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Dean Preston

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As seen in: Davis Vanguard, Medium, Truthout, Jacobin, The San Francisco Examiner, BeyondChron, 48 Hills, Shelterforce, ZNetwork
ACCOUNT INACTIVE SINCE OCT 2023 D5 Supervisor, he/him, democratic socialist, tenant attorney, founder of Tenants Together (Opinions my own; RT not endorsement)
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To solve The City’s housing-affordability crisis, listen to voters

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By Dean Preston
| The San Francisco Examiner Verified
A grassroots coalition of San Franciscans assembled recently in Dolores Park to kick off a signature-gathering effort to put a measure on the November 2026 ballot. The measure, the Affordable Housing Guarantee Act, builds on progressive wins of the past to commit City Hall to a future in which working people can afford to live in San Francisco. This measure continues a vision that San Francisco voters have repeatedly endorsed at the ballot box.
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The Engardio recall and the failure of conservative politics in SF

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By Dean Preston
| 48 Hills Verified
The voters of District 4 have recalled Supervisor Joel Engardio, one of the city’s most conservative supervisors. With irony not lost on anyone, it was Engardio who played a major role in creating San Francisco’s recall machine. Recalls were once a tool for removing officials who had engaged in misconduct, but Engardio helped lead a reactionary movement to recall progressive leaders like District Attorney Chesa Boudin—not for misconduct, but over policy differences.
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A democratic socialist victory: Affordable housing on Divisadero

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By Dean Preston
| 48 Hills Verified
Vindicating the work of democratic socialists who taxed the rich to fund social housing, permits have now been filed to build more than 100 affordable homes at 650 Divisadero. I’m proud to have authored Prop. I, the tax on billionaires that made 650 Divisadero possible. With this funding, we have a large, steady stream of cash that can be leveraged to scale up social housing in San Francisco. Here’s the background on 650 Divisadero, most of which you won’t find in media coverage or press releases.
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