Even if Donald Trump's successful, it's the beginning of the end if this rhetoric persists in the Republican Party.
— Gavin Newsom
Guys like me don't necessarily progress very far, which is fine.
We have rules that no longer are relevant to the world we're living in. Our regulatory system can't keep up.
You've got to change incentives for good behavior as opposed to just disincentivizing bad behavior.
My daughter's met Hillary Clinton, so she's got a strong bias. But she, of course, parrots me and goes, 'Oh, Donald Trump, I don't like him!' I'm like, 'That's good!'
These Millennials are volunteering more; they're smarter than ever.
California is a bellwether state. California was the first state in the United States to overturn the laws against interracial marriage. It took 19 years for the rest of the country to come around to that point of view.
President Trump is quick to attack American students, immigrants, women, the LGBT community, journalists, and our international allies but he is either too weak or too ignorant to stand up to white supremacists and others who spew hatred.
Society becomes how we behave.
Are we going to solve the issue of poverty? Absolutely not. Are we going to have an impact? I'm committed to it, and if we don't, I'll have no regrets because we're going to try everything we can.
I'll be kicked out before I rust out.
Government doesn't have to come up with new killer features on its own. It has to step aside and let others come up with them.
Accessing capital to start a business can be a daunting process, especially for entrepreneurs who start out with a great idea, but have no real familiarity with the business world.
Like any small business owner, I experienced the pressures of building a company from the ground up - developing a business plan, balancing the books, meeting payroll and building a customer base.
During the 1990s, San Francisco lived through one of the most intense economic booms of its history.
City government can and must help San Franciscans prepare for emergencies in order to avoid tragedy where possible and minimize loss of life and property when emergencies occur.
San Francisco lags behind other communities in providing a vital, vibrant and ecologically sustainable urban canopy, as well as open space in the city.
The Republican Party - that was the end of the Republican Party. What Pete Wilson did with the xenophobia and the negative attitude, all this sort of anti-crime backlash.
There's something called CEQA in California - NEPA at the federal level. There's indigenous lands and autonomies relating to governance on those lands. There are all kinds of obstructions as it relates to just getting zoning approval and getting building permits.
The tech genie is out of the bottle; you can't put it back in.
If you're trying to understand why it is that certain things happen in Sacramento and certain things don't, at the end of the day, it comes down to the issue of incentives: We do what we're incentivized to do.
If Wikileaks didn't resolve that question for folks - at the end of the day, there are no secrets. We're living in a glass neighborhood, in a fishbowl, and technology, white hat hackers, the folks that are doing the right thing with hacking.
I'm much more optimistic about this next generation because this is the first global generation.
As goes California, so goes the rest of the nation.
Take responsibility. Step up and step in. Because at the end of the day, folks, we are our behaviors.
When you have a good idea, the money flows.
California is infamous for passing things and then waking up and saying, 'What the hell did we just pass?'
I'm sick and tired of politics and politicians as usual.
Government is the ultimate monopoly. And monopolies, as any economist will tell you, often breed complacency and a lack of innovation.
San Francisco businesses face many challenges, including high rents, regulatory burdens, and the rising cost of workers compensation insurance and employee health plans.
We can build new housing while preserving the quality and character of adjacent residential districts and ensuring infill development strengthens the surrounding neighborhood.
As mayor of San Francisco, I will provide the vision and work hard to make San Francisco a beautiful, well-planned city with excellent housing and transportation options.
But living in uncertain times does not mean San Franciscans must live in fear.
Historically, San Franciscans have not valued street trees as much as other communities have.
Founders Den provides the kind of collaborative and creative atmosphere to foster new ideas not only for emerging new businesses, but government as well.
We are not going to turn our backs on people who have been persecuted, turn our backs on people who have been threatened by terror.
I don't want to let the rest of this country drift into the abyss. I want to fight for it.
I have a very successful father-in-law and family with very different political views.
If you're not open, you're not transparent, you're still holding on to vaults of information, you're not going to build that trust.
I'm not courting labor. I come from a labor background. To me, it's just intuitive.
We must continue to step in and stand up to resist reckless rhetoric and actions in a peaceful and forceful manner.
You don't have to be something to do something.
We do not have the right to discriminate against people.
You can love me or hate me and disagree with me, but you sure as hell know where I stand.
Government can do best by simply getting out of the way.
We need to allow people to bypass government... to look to themselves for solving problems rather than asking the government to do things for them.
As Mayor, I will use my experience to make San Francisco a place where small businesses can thrive.
San Francisco can no longer afford to be a city divided between downtown and neighborhoods, with a downtown that becomes a ghost town when workers go home for the evening.
As Mayor of San Francisco, I will work hard to ensure that, in the event of natural or man-made disasters, San Franciscans are prepared and our City is protected.
The 21st Century has begun as an era of uncertainty, with a heightened focus on security and public safety.
