Rules Committee endorses Gabriela Ruiz for Planning Commission after broad community support
March 14, 2022 | San Francisco County, California
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The Rules Committee on March 14 recommended President Shamone Walton’s nomination of Gabriela Ruiz to the San Francisco Planning Commission, sending the nomination to the full Board with a positive recommendation.
President Walton introduced Ruiz and noted community endorsements and Ruiz’s resume. The committee took no questions of the nominee and opened the item to public comment, where multiple in-person and remote speakers described Ruiz’s community ties and planning experience.
Gabriela Ruiz told the committee she is a San Francisco native, raised primarily in the Bayview District, and recounted her path into community organizing and planning work. “I am a proud San Francisco native, born and raised,” Ruiz said, and described working with Jamestown Community Center and the Tenderloin Neighborhood Development Corporation before joining the Chinatown Community Development Center.
Supporters credited Ruiz with community-focused planning work. John McCormick of the Tenderloin Neighborhood Development Corporation told the committee that Ruiz was “a true champion” on the 450 O’Farrell project and helped secure “a community benefits agreement that’s upwards of $500,000.” Other endorsers included neighborhood organizers, service providers and the Chinatown Community Development Center, who highlighted Ruiz’s emphasis on anti-displacement, racial equity and centering resident voices.
After extensive public support, President Walton moved to remove the word “rejecting” from the item language and to approve Ruiz’s nomination; the committee recorded ‘Aye’ votes from Walton, Mandelman and Peskin and the motion passed without objection. The nomination will proceed to the full Board of Supervisors, with the committee noting the expected Board agenda date.
Ruiz told the committee she would prioritize anti-displacement and equity in planning and said she looked forward to collaborating with supervisors on projects affecting low-income and BIPOC communities.
The committee did not take any additional substantive policy votes related to planning policy during the meeting.
President Walton introduced Ruiz and noted community endorsements and Ruiz’s resume. The committee took no questions of the nominee and opened the item to public comment, where multiple in-person and remote speakers described Ruiz’s community ties and planning experience.
Gabriela Ruiz told the committee she is a San Francisco native, raised primarily in the Bayview District, and recounted her path into community organizing and planning work. “I am a proud San Francisco native, born and raised,” Ruiz said, and described working with Jamestown Community Center and the Tenderloin Neighborhood Development Corporation before joining the Chinatown Community Development Center.
Supporters credited Ruiz with community-focused planning work. John McCormick of the Tenderloin Neighborhood Development Corporation told the committee that Ruiz was “a true champion” on the 450 O’Farrell project and helped secure “a community benefits agreement that’s upwards of $500,000.” Other endorsers included neighborhood organizers, service providers and the Chinatown Community Development Center, who highlighted Ruiz’s emphasis on anti-displacement, racial equity and centering resident voices.
After extensive public support, President Walton moved to remove the word “rejecting” from the item language and to approve Ruiz’s nomination; the committee recorded ‘Aye’ votes from Walton, Mandelman and Peskin and the motion passed without objection. The nomination will proceed to the full Board of Supervisors, with the committee noting the expected Board agenda date.
Ruiz told the committee she would prioritize anti-displacement and equity in planning and said she looked forward to collaborating with supervisors on projects affecting low-income and BIPOC communities.
The committee did not take any additional substantive policy votes related to planning policy during the meeting.
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