Gavin Newsom Quotes (56 Quotes)

Street and park trees provide tremendous benefits to cities.

This is about bringing the heart and soul of San Francisco back to the forefront,

A primary goal of my administration will be to expand housing opportunities in and around the downtown, with an emphasis on building walkable, fullservice neighborhoods for our growing workforce.

These are senseless inexplicable things that are beyond the pale of imagination, ... It makes you, frankly, sick to your stomach to think you live in a society where things like this could have happened.

I think the most important thing is finding the bodies, ... This recovery effort is difficult. Everyone needs closure, not only the family, but the community.

The arts give us our identity as a community they also draw new people, fresh visions, and renewable economic opportunity to our community.

Green and clean neighborhoods are essential to the quality of life, economic development, social fabric, and environmental health of San Francisco.

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.

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.

As Mayor, I will partner with community organizations, nonprofits, the business community and residents to improve San Francisco's quality of life.

We recognize that the arts are an essential part of San Francisco's cultural vitality.

San Francisco lags behind other communities in providing a vital, vibrant and ecologically sustainable urban canopy, as well as open space in the city.

This is real. This is about basic, fundamental rights. It's about laying a foundation of equality for everybody, and he missed a golden opportunity to stand on history and to do something that is noble and appropriate. By no means was this a profile in courage. What a wasted moment for his administration.

San Francisco businesses face many challenges, including high rents, regulatory burdens, and the rising cost of workers compensation insurance and employee health plans.

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.

San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom quickly decided that the shocking scenes of Katrina provided a teachable moment. Newsom unveiled a long-planned public-service advertising campaign last week that will amplify what may be Katrina's most important take-home message survivors of a major emergency will probably need to fend for themselves for the first few days after calamity strikes. The goal is to get as many San Franciscans as possible to assemble--and keep current--a basic emergency kit, including a flashlight, a transistor radio, spare batteries, canned goods and, above all, enough water to last at least three days. If Hurricane Katrina didn't prove it to you, I don't know what will, ... When disaster strikes, we're all going to be on our own for a minimum of 72 hours.

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.

Historically, San Franciscans have not valued street trees as much as other communities have.

Mayor Gavin Newsom, citing the likelihood of a successful court challenge, said he hasn't bothered to take a position on the measure. It's a symbolic gesture, ... It's a public opinion poll.

A city without children has no future.

Michael Johnson and Fillmore Development Associates have shown tremendous persistence and passion for this neighborhood and the opportunity to bring back an important part of San Francisco's cultural heritage,

The extremes are we have over 550 people in San Francisco earning over 100,000 a year, ... Principally, that's based on the ability to generate upwards of 90 percent of their salary in overtime expenditures.

You know we're the only city -- I think we're the only big city in America ... there may be an exception or two ... that women are running the Police Department, Fire Department and our emergency services. That's why I feel so safe. And I'll tell you why. Women put their egos aside. You get these guys in uniform, all of a sudden it's their way or no way.

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.

As Mayor of San Francisco, I will work hard to ensure that, in the event of natural or man-made disasters, San Franciscans are prepared and our City is protected.

The value of an arts education is widely accepted, especially in California.

As a major international City, San Francisco must form strong partnerships with federal and state agencies to prepare for emergencies.

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.

During the 1990s, San Francisco lived through one of the most intense economic booms of its history.

The 21st Century has begun as an era of uncertainty, with a heightened focus on security and public safety.

stale rhetoric. Divisive rhetoric. Absurd.

My heart is heavy, ... I respectfully disagree with the Supreme Court's decision, but I respect the court and will respect the order.

San Franciscans know we live in the most beautiful city in the world, a jewel on the edge of the Golden Gate.

This is inevitable it's long overdue and the public has a fundamental right to have access to information,

The island was not operating as it should, ... We need an executive director that can work with the city attorney's office, the controller's office, my office and the (Treasure Island) board.

San Francisco has long been a leader in the arts, nurturing generations of painters, sculptors, poets, novelists, playwrights, film-makers, and performing artists and innovators of every kind.

As Mayor, I will lead city government, businesses, and community groups to support innovative projects that will make San Francisco streets and public places vibrant and healthy.

It's royalty, ... I think there's an intrigue, a mystery to it.

Let me tell you this with respect. I've seen where a lot of the people were living before. I'll take West Point and Middle Point,

is wrong and inconsistent with the values this country holds dear.

I'm opposed to this initiative on every level because it hurts the priorities our community cares most about,

There is always a fine line do you restrict or just allow and we erred on the side of allowing, ... We said to the clubs, 'Do what you do and do it appropriately,' but they got a little out of control.

You don't hire those positions. You get the money that was set aside, for over time costs.

As Mayor, I will use my experience to make San Francisco a place where small businesses can thrive.

As Mayor, I will fully support my Arts Commission and its professional selection committees so that they can commission a full range of public art that is daring and, when appropriate, daringly traditional.

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.

We're reacting to the president's decision to use this as a wedge issue to divide people. I think what he's doing is wrong. It's hurtful,

We can build new housing while preserving the quality and character of adjacent residential districts and ensuring infill development strengthens the surrounding neighborhood.

Livable neighborhoods with a vibrant street life will stimulate our economic life as well.

a chance to see its beauty with their own eyes.