break, he’ll go out to his car and make a few phone calls, but that’s tricky — people tend to spot him along the way, and ask him to fix something for them.
This was at the request of nearly every housing organization that worked with senior citizens in the city. As it happened, there were a lot of these organizations. At a podium set up in front of the crowd, a speaker was trying to namecheck all the organizations present. “Community Tenants Association!” they said. People in the crowd began to applaud. “SDA! Senior Disability Action come on up!” More applause. San Francisco Anti-Displacement Coalition! Self-Help for the Elderly come on up!” Long pause. “I know there are other organizations here who are a part of our campaign … Oh! TNDC! Tenderloin Neighborhood Development Corporation!” Applause.
Board President Aaron Peskin speaks at a rally in support of his proposal to expand the city’s SOS program on May 20, 2024. Photo by H.R. Smith “Thank you everyone!” a woman shouted to the crowd as they assembled for one last photo. “We’re going to do this one more time before we leave. WHAT DO WE WANT?” “Okay!” she continued. “We are going to vote for this measure in the November election, and then we will all vote for Aaron, right?”
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