Instructions:

1. There are 10 sections to this questionnaire. Each section corresponds with the 10 Key Values of the Green Party.

2. Each section begins with a written question and ends with several multiple-choice questions.

3. The multiple-choice questions are answered by checking the box in the
appropriate column to indicate which is closest to your position:
+ = Support / Agree / Yes
- = Oppose / Disagree / No
? = Undecided / Don't know / No opinion

4. The world is too complex to always break down neatly into yes/no/maybe choices, so feel free to clarify any answers to multiple
choice questions with a few words.

Candidate Name: Jeff Adachi
Phone Number: 905-9100
Web site: www.adachi2011.com
E-mail: adachiformayor@gmail.com
Name of Campaign Manager: Ryan Chan
Are you receiving public financing: No, but have agreed to cap.
Signed voluntary spending limit: Yes.
2nd, 3rd endorsements for Mayor in 2011: Not decided yet.
Who did you support for Mayor in 2003: Matt Gonzalez
Major Endorsements: SF Bayview News

1) Grassroots Democracy: What are your thoughts on Instant Runoff Voting, and District Elections? How have they worked to date? What
would you change in the future?

I support instant run-off voting and believe that it allows greater
efficiency and encourages more civility in elections. It requires
candidates to seek out their similarities, rather than differences,
and build alliances, particuarly when there is a well funded front
runner candidate, as we saw in Oakland's mayor's race. There is a
great deal of confusion from the voting public, however, and I've
witnessed this on the campaign trail, since some voters believe that
they should vote three times for their first choice. I think that
there needs to be more public education on instant run off voting and
how it works; perhaps a public service announcement on how it works.

+ - ?
[ + ] [ ] [ ] Sub-government such as Neighborhood Assemblies,
Networks or District Councils

[ + ] [ ] [ ] Some commissions should be democratically
elected. (I support this but would look to financial constraints.)
[ ] [ - ] [ ] The Mayor should appoint all commissioners.
(share appointments with the board of supervisors)
[ + ] [ ] [ ] Residency requirements for elected officials
should be strictly enforced.
[ ] [ - ] [ ] Ethics Commission should be disbanded. (should be
reformed)
[ + ] [ ] [ ] Ethics Commission meetings should be televised.

[ + ] [ ] [ ] Ethics Commission should prioritize investigating
violations from well-funded campaigns.
[ ] [ - ] [ ] My campaign accepts corporate contributions
[ ] [ - ] [ ] My campaign accepts contributions from paid
lobbyists or related entities having any interest in City and County of San
Francisco

2) Ecological Wisdom: Please outline your view of the major environmental and ecological issues facing San Francisco and your
proposed policies to address them.

San Francisco has improved immensely in terms of its green policies
and environmental/ecological progress over the past 10 years. This has
primarily been the result of progressive policies which has focused on
eliminating environmental pollution and providing green alternatives
to traditional modes of transportation, waste disposal, etc. and
creating policies and laws that change both the culture as well as the
practice. However, San Francisco has a long way to go. Many of our
streets are dirty, and residents don't seem to have a sense of keeping
our neighborhoods clean. I still routinely see people throw Starbucks
coffee cups out of car windows and cigarette butts, gum on the
streets. We need a renewed sense of "ecological wisdom" as
individuals and a greater civic pride towards keeping our City clean
and green. Hong Kong went through a transformation about 10 years
ago, when their pollution threatened their existence; we need a
similar transformation in SF. I would wage a sustained campaign to
keep our streets safe and clean and use spokespeople to make this
point. We have allowed our streets to deteriorate, ie witness the
$240 million street bond vs. the $30 million we spend fixing our
streets now annually. I would do a complete review of all ecological
policies, practices, etc. and determine what practices and policies
are working, and which are not. I would make sure that all City
departments are complying with policies and reward departments who are
able to show that they have been able to reduce waste and improve
their green practices. Our department recently reviewed our practices
and won recognition for our implementation of the City's green
policies. Finally, I would work with citizens' groups and
organizations, as well as the business community, bringing them
together to improve green practices citywide and in the private
sector.

+ - ?
[ + ] [ ] [ ] I voted/would have voted to approve the EIR for
Lennar construction in the Bayview
[ + ] [ ] [ ] Phasing out diesel tour buses
[ +] [ ] [ ] Public Power
[ +] [ ] [ ] CleanPowerSF (Community Choice Aggregation)

[ + ] [ ] [ ] Fund CleanPowerSF on hundreds of megawatts of
locally installed renewables/efficiency

[ ] [- ] [ ] New runways in the bay at SFO
[ + ] [ ] [ ] Reducing or eliminating parking minimums in new
housing and commercial developments
[ ] [ ] [ ?] Congestion tolls on Doyle Drive

[+ ] [ ] [ ] Natural Areas Program (I support this but within
reason.)
[ ] [ ] [ ? ] Artificial turf on City-owned athletic fields

3) Social Justice:

A) What is your assessment of homelessness in San Francisco, and what solutions do you propose?

I have spent 25 years working with homeless individuals.
Approximately 20-30% of clients who we represent are homeless, so I am
very familiar with the challenges they face. I have worked with
thousands of individuals who are homeless and become familiar with
their circumstances and the services that they need and rely upon.
Unfortunately, many homeless individuals end up in the criminal
justice system.

I believe in the supportive housing model in order to address
homelessness. Providing housing is the key to ending homelessness.
But for many in this population, there must also be supportive
services, such as mental health, drug treatment, dual-diagnosis
treatment and job training. This must be coupled with intensive case
supervision, staffed by caring and compassionate case managers who
carry small caseloads and can work closely with individuals to ensure
that they are receiving the services they need. It is also critical
that the services provided are high quality services and that there is
sufficient follow-through by the service provider as well as the case
manager to ensure that the service is being provided.

In the Public Defender's office, I have created a "reentry" unit to
assist individuals who are homeless and/or in need of reentry services
after being incarcerated in linking to high quality service providers.
We now have six social workers who work with hundreds of clients each
year, many of whom are homeless. A recent independent study showed
that most who received assistance from our unit experienced positive
outcomes, including finding housing through our social workers'
efforts.

I would develop a plan, with the input and participation of service
providers, to better coordinate the delivery of services to homeless
individuals. This plan would include meeting their basic needs, and
also incorporating best practices of other Cities. I would also seek
to expand housing opportunities by encouraging private sector
companies to partner with City government to provide low-cost
supportive housing. I have seen this model work well; one program I
am familiar with has grown from a few apartments to over 6 buildings
that provide supportive housing for homeless individuals and parolees
returning from the community.

+ - ?
[ + ] [ ] [ ] Project Homeless Connect

[ + ] [ ] [ ] Care Not Cash. (I suppport, but with a higher
level of supportive housing before benefits are cut.)
[ ] [ ] [ ? ] Community courts (concerns about cost
effectiveness)
[ + ] [ ] [ ] SF's minimum wage law

[ + ] [ ] [ ] SF's health care mandate
[ + ] [ ] [ ] SF's sick leave requirements
[ ] [ - ] [ ] Law against sitting down on SF sidewalks

B) What are your views on housing affordability, what public sector strategies have worked, which have failed, and what are your proposals?

San Francisco needs to provide more housing to its middle-class and
low to moderate income residents. San Francisco builds 120% of
housing needed for wealthy residents, but this number falls to 21% for
middle-class residents, and 80% for affordable housing that is needed.
Requiring all developers to provide affordable housing has been an
effective strategy and I would strictly enforce all affordable housing
requirements. But we need to go further and ensure that as we build
throughout our City, we have a balance between affordable housing and
market-rate housing. We have failed in this regard, as is evident
from the imbalance.

I would work closely with the Planning Department, the Better
Neighborhoods initiative and residents to ensure that San Francisco's
planning and building priorities reflected the need to increase and
improve the stock of low-income and middle-class housing.

In terms of rental housing, I would work to ensure that the stock rent
controlled units were not diminished. I also believe that we should
support home ownership, but not at the expense of losing rent
controlled units or evicting tenants. I understand the frustration
that some homeowners feel, particularly those who must wait 10-13
years before being allowed to convert their TiC into a condo, and I
believe that we must find a more efficient and effective path to home
ownership. But I would not want to see rent controlled units
diminished as a result.

+ - ?
[ ] [ ] [ ? ] Impacts of all new development should be paid for
in advance by fees on developers
[ + ] [ ] [ ] Community Land Trust
[ ] [ - ] [ ] Rent Control is too strong
[ ] [ ] [ ? ] Elected Rent Board
[ ] [ ] [ ? ] Amnesty for illegal in-law apartments

[+ ] [ ] [ ] Condo conversion is currently too difficult (but
should not be used to reducestock of rent controlled units.)

4) Nonviolence: What are your solutions for SFPD accountability while making the streets safer?

I have a strong history of keeping SPFD accountable for police
misconduct. I initiated the investigation into the SFPD Crime lab
which resulted in thousands of cases being brought back to court after
it was discovered that a senior technician was allegedly stealing and
using cocaine from the crime lab. I also investigated and brought out
criminal convictions against SFPD members that had been hidden from
the defense and court system. Most recently, my office conducted an
investigation into the police practice of breaking into SRO apartments
without warrants. The videos we obtained resulted in over 100
dismissals, and an FBI investigation of the SFPD.

As Mayor, I will ensure that the police department, the probation
department and other criminal justice agencies receive the very best
training and access to technology to do their jobs effectively. I
would require outcome-based measures for all departments, and would
use best practices to prevent and solve crimes. I have the experience
necessary to understand how to properly investigate cases and crimes,
and ensure that crimes are promptly and effectively solves.

This October, 33,000 prisoners will be released from prison to
communities throughout the state due to a federal court's
order. Approximately 200 will be released in San Francisco. I will
ensure that individuals released from jail or prison receive access to
reentry services to prevent them from returning to a life of crime or
violence. I helped found the Reentry Council, which is a collaboration
of service providers who assist former prisoners in obtaining
employment, education and drug treatment. As Mayor, I will continue my
work with the Reentry Council and other criminal justice agencies to
supervise and assist these individual re-integrate into society.

I will work to prevent violence in our communities. I will forge a
working relationship between police and community-based organizations
to provide effective interventions for individuals involved in gangs
and violence to prevent retaliation and violence before it happens. I
have served on the board of the United Playaz, one of the most
effective violence prevention groups in the City.

I will meet with victims of crime on a regular basis to discuss the
impact that crime has had on their lives and will help ensure that
witnesses are fully protected and that witness protection programs are
adequately funded.

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[ + ] [ ] [ ] Prioritize SFPD enforcement of moving violations
(but not more than violent crime)
[ + ] [ ] [ ] Support expansion of foot patrols

[ + ] [ ] [ ] Demand stricter accountability in future MOUs
with the SFPD
[ + ] [ ] [ ] The Board of Supervisors should be able to set
policies and priorities for the SFPD through legislation

5) Decentralization: What are your thoughts on the Kaufman Charter of 1996? Does it need revisiting?

I think it is important to have a strong executive, but I favor shared
appointments with the Board of Supervisors. I believe there must be a
system of checks and balances on that authority. The commissions
provide that check in some cases, but not all. The Kaufman Charter
has been revisted, but I would convene a group that would consider
changes to the Charter.

+ - ?
[ + ] [ ] [ ] Bring the Housing Authority under the Board of
Supervisors
[ ] [ - ] [ ] Bring the Redevelopment Agency under the Board of
Supervisors
[ + ] [ ] [ ] Will you create formal district councils to
advise you?

[ ] [ - ] [ ] Two aides for each Supervisor are sufficient
(subject to budgetary constraints)
[ + ] [ ] [ ] Charter amendment allowing voters to choose the
replacement of an elected official being recalled on the same ballot as the
recall vote

6) Community Based Economics: What economic policies, including taxation, land use from the Planning Department, and investment from
the Redevelopment Agency would you propose that would drive capital
into our communities and keep that capital here for residents?

I have supported increased property taxes on property transfers
exceeding $5 million. While I understand the need to retain
businesses, I am concerned about the current practice of providing tax
breaks to certain companies over others. I think that we need to
reform and redesign our business tax. When the gross receipts tax was
eliminated nine years ago, we were left with a payroll tax, which
discourages hiring, since the tax is based on the number of employees.
It is also unfair, since many businesses, such as law firms, are
exempt. This needs to be changed, and I would explore a gross
receipts tax or a net revenue tax.

As Mayor, I would set aside $40 million in the City's budget and
invest it in micro-loans for small businesses. I believe that this is
an important way to revitalize our neighborhoods. I have studied
micro-loan programs and found that they are very successful in
creating jobs. Every $100K invested creates 7.8 jobs. This would
create over 7,800 jobs City-wide and would help reinvigorate our local
economy.

The Redevelopment Agency has had a mixed history of success and
failure. I remember coming to SF in the 70's and seeing the
dismantling of Japantown due to Redevelopment and how it destroyed
Japantown as well as other communities. Now that Redevelopment is on
the chopping block, we will see even less state investment in housing
and mixed-development projects in SF.

+ - ?
[ + ] [ ] [ ] Legislation limiting formula retail
outlets/chain-stores
[ + ] [ ] [ ] Conditional Use permit required for big box
stores

[ ] [ ] [ ? ] The biotech payroll tax break (we need an
entirely new business tax that moves away from payroll tax)
[ + ] [ ] [ ] Municipal broadband

[ + ] [ ] [ ] Local hiring requirements should be enforced
[ ] [ ] [ ? ] Conversion of some golf courses into soccer
fields
[+ ] [ ] [ ] Prop 13 limits on tax increases should apply
only to residential properties

7) Feminism: Do you believe women are underrepresented in city government? If so, why do you believe this is the case? Is this a
bad thing, and if so, what would you do to remedy the situation?

Yes, I believe women are underrepresented in City government,
particularly in leadership positions. The best example of how I would
transform government is what I've done for the Public Defender's
office. The staff of the Public Defender's office was primarily white
and male when I first started there over 20 years ago. As Public
Defender, I set out to change this. Today, our office is one of the
most diverse law offices in the country. We are over 55% minority, 55%
women, and the majority of our managers-leaders are women. I
appointed to first woman Chief Attorney, Teresa Caffese, who was the
second-in-command of the office until just recently. Our office won
dual awards, for hiring women and people of color, by the Bar
Association of San Francisco.

I am committed to diversity on all levels and will ensure that women
are part of my administration's leadership in all respects.

+ - ?
[ + ] [ ] [ ] The City should help SFUSD provide child care
for children of working parents
[+ ] [ ] [ ] The DPH should provide reproductive health
services
[ ] [ - ] [ ] Require parental consent for minors seeking an
abortion
[ ] [ - ] [ ] Require parental notification for minors seeking
an abortion

8) Respect for Diversity: Tell us what you believe are the best and the worst aspects of San Francisco's diversity. How would you try to
protect the best while trying to change the worst?

I have spent a good deal of my life addressing the importance of
diversity through activism, art and through cultivating relationships
in various communities. I was an Asian American major at UC Berkeley,
and have been involved in a variety of causes throughout my life that
focused on diversity. I protested negative images of people of color
in film/television and made an award-winning PBS film, "The Slanted
Screen" about how minorities are stereotyped in the popular media
(www.slantedscreen.com). I also produced an awards show, "The Golden
Ring Awards" in SF between 1995-1999, that honored artists who have
represented diversity through their work (see "The Golden Ring Awards"
on www.youtube.com.) I have also been involved in a number of efforts
to reduce hate crimes and racism in SF, through educational
initiatives and cross- cultural training.

I've also founded the MAGIC Programs, which is a collaboration of
youth and family agencies in Bayview Hunters Point and the Western
Addition. Both groups involve leaders of community-based organizations
who serve the diverse communities of those neighborhoods. We provide
literary, cultural competent training and ethnic sensitity, in
addition to organizational capacity building. Recently, both BMAGIC
and Mo MAGIC partnered with LYRIC to provide LGBT sensitivity training
to over 100 organizations that are involved in the MAGIC Network.

As Mayor, I would encourage children and people of diverse communities
to get to know each other's history, culture and ethnic backgrounds.
I believe that once people understand each other's histories, they
relate to each other on a different level and do not resort to
stereotyping that they have been programmed to believe through the
mainstream media or their experiences. I would create programming
that featured human stories of San Franciscans from all walks of
lives, and encourage them to tell their stories and share their common
history. Most every ethnic group has powerful common histories, such
as the unity forged between the Japanese and African American
communities that lived side-by-side in the Western Addition and
Japantown.

+ - ?
[ + ] [ ] [ ] Multilingual government and education
[ + ] [ ] [ ] Undocumented immigrants should have equal access
to education and health care

[ + ] [ ] [ ] Non-citizen residents should be able to vote in
all local elections (would try in school board elections first(
[ + ] [ ] [ ] Full rights for transgender persons

[ ] [ ] [ ? ] Boards and commissions now reflect the ethnic
diversity of San Francisco
[ ] [ ] [ ? ] Boards and commissions now reflect the political
diversity of San Francisco
[ + ] [ ] [ ] My campaign reflects the diversity of San
Francisco

9) Global and Personal Responsibility: What are your thoughts on the City (e.g., the Mayor's office) taking positions on state, national
and international issues?

I don't believe that the Mayor's office should take positions on
issues that are particularly divisive, in terms of the impact such
decisions may have on San Franciscans. However, I do believe the Mayor
should not shy away from taking positions on state, national and
international issues when necessary. It is important that the Mayor
be a Mayor for all San Franciscans, and should not take positions that
will make certain groups or individuals feel alienated. But the Mayor
must also act to protect residents from oppressive laws, policies or
practices that may be inflicted by outside influences, including the
state, national or international communities.

An example is immigration policy. I am a strong supporter of the
Sanctuary Ordinance and believe that it is critical that Mayor support
and protect the immigrant community in SF. I have stood up against
oppressive policies that would adversely affect immigrants residing in
the San Francisco Bay Area, and have worked through the criminal and
juvenile justice system to ensure that the Constitution was followed.
I oppose the Patriot Act and would continue to do so as Mayor.

+ - ?
[ ] [ - ] [ ] City government cooperating with the PATRIOT Act
[ ] [ - ] [ ] City government cooperating with ICE
[ ] [ - ] [ ] City government should boycott Arizona until
policies are changed
[ ] [ -] [ ] City government should boycott Israel until
policies are changed

[ ] [ ] [? ] Fleet Week and the Blue Angels flyover (This is
a federal issue.)
[ ] [ ] [ ? ] Business taxes are too high (needs to be
reformed)
[ ] [ - ] [ ] In a severe recession, environmental regulations
should be suspended to create jobs

[ + ] [ ] [ ] SF should take a position on offshore oil
drilling outside CA

10) Sustainability: What does the Transit First City Charter provision mean to you? How has Transit First fared in recent years, and how
would you enforce that Charter Provision if elected?

It requires the City to make a real financial commitment to public
transportation and to ensure its citizens that they can live in a city
and thrive without a car. As Mayor, I would ensure that MUNI had the
financial resources to be able to delliver the kind of services that
would allow people to rely on MUNI. I would stop the practice of
draining MUNI's resources. This is a responsibility of not only the
general fund, and we have to consider the appropriate contributions
that developers have to make when their projects impact the MUNI
lines. Part of my effort on pension reform is to address this need.
We have to look at where our limited resources are going, and how
other basic city services ar affected.

+ - ?
[ ] [ ] [ ? ] MUNI should be funded greater levels and be free
to the rider (Yes to first part, but second depends on availability of
funding.)
[ ] [ ] [ ? ] Downtown Transit Assessment Tax to support MUNI

[ ] [ ] [ ? ] Citywide Transit Assessment Tax to support MUNI
[ ] [- ] [ ] Higher residential construction along
neighborhood transit corridors, which may include raising height limits by
two to three stories.
[ ] [ - ] [ ] Diversion of money set aside for seismic retofit
projects into a solar energy incentives program
[ ] [ ] [ ] State law change that lets bicycles treat stop
signs as yield signs and red lights as stop signs

[ ] [ - ] [ ] I ride MUNI, bicycle and/or walk instead of
driving on a regular basis (I ride MUNI on weekends)
[ + ] [ ] [ ] Bus Rapid Transit on Geary

[ ] [ - ] [ ] Allow residents to park on the sidewalk without
getting a ticket, unless their neighbors complain
[ ] [ ] [ ? ] I agree with the recommendations in the Peak Oil
Task Force Report
[ ] [ ] [? ] Congestion pricing for parking
[ + ] [ ] [ ] Power more City vehicles using corn-based
ethanol
[ + ] [ ] [ ] Power more City vehicles on plant or animal
fat-based diessel produced using factory farm agriculture
[ ] [- ] [ ] Residents should be allowed to park in the
street in front of their own driveway for free
[ + ] [ ] [ ] Oppose expanding parking meter hours to include
later evening hours and weekends

[ + ] [ ] [ ] Remove parking spots and car lanes to create
dedicated bike and bus lanes or wider sidewalks (within reason)

Your positions on selected current and past Propositions:

[ ] [X ] [ ] 2008 Prop 8 (Limit on Marriage)
[ X ] [ ] [ ] 2010 Prop AA (Local VLF)
[ X ] [ ] [ ] 2010 Prop D (Non-citizen voting for School
Board)
[ X ] [ ] [ ] 2010 Prop E (Same-day voter reg)
[ ] [ x ] [ ] 2010 Prop L ("Sit/Lie" ban)
[X ] [ ] [ ] 2010 Prop M (Foot Patrols)
[X ] [ ] [ ] 2010 Prop 19 (Legalize Marijuana)
[ ] ]X [ ] 2011 Prop C (Lee pension reform)
[ X ] [ ] [ ] 2011 Prop D (Adachi pension reform)