Mark Sanchez (left) has received the sole endorsement
of the San Francisco Bicycle Coalition in the race for District 9 supervisor.
Photos by Luke Thomas
By Luke Thomas
September 21, 2008
Demonstrating he is the candidate to beat in the race for District 9 supervisor, Mark Sanchez last week announced he has earned the sole endorsement of the San Francisco Bicycle Coalition.
“I’m very honored to have the SFBC’s support,” Sanchez said, “especially because I know that many of my supporters have been actively involved with transportation reform in the City for decades.”
With a growing membership of over 9,500 bicycle advocates and enthusiasts, the San Francisco Bicycle Coalition is the largest bicycle advocacy organization in the US.
Sanchez demonstrated his commitment to alternative transportation and clean energy early in his career. As a co-drafter of the Clean Energy Act, he is also an advocate to reduce San Francisco greenhouse gas emissions to 20 percent below 1990 levels, and is committed to transforming the city’s energy production portfolio to 100 percent renewable by 2040.
“When we talk about clean energy, biking is the obvious outcome of that legislating,” Sanchez said. “We are a small enough city that it makes sense to build a transportation system around cyclists and their needs. An injunction against bike progress is a vote against efficient transportation for everyone in the city.”
Mark Sanchez at a Clean Energy Act rally, July 22.
Sanchez also advocates for painted bike lanes in key east-west corridors, a redesign of Cesar Chavez Boulevard to promote traffic calming, and has legislated to have bike racks installed in SFUSD schools.
The SFBC also endorsed Eric Mar in District 1 and John Avalos in District 11.
Luke Thomas
Luke Thomas is a former software developer and computer consultant who proudly hails from London, England. In 2001, Thomas took a yearlong sabbatical to travel and develop a photographic portfolio. Upon his return to the US, Thomas studied photojournalism to pursue a career in journalism. In 2004, Thomas worked for several neighborhood newspapers in San Francisco before accepting a partnership agreement with the SanFranciscoSentinel.com, a news website formerly covering local, state and national politics. In September 2006, Thomas launched FogCityJournal.com. The BBC, CNN, ABC, NBC, CBS, Fox News, New York Times, Der Spiegel, San Francisco Chronicle, San Francisco Magazine, 7x7, San Francisco Examiner, San Francisco Bay Guardian and the San Francisco Weekly, among other publications and news outlets, have published his work. Thomas is a member of the Freelance Unit of the Pacific Media Workers Guild, TNG-CWA Local 39521 and is a member of the Society of Professional Journalists.
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September 23, 2008 at 12:09 pm
Mark Leno endorsed Mark Sanchez, not David Campos. Sanchez also has the sole endorsement of the Sierra Club, and the number one ranked endorsement of the League of Young Voters, just to name a few.
September 23, 2008 at 11:31 am
Not that Sanchez isn’t a strong candidate, but why does getting the SFBC’s endorsement make him “the candidate to beat” for D9 supe? Do the endorsements of Ammiano and Leno make Campos the candidate to beat? Did the tenant’s union’s support for Quezada make him the presumptive winner? Not following the logic here.