BOMA San Francisco Advocacy Leaders Meet with Supervisor Maila Cohen

BOMA San Francisco Members:

BOMA's Government Affairs Committee members have been meeting with public officials recently to represent your interests. San Francisco Board of Supervisors member, Malia Cohen, spoke to our members recently at San Francisco's City Hall to discuss her priorities for District 10 and more. Here is a brief update from the gathering:

Supervisor Cohen's Background

• Supervisor Malia Cohen was elected in November 2010 and re-elected in November 2014 to represent the residents of San Francisco’s 10th District, including the Bayview Hunters Point, Potrero Hill, Dogpatch, and Visitacion Valley neighborhoods.  
• Supervisor Cohen serves as Chair of the Board of Supervisors Land Use Committee, Vice Chair of the San Francisco Transportation Authority Committee. She also serves as Vice President of the San Francisco Retirement System (SFRS) and a member of Board of Supervisors Rules Committee and the Peninsula Corridor Joint Powers Board.

BOMA Member Issues Discussed

• Housing stock in San Francisco
• Public housing needs and leveraging community resources;
• Transportation and land use issues
• Production, Distribution, and Repair Zoning
• San Francisco leaders need to plan for the future when dealing with these issues; 
• Public safety
• SFPD staffing levels
• Reduction in the number of violent crimes in the district;
• Proposition M - Office Development Annual Limitation Program.

BOMA San Francisco members look forward to working with Supervisor Cohen in the near-future.