Gavin Newsom Quotes
San Francisco lags behind other communities in providing a vital, vibrant and ecologically sustainable urban canopy, as well as open space in the city.
Livable neighborhoods with a vibrant street life will stimulate our economic life as well.
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
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
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.
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
The 21st Century has begun as an era of uncertainty, with a heightened focus on security and public safety.
Failure isn't something to be embarrassed about; it's just proof that you're pushing your limits, trying new things, daring to innovate.
San Franciscans know we live in the most beautiful city in the world, a jewel on the edge of the Golden Gate
San Francisco businesses face many challenges, including high rents, regulatory burdens, and the rising cost of workers compensation insurance and employee health plans
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
Be willing to make bold decisions and be willing to make glorious mistakes. Learn from your mistakes, but you've got to be willing to make them first.
As Mayor, I will lead city government, businesses, and community groups to support innovative projects that will make San Francisco streets and public places vibrant and healthy
We can build new housing while preserving the quality and character of adjacent residential districts and ensuring infill development strengthens the surrounding neighborhood.
During the 1990s, San Francisco lived through one of the most intense economic booms of its history
As Mayor, I will use my experience to make San Francisco a place where small businesses can thrive
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
City government can and must help San Franciscans prepare for emergencies in order to avoid tragedy where possible and minimize loss of life and property when emergencies occur
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
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 give us our identity as a community; they also draw new people, fresh visions, and renewable economic opportunity to our community.
Historically, San Franciscans have not valued street trees as much as other communities have
Cultural tourism surveys consistently rate San Francisco's art industry as a core reason for visiting
It's the old adage, 'Nothing ventured, nothing gained, ... While this is unique, we consider ourselves unique.
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.
The Republican Party - that was the end of the Republican Party. What Pete Wilson did with the xenophobia and the negative attitude, all this sort of anti-crime backlash.
A mistake that a lot of us have made, related to those who advocate for gun safety legislation, is that we try to process it through our legislative bodies, and that's where the NRA's strength lies.
Just because you have a learning difficulty or difference doesn't mean you aren't smart.
I think Thanksgiving is the perfect occasion to break open a buttery, oaky Chardonnay from California.
Separate is not equal. Civil unions are civil unions. Marriage is marriage. They're different institutions.
If you're not open, you're not transparent, you're still holding on to vaults of information, you're not going to build that trust.
As Mayor, I will lead city government, businesses, and community groups to support innovative projects that will make San Francisco streets and public places vibrant and healthy.
You've got to change incentives for good behavior as opposed to just disincentivizing bad behavior.
The jobs in the greatest demand in the future don't yet exist and will require workers to use technologies that have not yet been invented to solve problems that we don't yet even know are problems.