Marcus’ Vision

A CITY FOR EVERYONE

 

Marcus Ismael was born in the Bay Area right in the middle of the 1990’s to an immigrant family of varying backgrounds, ethnicities, and faiths. While Marcus spent his earliest years in the Crocker Amazon neighborhood in San Francisco’s southside, he’d go on to attend schools on the Peninsula. For college, Marcus attended San Francisco State University studying economics. While his family was pushed out of San Francisco as a consequence of the dot-com boom, Marcus has continued to call the southside home for the last several years following his time at SFSU.

A product of a mixed family full of immigrants who came to San Francisco from all corners of the world to eke out an existence, the rising cost of living pushed every generation of Marcus’ family out to other parts of the Bay and led to Marcus to become the only member of his family left able to call San Francisco home.

With City Hall chock full of elected officials far more concerned with ideological posturing and parochial politics than tackling the every day issues facing working San Franciscans, families like Marcus’ are left with the choice to remain here and struggle to keep the lights on and their children fed or leave for more affordable, family-friendly cities that are nevertheless far away from the jobs here in the Bay Area and require excruciating commutes to get to and from.

A city built on progressive ideals needs leadership for its working households, immigrant families, and so many essential workers who keep this city moving. It begins with embracing an outlook unafraid of the future and willing to change the city for the better.

This is that vision for a better San Francisco →

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Marcus Ismael
Advocate, liberal, champion for a San Francisco for everyone.

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  • More housing at all levels of income affordability built in every neighborhood - not just the ones bearing the brunt of development.

  • Transit that runs frequently and efficiently beyond just the rush hours.

  • Streets that aren’t just kept clean but built to be safe for bicyclists and pedestrians.

  • An aggressive climate policy that understands the need to limit and discourage private automobile use.

  • A wider safety net to help those unable to keep their heads afloat but yet who do not qualify for traditional public benefits.