Albert Chow — Supervisor, District 4 Candidate Questionnaire
Questionnaire by the GrowSF Endorsement Team, responses by Candidate
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| Candidate | Questionnaire | |
|---|---|---|
Alan Wong 王兆倫 | Read it | |
Albert Chow 周紹鋆 | Did not return questionnaire | |
Natalie Gee 朱凱勤 | Declined to fill out the questionnaire | |
Jeremy Greco 傑瑞米‧朱利安‧格雷科 | Did not return questionnaire | |
David Lee 李志威 | Did not return questionnaire |
- Office: Supervisor, District 4
- Election Date: June 2, 2026
- Candidate: Albert Chow
- Due Date: January 7, 2026
Thank you for seeking GrowSF's endorsement for the June 2, 2026 election! GrowSF believes in a growing, beautiful, vibrant, healthy, safe, and prosperous city via common sense solutions and effective government. Our work includes running public opinion polls to understand what voters want, advocating for those changes, and ensuring that the SF government represents the people.
The GrowSF endorsement committee will review all completed questionnaires and seek consensus on which candidates best align with our vision for San Francisco.
Please complete this questionnaire by January 7, 2026 so we have enough time to adequately review and discuss your answers.
Your Policy Goals
We'd like to get some details about your high-level goals and how you intend to use your elected office to achieve them.
What policies do you hope to change or preserve by running for Supervisor, District 4? Please be specific, and list them in order of priority.
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Why those policies?
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Explain why your #1 goal is your #1 goal.
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How will you build the coalition and political capital to enact your #1 goal? What obstacles will you face, and how will you overcome them? Will the power of the office of Supervisor, District 4 be enough to achieve this goal?
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Will the power of the office of Supervisor, District 4 be enough to achieve the other goals?
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San Francisco has areas of procedural and legislative bloat, making it hard for the city to serve its residents effectively. Give three examples of legislation that should be repealed.
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What is an "out there" change that you would make to state/local government policy, if you could? For the purpose of this question, you are not constrained to the office of Supervisor, District 4.
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Your Leadership
We'd like to learn more about your leadership style and plan to execute effectively once you assume office.
When in office, how would you balance the needs of the electorate with the demands of special interests? Where do you foresee this being the biggest challenge?
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When in office, how would you balance the needs of your district with the needs of the city? Where do you anticipate this being the biggest challenge?
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How do you think the day-to-day management of a Supervisor's office can be improved? How do you plan to run your office?
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If you could measure the success of your term by 1 metric, and 1 metric only, what would that metric be?
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The Issues
Next, we will cover the issues that voters tell us they care about. We hope to gain a better understanding of your policy positions, and we hope that you use this opportunity to communicate with voters.
Public Safety
What is the #1 public safety issue today? Why do you believe this is the #1 issue?
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What power would you have to solve this issue?
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What three things would you change about how SFPD operates?
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What small change do you think would have the biggest impact?
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| Should San Francisco… | Yes | No |
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| Try to achieve "full staffing" for SFPD? (Defined as about 2,100 officers, according to the City) | ||
| Arrest and prosecute street-level fentanyl dealers? | ||
| Investigate, arrest, and prosecute fentanyl distribution ringleaders (like organized crime and cartel members)? | ||
| Arrest and prosecute street-level vendors of suspected stolen goods? | ||
| Investigate, arrest, and prosecute the leaders of theft rings and fencing operations? |
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When considering appointments to the Police Commission, which sets SFPD's use of force guidelines, what do you consider to be important in the candidate?
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What are the ideal Police Commission candidate's views on the following: public drug use, sidewalk vending (including food and stolen goods), use of police technology (drones, AI), and shoplifting.
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Substance abuse
In general, how should the City handle people who are abusing drugs on City sidewalks?
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If someone is passed out from drugs on the sidewalk, how should the City respond?
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Do you support the creation of safe consumption sites in San Francisco? If so, please detail how they should be run. If not, please explain a viable alternative.
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Do you support sober housing? Why or why not?
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Mental Health
Should San Francisco amend our current laws around mental health crisis intervention to better help people suffering on the streets? If yes, why and how? If not, why not?
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What aspects of San Francisco's conservatorship policies would you change?
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Some have argued that San Francisco should place people who are experiencing mental health crises on the streets into involuntary mental health holds at psychiatric facilities. Do you agree or disagree with this view? Please explain why or why not. If you agree with this view, please outline some guardrails and oversight the City must provide to prevent abuse. If you disagree with this view, please outline your preferred alternative solution as well as any drawbacks it might have and oversight it might need.
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Small Business
What would you change about the process of new retail business formation in San Francisco, across zoning, permitting, renovations, fees, and financing? Please be as specific as possible.
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| Which of these types of businesses should be permitted by-right vs require special government approval? | Allowed | Needs Permission |
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| Bars that don't serve food | ||
| Bars that serve food | ||
| Vice businesses (strip clubs, liquor stores, etc.) | ||
| Formula retail (Starbucks, Safeway, Whole Foods, etc.) | ||
| Cafes & restaurants | ||
| Professional offices |
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If San Francisco adopted policies that allowed all non-vice businesses to open without special hearings, what would you do to help local small businesses compete with large national chains?
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| Should San Francisco… | Yes | No |
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| Reduce the time to obtain all permits to open a new business to no more than 3 months | ||
| Reduce the cost of obtaining permits to open a new business | ||
| Reduce the number of activities which must obtain permits, and expand the number of by-right activities | ||
| Try to attract businesses of all sizes to the City? |
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If you want to explain any positions above, please feel free:
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Housing
Do you believe that San Francisco has a shortage of homes? Why or why not?
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Do you believe that housing prices are set by supply and demand constraints? Why or why not?
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What do you think about Mayor Lurie's Family zoning plan?
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Do you believe that building more housing is the #1 way to reduce the cost of living in San Francisco? Why or why not?
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| Should any of the following be exempt from CEQA, Discretionary Review, and Conditional Use permits? | Should be exempt | Should not be exempt |
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| Homeless shelters | ||
| Affordable housing | ||
| Market rate housing |
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| In general, is it too hard, just right, or too easy to… | Too hard | Just right | Too easy |
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| Expand your home (adding new stories, rooms, decks, etc) | |||
| Renovate your home (update bathroom, kitchen, etc) | |||
| Demolish your home and redevelop it into multifamily housing | |||
| Redevelop things like parking lots and single-story commercial into multifamily housing | |||
| Build subsidized housing | |||
| Build market-rate housing | |||
| Build homeless shelters (including navigation centers and "tiny homes") |
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If you want to explain any positions above, please feel free:
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Transit Infrastructure
Do you believe the MUNI funding crisis should be solved by taxes alone? Why or why not? If not, what other solutions do you suggest?
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Should it be the policy of San Francisco to build a citywide protected bike lane network? Why or why not?
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Is Vision Zero the right goal? Why or why not?
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Should San Francisco prioritize buses over car traffic by creating more bus-only lanes and directing traffic enforcement officers to ticket drivers who ignore the restrictions?
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Budget
San Francisco is facing a large budget deficit due to declining tax revenues from our struggling downtown. What would your approach be to fix this?
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City Hall staffing has grown 27% while the city's population has stayed stagnant. Would you support right sizing city government to rebalance the budget? Why or why not? Compare SF to other cities & counties.
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District-Specific Questions
What are your top priorities for your first 100 days in office?
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The Mayor's Family Housing zoning reforms were recently enacted to allow more multi-family and "missing middle" housing in traditionally single-family Westside neighborhoods. What additional changes would you support to ensure these new zoning allowances actually translate into timely, feasible housing production?
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What changes would you make to make it easier for homeowners to expand their homes (adding bedrooms, backyard units, new floors, etc) or convert their homes to apartment buildings that create new family housing?
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Do you support closing Sunset Dunes park and reopening the Great Highway to vehicle traffic seven days a week, adopting a hybrid model (e.g., weekends closed, weekdays open), or keeping it closed to cars? Why?
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Data suggests that along Lower Great Highway, Sunset, Sloat, and 19th, there has been an uptick in traffic congestion during peak commute times. Residents are increasingly concerned about pedestrian safety. What would you do to address traffic flow and safety concerns along these corridors?
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How should the City improve east-west transit connectivity from the Outer Sunset to downtown or the many UCSF campuses?
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What specific policies would you propose to help the retail corridors of Noriega, Taraval, and Irving Streets thrive?
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How would you ensure that the residents of District 4 feel heard and well represented?
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Personal
Tell us a bit about yourself!
How long have you lived in San Francisco? What brought you here and what keeps you here?
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What do you love most about San Francisco?
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What do you dislike the most about San Francisco?
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Tell us about your current involvement in the community (e.g., volunteer groups, neighborhood associations, civic and professional organizations, etc.)
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Why do you want to run for public office?
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Thank you
Thank you for giving us your time and answering our questionnaire. We look forward to reading your answers and considering your candidacy!
If you see any errors on this page, please let us know at contact@growsf.org.