Aaron Peskin on Why a Progressive Should be the Next San Francisco Mayor

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🗓️ 30 September 2024

⏱️ 57 minutes

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Born in Berkeley and the son of academics, Aaron Peskin was in the same elementary school class as Vice President Kamala Harris. But while Harris might be viewed as a moderate, Peskin proudly points to his progressive politics as a reason he should be the next mayor of San Francisco. A 30-year resident of Telegraph Hill, Peskin has been elected as a supervisor five times and currently serves as president of the Board. On the campaign trail, he highlights his detailed knowledge of how city government runs which he says makes him the best candidate for the job of mayor. As part of our series of interviews with the major candidates in San Francisco’s mayor race, we talk to Peskin about his campaign and his hopes for the city’s future. Guests: Aaron Peskin, president, San Francisco Board of Supervisors Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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1:34.6	Aaron Peskin is a 30-year resident of Telegraph Hill and the standard bearer of the quote progressive political wing of San Francisco politics for most of this century.
1:38.8	He describes himself as a plumber for the city, a guy who knows how to fix what's broken
1:43.7	and get things done. While he came in as a neighborhood activist for the city, a guy who knows how to fix what's broken and get things done.
1:45.0	While he came in as a neighborhood activist, he has become the consummate insider, someone who has served for longer and passed more legislation than anyone in this city.
1:54.0	It's part of our series of interviews with the major candidates in San Francisco's mayor's race.
1:59.0	We talked to Peskin about his campaign and hopes for the city.
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2:16.1	Welcome to Forum. I'm Alexis Madrigal. It's fun to read the coverage of Aaron Peskin over the years.
2:23.2	Reporter after reporter cannot help but follow him around North Beach, noting his many local
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