Zitat des Tages von Gavin Newsom:
San Francisco has long been a leader in the arts, nurturing generations of painters, sculptors, poets, novelists, playwrights, film-makers, and performing artists and innovators of every kind.
The arts can play a vital role in revitalizing neighborhoods, using and improving vacant space, bringing new jobs and new sense of opportunity, and improving public safety by generating more foot traffic and more eyes on the street.
We can build new housing while preserving the quality and character of adjacent residential districts and ensuring infill development strengthens the surrounding neighborhood.
The tech genie is out of the bottle; you can't put it back in.
You'd be hard pressed to find a bigger champion of high-speed rail than me when the bond went to voters. I believed in it.
These Millennials are volunteering more; they're smarter than ever.
Make no mistake: conversion therapy is not about 'praying away the gay.' It's an emotional torture against our most innocent citizens: our children.
An arts education helps build academic skills and increase academic performance, while also providing alternative opportunities to reward the skills of children who learn differently.
We do not have the right to discriminate against people.
Historically, San Franciscans have not valued street trees as much as other communities have.
If, in this country, a simple majority of people can start stripping away the rights of a protected class in the minority, that's a pretty alarming thing.
Do what you think is right, because one damn thing is an absolute, certainly: We come and go. Politicians are a dime a dozen.
The 21st Century has begun as an era of uncertainty, with a heightened focus on security and public safety.
San Francisco can no longer afford to be a city divided between downtown and neighborhoods, with a downtown that becomes a ghost town when workers go home for the evening.
I will negotiate with my worst enemy.
I really feel it's time to dissolve the current relationship of governor and lieutenant governor by running as a ticket.
Government can do best by simply getting out of the way.
Take responsibility. Step up and step in. Because at the end of the day, folks, we are our behaviors.
As mayor of San Francisco, I will provide the vision and work hard to make San Francisco a beautiful, well-planned city with excellent housing and transportation options.
At the end of the day, there's not a day that goes by without a mass shooting.
Even though he's a third-generation San Franciscan, my father's very European in some ways, and he loves wine.
It's nature-nurture, right? I've been nurtured by Californians.
We recognize that the arts are an essential part of San Francisco's cultural vitality.
Cultural tourism surveys consistently rate San Francisco's art industry as a core reason for visiting.
Like any small business owner, I experienced the pressures of building a company from the ground up - developing a business plan, balancing the books, meeting payroll and building a customer base.
There is nothing worse than a politician that gets defensive and starts attacking the media - and it always looks bad for the politician, because you sign up for this. You live by the sword, you die by the sword.
Separate inherently is not equal. There's a reason why $45 million was spent against marriage equality. It's because people understand the word does have meaning. And equality comes when we accept the same notions and the same institutions for everyone, regardless of race and gender and regardless of sex orientation.
When Californians see something we truly believe in, we say so and act accordingly - without evasiveness or equivocation.
As Mayor, I will fully support my Arts Commission and its professional selection committees so that they can commission a full range of public art that is daring and, when appropriate, daringly traditional.
You need to let go of your fear and anxiety of being judged by others.
I act on my principles, whether they're popular or not.
I'm much more optimistic about this next generation because this is the first global generation.
If we continue to fight the National Rifle Association on their home court, which is the legislative front, I think we'll continue to be frustrated. But when you have an ability to go directly to the public, that's a completely different field of engagement, and I think the NRA is not adept at that kind of engagement.
Accessing capital to start a business can be a daunting process, especially for entrepreneurs who start out with a great idea, but have no real familiarity with the business world.
Involvement in the arts engages kids in their community, improves self-esteem, reclaims at-risk youth, and builds the creative skills that are required of a 21st century workforce.
As Mayor of San Francisco, I will work hard to ensure that, in the event of natural or man-made disasters, San Franciscans are prepared and our City is protected.
