Government is the ultimate monopoly. And monopolies, as any economist will tell you, often breed complacency and a lack of innovation.
Gavin Newsom
I'm sick and tired of politics and politicians as usual.
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.
I think Thanksgiving is the perfect occasion to break open a buttery, oaky Chardonnay from California.
Make no mistake: conversion therapy is not about 'praying away the gay.' It's an emotional torture against our most innocent citizens: our children.
I don't want to let the rest of this country drift into the abyss. I want to fight for it.
I made bad decisions. That being said - the question is, does the public care about that?
You need to let go of your fear and anxiety of being judged by others.
Society becomes how we behave.
San Franciscans know we live in the most beautiful city in the world, a jewel on the edge of the Golden Gate.
The value of an arts education is widely accepted, especially in California.
The tech genie is out of the bottle; you can't put it back in.
If Wikileaks didn't resolve that question for folks - at the end of the day, there are no secrets. We're living in a glass neighborhood, in a fishbowl, and technology, white hat hackers, the folks that are doing the right thing with hacking.
You've got to change incentives for good behavior as opposed to just disincentivizing bad behavior.
The 21st Century has begun as an era of uncertainty, with a heightened focus on security and public safety.
There is nothing worse than a politician that gets defensive and starts attacking the media - and it always looks bad for the politician, because you sign up for this. You live by the sword, you die by the sword.
I'm really more of an executive.
If we continue to fight the National Rifle Association on their home court, which is the legislative front, I think we'll continue to be frustrated. But when you have an ability to go directly to the public, that's a completely different field of engagement, and I think the NRA is not adept at that kind of engagement.
Just because you have a learning difficulty or difference doesn't mean you aren't smart.
Since Sandy Hook, I have sat back as a father and been mesmerized by the inability of the federal government to do anything substantively on gun safety.
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.
The arts can play a vital role in revitalizing neighborhoods, using and improving vacant space, bringing new jobs and new sense of opportunity, and improving public safety by generating more foot traffic and more eyes on the street.
No-Drama Obama? Yeah, that's not me.
Separate inherently is not equal. There's a reason why $45 million was spent against marriage equality. It's because people understand the word does have meaning. And equality comes when we accept the same notions and the same institutions for everyone, regardless of race and gender and regardless of sex orientation.
Government can do best by simply getting out of the way.
We have rules that no longer are relevant to the world we're living in. Our regulatory system can't keep up.
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.
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.
Livable neighborhoods with a vibrant street life will stimulate our economic life as well.
California is infamous for passing things and then waking up and saying, 'What the hell did we just pass?'
There's something called CEQA in California - NEPA at the federal level. There's indigenous lands and autonomies relating to governance on those lands. There are all kinds of obstructions as it relates to just getting zoning approval and getting building permits.
Even though he's a third-generation San Franciscan, my father's very European in some ways, and he loves wine.
At the end of the day, there's not a day that goes by without a mass shooting.
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.
Separate is not equal. Civil unions are civil unions. Marriage is marriage. They're different institutions.
Californians are blessed with the remarkable leadership of Gov. Jerry Brown, who... has led our state to firm fiscal footing and brought us to the enviable position of dreaming - and achieving - big dreams again.
My daughter's met Hillary Clinton, so she's got a strong bias. But she, of course, parrots me and goes, 'Oh, Donald Trump, I don't like him!' I'm like, 'That's good!'
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.
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.
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.
We are not going to turn our backs on people who have been persecuted, turn our backs on people who have been threatened by terror.
The whole idea that the Constitution of the United States would be used to advance a political agenda is absurd.
I've never been a fan of pretense or procrastination. After all, our state is defined by its independent, outspoken spirit.
People don't have to agree with me. They can say, 'My gosh, I can't believe I'm listening to this guy. I can't disagree with him more.' But at least they know that I'm going to fight for things that I believe in. And I don't need to be in formal office to do that.
During the 1990s, San Francisco lived through one of the most intense economic booms of its history.
I did not love reading, spelling, math and science. I struggled. I was a terrible speller.
You don't have to be something to do something.
We must continue to step in and stand up to resist reckless rhetoric and actions in a peaceful and forceful manner.
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.
It's nature-nurture, right? I've been nurtured by Californians.
