“With accountability, San Francisco can change for the better. We’ve done a lot — but we’ve got a lot to do, and a lot to lose if we backslide.”
MATT'S WORK
Recovery First
Made San Francisco a recovery first city, uniting drug programs around one common goal: getting people off drugs and into long-term recovery.
Cash-Not-Drugs Program
Created San Francisco’s most ambitious contingency management program, offering cash bonuses to adults on general assistance who test negative for drugs, providing a meaningful incentive for sobriety.
Read to Recovery Program
Made San Francisco the first city in America to offer free substance recovery literature from every tradition, in every language, in every branch library. Nearly 12,000 books have been distributed and the program has been replicated in three states. Read to Recovery is recognized as a national model by the American Library Association.
Full Police Staffing
Led two charter amendments on police staffing and supported Mayor Lurie’s Rebuilding the Ranks program, which finally reversed years of officer losses in SFPD.
