Conservatorship is a hot-button topic in #SF.
But for Supervisor @RafaelMandelman, the issue isn’t just about policy. It’s personal. We spoke with him about his experience conserving his mother & why he thinks conservatorship can help move SF forward.hrsy.media/6LW9qS (1/5)
.@RafaelMandelman’s mother battled mental illness and homelessness throughout her life.

“I'm a freshman at Yale, and I'm on a payphone in the library talking to her in a homeless shelter, which was this sort of crazy dichotomy," he said. (2/5)
This personal experience led @RafaelMandelman to become a major supporter of conservatorship in SF.
But he’s disappointed with its slow implementation so far.
In nearly two years, just one person has been placed in court-ordered treatment. (3/5) sfexaminer.com/news/conservat…
.@RafaelMandelman says he sees the need for conservatorship in San Francisco whenever he steps outside.

“There are so many people who are out on the streets who are just too much for their families to handle, who have needs that are so acute.” (4/5)
And what does @RafaelMandelman think of the #FreeBritney movement?

“There is potential for abuse in any system caring for vulnerable people, whether it's the foster care system [or] conservatorship,” he said.

The solution is to reform the system. “You don’t give up.” (5/5)

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After hours of conversation and weeks of debate, we've got the final word on San Francisco's Ferris wheel.

"Fun" has won and it's staying in Golden Gate Park for four more years.
Supervisors @MattHaneySF, @HillaryRonen, @SupStefani, @RafaelMandelman, @myrnamelgar and @Ahsha_Safai voted no on the resolution to shorten the Ferris wheel’s stay in the park to just one year.
Supervisors @conniechansf, @AaronPeskin, @shamannwalton, @D4GordonMar and @DeanPreston voted in support of the resolution.
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