Really, San Francisco? Greenberg & Sandberg Podcast

Erica and Richie recap the cold June weather the city is experiencing and then dive into the current phenomenon of San Francisco's mayor pushing parties, disco raves, country-western dances, night markets and Bhangra dances to parts of the city. Is it a ploy, to distract from the negative image, where drug dealers, empty retail shops and homelessness dominate headlines?  

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What is "YIMBY" ? What's a "NIMBY"? and why so much anger and controversy? Join Richie, Erica and special guest Mark on this episode of Really, San Francisco? where they discuss this all-important controversy and how it affects policy in San Francisco (and beyond). Questions, comments: press@richiegreenberg.org 

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In this episode of Really, San Francisco? Richie and Erica explore the concept of recalls, the voter-initiated removal of elected public officials. They dig deeper into a current recall effort currently under way in San Francisco, one member of the 11-member Board of Supervisors, Joel Engardio.  If you want ot learn all about the concepts, philosophy and ramifications of recalls, be sure to listen to this episode!.

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In this Season 2 inaugural episode, Richie Greenberg and Erica Sandberg join forces to ask, "Really, San Francisco?" . Topics include a brief introduction by Richie and Erica, the overall San Francisco political scene, the looming recall of City Supervisor Joel Engardio, and the legacy of previous Mayor London Breed, leaving the dirty work to our new mayor Daniel Lurie. 

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In the last Episode 10 of Season 1, Richie Greenberg discusses the 13 final, "official" candidates vying for mayor appearing on the ballot in San Francisco November 2024. From knowns to unknowns, we will learn about the benefits and pitfalls of funning as a prominent public figure. 

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On this episode, Richie Greenberg explores the failure of the current mayor and board of supervisors to rein in the uncontrolled spending on homelessness. Richie blames the nonprofits and agencies for their ineffective programs, and shares his top priorities: cutting funding, stop off the grid urban camping, and provide a bus ticket home.

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On this episode, Richie Greenberg walks us through the recent history of the San Francisco Office of Racial Equity creation in 2019, its mandates and requirements for all city departments and agencies, the implications of the DEI policy today, and what he would do, to end this state-sponsored discrimination and bigotry, as San Francisco mayor.

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On this episode, Richie Greenberg announces he is now considering a run for San Francisco mayor, this year, in the November 2024 election. Greenberg would run not as a Republican, not as a Democrat, but as an Independent, and surely as a very angry taxpayer.

San Francisco is on an unsustainable path under current mayor London Breed. Here's what Greenberg has to say.

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On this Episode, Richie Greenberg simplifies the first four episodes of his "What Would Richie Greenberg Do, As Mayor?"  podcast - into a single, 24-minute review. He discusses his background, his priorities of Public Safety and the Budget, and his proposed Day-1 executive directives and declarations of policy. 

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On Episode 3, Richie Greenberg discusses  current San Francisco mayor London Breed's out of. control spending, her funding of wasteful and unaccountable city departments, agencies and nonprofits. Greenberg outlines the steps he'd take as mayor to reduce the annual budget, what he would cut and how much.

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On this Episode, Richie Greenberg discusses Public Safety, unveils his plan to unequivocally support resources and funding for the SFPD police department as well as the Sheriff's Office. He will pressure members of the Police Commission to resign; he will review and work to cancel certain rules and mandates the commission has enacted, and will work to reform the Commission altogether. He supports the city's county jail an...

Introduction: On Episode 1, Richie Greenberg gives insight and background to  San Francisco's office of the mayor, London Breed, and relates the experiences he personally faced since moving to the city in 2001. Why a need for this podcast in the first place? He explains why, and how this year, 2024, eyes will be firmly on the mayor's race culminating in a November Election Day defeat for London Breed.

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