Why Ahsha Safaí Thinks an Urban Planner, Like Himself, Should be SF Mayor

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🗓️ 9 October 2024

⏱️ 56 minutes

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When Ahsha Safaí applied to MIT for his masters degree in urban planning, he wrote that one day he hoped to be a city mayor. Since getting his degree, he’s moved to San Francisco, worked as a labor organizer, as well as at the Housing Authority and at Public Works, and served as a two-term board supervisor for District 11, on the south side of the city. Now he’s running to make his mayoral dream a reality. Competing in a crowded field, Safaí recently announced a ranked choice voting alliance with fellow candidate Mark Farrell – a move that he hopes will boost his chances. In the latest of our series of interviews with the major candidates in the San Francisco mayor’s race, we talk to Safaí about his campaign, his career and his hopes for San Francisco. Guests: Ahsha Safai, member, San Francisco Board of Supervisors - represents District 11, which includes the Excelsior and Ingleside neighborhoods. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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1:05.0	Of the major candidates for mayor of San Francisco, Asha Safaii may be the least well-known.
1:10.4	He served as a two-term board supervisor for District 11 on the south side of the Francisco, Asha Safaii may be the least well known. He served as a two-term board
1:12.1	supervisor for District 11 on the south side of the city, and he staked his candidacy on his
1:17.4	experience as a labor organizer and degreed urban planner. In this crowded field, Safaii
1:22.9	recently announced a ranked choice voting alliance with candidate Mark Farrell, a surprise
1:27.8	for many long-time political observers.
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