Myrna Melgar On The Issues

Safer Neighborhoods

Myrna is delivering to make our neighborhoods safer.

As Supervisor, Myrna has delivered on public safety and will continue to do so. Despite police staffing shortages, Myrna secured $25.3 million to fund officer overtime and foot patrols, enhancing neighborhood safety.

Myrna's pragmatic leadership brings clear benefits to the community. To address staffing gaps and deter crime, she established a retired police ambassador program and secured funding for cameras along commercial corridors. She also launched a $4 million initiative to help local businesses remove graffiti, easing their financial burden.

Myrna focuses on proactive measures, working with SFPD to recruit and support women in the force, making it more representative of the community. She also pushed for security upgrades at Twin Peaks, including license plate readers to reduce car break-ins.

Myrna's dedication to making District 7 safer showcases her commitment to practical solutions that improve residents' lives.

Housing That Is Affordable

Myrna is leading the fight to create more housing that is affordable and to protect tenants so that Westside residents can stay on the Westside.

Myrna has a long track record of creating housing, protecting tenants and cutting through San Francisco’s permitting red tape. As a former community organizer, tenants’ rights advocate, public servant and non-profit executive, she has championed these causes for decades.

In office, housing is her top priority. She has supported new affordable housing projects throughout District 7, including Balboa Reservoir, 250 Laguna Honda, Laguna Honda Senior Housing, and Stonestown.

As chair of the Land Use and Transportation Committee, she helped pass the City’s Housing Element to plan new housing for the next decade and reduce permitting and development constraints. She also passed an ordinance streamlining the development of new multi-family housing, increasing density without altering neighborhood character.

Myrna serves all Westside residents. She cosponsored and negotiated the Shelter for All Ordinance, providing more homeless shelters, and passed legislation expanding tenants’ rights to appeal with the Planning Commission.

Through her leadership, Myrna is committed to addressing the housing crisis, making the Westside more affordable without changing its unique character.

A Better Westside

Myrna is fighting for a better Westside - for everyone.

As a longtime Westside resident, nonprofit leader, and mom, Myrna knows the Westside’s needs. As Supervisor, she fights for fair city funding and services to improve life here

Myrna joined forces with hospital leaders, healthcare workers, and advocates to keep Laguna Honda Hospital open, preventing nearly 700 patient evictions.

She has cut through bureaucracy to fund neighborhood projects. Myrna stopped the SFMTA from closing restaurant parklets on Ninth Avenue and Irving Street in the Inner Sunset. She secured funding for traffic and transit improvements, ensuring they benefit pedestrians and small businesses.

Myrna works hard to support Westside families and children. As a commissioner for the Department of Early Care, she directed millions to advance Universal Childcare and improve family support for kids.

She co-sponsored Prop G, securing millions for community school programs, including before and after-school enrichment, academic recovery, sports, art, and emotional support for students and families.

Myrna has also been a dedicated City Hall advocate for the environment and climate action, overseeing the disbursement of millions of dollars to our communities for clean air programs, introducing and conducting the hearings on the electrification of the City’s vehicle fleet and passing groundbreaking legislation to regulate two stroke engines used for landscaping.

As Supervisor, Myrna is dedicated to creating a better Westside for all residents, prioritizing childcare, education, and healthcare to ensure our community thrives.