Dean believes addressing the climate crisis is critical to preserve the planet for future generations and to build a more equitable, sustainable society. He’s taken bold action on the Board of Supervisors to combat climate change.

• Board’s leading champion for a green transportation network (see Public Transit and Pedestrian Safety Section) 

• Creating a public bank to invest in green infrastructure, affordable housing and small businesses

• Longtime supporter of public power and strong support for Clean Power SF as a LAFCO Commissioner 

• Reducing emissions by ensuring that people can live near where they work through Dean’s extensive affordable housing advocacy and 24 year record of fighting displacement, as detailed in the Housing and Tenant Rights sections.  

• Authored resolution in support of federal Green New Deal for Public Housing legislation to invest $234 billion over ten years to transition public housing into zero-carbon, highly energy-efficient homes

• Worked to plant 100 trees in D5 this year, including in Lower Haight, Fillmore and Hayes valley, while making the Tenderloin the first fully tree-stocked neighborhood in San Francisco