“Homelessness and behavioral health challenges affect every neighborhoo...” — London Breed Quote

Homelessness and behavioral health challenges affect every neighborhood in San Francisco.

I ask people to not attribute what I've done - my success and how hard I've worked - to not reduce that or attribute that to someone else.

Never let your circumstances determine your outcome in life.

In my sophomore year of high school, I watched my friend Loretta leave in a U-Haul headed for Oakland. She and her mom had been tenants in a nearby apartment, forced out by rent they couldn't afford anymore.

Housing insecurity isn't just an abstract point of policy for me. I've lived it.

Whether they're in uniform today or retired, I'll fight to make it easier for our fire fighters and their families to earn a good living with dignity on the job, affordable health care, and a secure retirement.

I turned into a workaholic to the point of where my health was in jeopardy.

The health of our republic depends on shared principles like the First Amendment, but it is also built on the Teddy Roosevelt-like vigor of its citizens and local self-reliance.

Because when we think about the real facts: 44 million Americans without health insurance, millions without jobs, a 50-year high on mortgage foreclosures, an historic high the third year in a row on personal bankruptcies.