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Melissa San Miguel

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Melissa San Miguel
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Education

High school

Lowell High School

Bachelor's

University of California, Berkeley

Personal
Profession
Youth advocate
Contact


Melissa San Miguel was a candidate for the District 9 seat on the San Francisco Board of Supervisors in California. She was defeated in the general election on November 8, 2016.

Although elections for the San Francisco Board of Supervisors are officially nonpartisan, San Miguel is known to be affiliated with the Democratic Party. She ran unsuccessfully for the San Francisco Democratic Party County Central Committee on June 7, 2016, winning 1 percent of the vote and placing 33rd of 39 candidates.[1]

Biography

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San Miguel graduated from Lowell High School, and she received an undergraduate degree in political science from the University of California, Berkeley.[2]

As of her 2016 run for the board of supervisors, San Miguel was an education advocate. Her professional experience includes work as an executive fellow at the California Department of Education, a legislative affairs coordinator and external relations association for the education advocacy group Education Trust-West, and a policy manager for the National Center for Youth Law.[3]

San Miguel has served as vice chair of the Latino caucus of the California Young Democrats, vice chair of the Chicano Latino caucus of the California Democratic Party, California State Assembly District 17 delegate to the California Democratic Party, founding board member of the Young Education Professionals, and at-large delegate to the 2012 Democratic National Convention.[2][3]

Elections

2016

See also: Municipal elections in San Francisco, California (2016)

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San Francisco Board of Supervisors District 9, General Election, 2016, Final Round
Candidate Vote % Votes Transfer
Melissa San Miguel 0% 0 0
Hillary Ronen - Winner 64.5% 15,354 0
Iswari Espana 0% 0 0
Joshua Arce - Eliminated 35.5% 8,460 0
Write-In 0% 0 0
Exhausted 619 0
Total Votes 24,433 0
Note: Negative numbers in the transfer total are due to exhaustion by overvotes.


Legend:     Eliminated in current round     Most votes     Lost






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San Francisco Board of Supervisors District 9, General Election, 2016, Round 1
Candidate Vote % Votes Transfer
Melissa San Miguel 10.5% 2,561 0
Hillary Ronen - Most votes 57.3% 13,952 0
Iswari Espana 1.6% 398 0
Joshua Arce 30.6% 7,443 0
Write-In - Eliminated 0% 0 0
Exhausted 79 79
Total Votes 24,433 79
Note: Negative numbers in the transfer total are due to exhaustion by overvotes.

Campaign themes

2016

San Miguel's 2016 campaign website highlighted the following issues:

EDUCATION

My parents instilled in me the value of an education and I see it as the path to personal freedom. That's why I've dedicated my career to serving underserved children – our kids who are low-income, Latino, African-American, English Learners and foster youth. Our children, especially those on the margins, absolutely need more resources, more focus and more attention paid to their needs. We must invest in the education and community organizations that support our young people so that they are able to thrive.

HOUSING / DEVELOPMENT

We desperately need affordable housing in our neighborhoods. We need to build more and build smartly! It's crucial that the community have input in the process. Any new developments must fit within the character of the neighborhoods and ensure as many people as possible with fewer resources are able to live in these buildings. It's crucial that we have a coherent, holistic approach to development and eliminate the one off negotiations that discourage development.

ARTS

I learned how to play my first instrument in SF public schools, which began a lifelong passion and love for music and the arts. Growing up, music became a way to express myself. I value the arts for its ability to broaden one's horizons and provide a freedom of expression that benefits our society in amazing ways. We must continue to work to keep our art spaces alive and well, and make sure our artists can afford to live and work here. We need to make sure the art programs provided for our youth remain, and I will fight to ensure that STEAM education is a priority in our schools.

POLICING / PUBLIC SAFETY

We need safe streets, but we also need a policing model that is truly respectful of our community. I know that the vast majority of officers are good and honorable people whose only desire is to serve our community and keep our families safe, however, there are serious problems that need to be addressed. It's unacceptable that people of color must go into any interaction with officers concerned for their safety and well-being. We need an overhaul of the department and the way it trains its officers. We need officers that are a part of the community they serve. We need an end to a cycle of violence by officers that shouldn’t exist anywhere, let alone San Francisco.

NEIGHBORHOOD SERVICES

Strong neighborhood services are vital for our community. Clean streets, safe parks, vibrant youth development programs and robust senior services are essential for the health of our community. The only way to build and maintain a community is to nurture it with these invaluable services.

WOMEN'S ISSUES

As a woman of color, I'm constantly thinking about what happens to our mothers, sisters, and daughters. The wage gap that persists is an affront and harmful to families, and unfortunately it gets even worse for women of color. We need to ensure there is quality affordable childcare so more women can comfortably work outside the home without having to be stressed about who's going to watch our children. It's so difficult to raise a family nowadays. Finally, we must continue the fight for paid parental and sick leave. Parents shouldn't be concerned about losing their jobs or wages to take care of themselves or their families.

HOMELESSNESS

People who are experiencing homelessness are members of our community and deserve to be treated with compassion, dignity and respect. We need to find adequate, safe housing. We need to make sure they have access to mental health services or veterans services if needed. We need to put an emphasis on the large number of homeless children and families, and acknowledge the outrage that in San Francisco we have children sleeping on the streets. That's unconscionable and I'll be a leader in working to end homelessness in our city.[2][4]

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