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Lian Chikako

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Yes to transit, housing, and safe streets. 👟🏡🚆🚲 Gather signatures with us for Connect Bay Area, the five-county regional transit funding measure for the Nov 26 ballot! luma.com/connectbayarea

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Lian Chikako @lian.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
BTW I think Mamdani is a generational talent. But yesterday, I wish he had spent more time on the fact that recognizing each others' humanity is how we'll get to peace and that Oct 7 is deeply traumatic to Jews and so many others.
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Lian Chikako @lian.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
And this is why it's not just someone's positions that matter--are they showing up? Do they have a deep understanding of policy and the necessary politics to make it happen? Did they try to block improvements to the 38 Geary or did they pass legislation to make them faster and cheaper to enact?
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Lian Chikako @lian.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
#TeamWiener
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Lian Chikako @lian.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
And he saw this crisis coming years ago, and started working every angle available to him to find a solution. One of those solutions in July 2023 was a bridge toll that Scott Wiener proposed--and guess what, Connie Chan was the only member of the SF Board of Supervisors who voted against it.
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Lian Chikako @lian.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
This is the difference between Scott Wiener and Chan. Scott authored this essential bill to save Bay Area transit, which took >2y of negotiations, and is working hard to pass it. Connie Chan's endorsement is weak: she says "let's hold our nose and vote for it." We deserve better in Congress.
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Lian Chikako @lian.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
I am genuinely appreciative of Mayor Lurie for helping bring T&T to Geary Blvd. I will shop there. I've never lived close to a T&T but this honors my Chinese, Japanese, and Canadian heritage and meets my nutritional needs. www.sfchronicle.com/food/article...
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This S.F. space has sat empty for nearly a decade. It’s about to become an Asian megastore
Asian grocery chain T&T Supermarket has announced an opening date for its highly anticipated San Francisco store.
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Lian Chikako @lian.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Thank you! 🙏
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Lian Chikako @lian.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Is this because of Disneyworld?
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Bobak Esfandiari @bobakkabob.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Okay, I’m in a terrible cell service area and these posts are taking too long to make…but TL:DR, the candidates got to ask each other a question…
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Lian Chikako @lian.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
He already passed a California law, SB40, to cap insulin co-pays at $35 per month, and would work to do this nationally, for example.
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Lian Chikako @lian.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Scott Wiener was very clear: healthcare is a right, so he supports Medicare for All. While working toward universal coverage, he wants Congress lowering prescription drug costs, protecting Medicaid, and making insurance companies cover mental healthcare.
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Lian Chikako @lian.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
LOL the moderators are inviting each candidate to ask the other a question. Scott Wiener goes first, and asks Connie Chan why opposing housing, improvements to the 38 Geary, car-free JFK, etc. helps our city. 👏
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Lian Chikako @lian.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
In response to a question about China and Taiwan, Scott Wiener affirms that he supports the current US policy of supporting Taiwan, a democracy.
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Lian Chikako @lian.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
San Francisco's Congressional debate is on! Scott Wiener's first answer includes mentioning that he passed our country's FIRST fully-paid parental leave law. I'm so grateful that this was in effect when my son was born because I was able to be present for the toughest and biggest job of my life.
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San Francisco Democratic Party @sfdemocrats.org · 27/09/2026
"At a time of unprecedented political instability and economic turmoil, California needs to send its best to Washington. Cut through the campaign noise, and it’s beyond obvious that person is Scott Wiener." www.sfchronicle.com/opinion/edit...
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Endorsement: Who should replace Nancy Pelosi in Congress? It’s not even a choice
OPINION: The most intriguing thing about the race between Scott Wiener and Connie Chan to fill Nancy Pelosi’s House seat is that it has become a race at all, the editorial board writes.
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Lian Chikako @lian.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
It's not easy to write a survey that people can easily answer and that you'll get clean results from.
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Lian Chikako @lian.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Awesome, thank you!!
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Lian Chikako @lian.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Just saw this--a list of everything that Supervisor Connie Chan has opposed. growusa.org/everything-c...
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Lian Chikako @lian.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
There's just 3,573,503 seconds left until election day, let's make every moment count! 💫🎉😂 Seriously, though, volunteer with us to send @scottwiener.bsky.social to Congress! www.mobilize.us/scottwienerf...
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Volunteer Opportunities, Events, and Petitions Near Me · Scott Wiener for Congress on Mobilize
Find events, petitions, volunteer opportunities, fundraisers and more with Scott Wiener for Congress.
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Robert Prinz @prinzrob.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
SPUR’s new report details how catastrophic it will be for Bay Area transit riders if the public transit funding Measure RTM fails. But drivers will feel it too, w an estimated doubling of Bay Bridge crossing times and more than 3X longer through the Caldecott Tunnel. www.spur.org/sites/defaul...
“The Bay Area's Top Three Highway Bottlenecks After Potential Transit Cuts
The Bay Bridge, Caldecott Tunnel, and I-680 in Walnut Creek/Concord would experience some of the most significant travel delays in both directions if looming cuts to transit service are not prevented.
Bay Bridge
+33
MINUTES
A.M. PEAK
+43
MINUTES
P.M. PEAK
Caldecott
Tunnel
+20
MINUTES
A.M. PEAK
+27
MINUTES
P.M. PEAK
1-680
(Walnut Creek/Concord)
+15
MINUTES
A.M. PEAK
+20
MINUTES
P.M. PEAK”“EXHIBIT 4
Traffic Delays at Most
Current Highway
Bottlenecks Would
Double With Proposed
Transit Service Cuts
Line and station closures and reduced service frequency would compel transit users to drive, worsening current highway bottlenecks.
Source: SPUR-Jacobs.”
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Lian Chikako @lian.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
And the report itself is here: www.spur.org/publications...
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Bumper to Bumper
BART, Caltrain, Muni, and AC Transit face large operating deficits stemming from the COVID-19 pandemic and lasting changes to commutes. Without new funding, agencies are preparing for severe service r...
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Lian Chikako @lian.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Sunday: luma.com/qpvvyqpk
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Canvassing with UDC and Westside Family Dems at Forest Hill in San Francisco · Luma
We're canvassing and connecting with voters, explaining how vital it is to pass the Regional Transit Measure this November! Join us to help make sure our…
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Lian Chikako @lian.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
SPUR analyzed what would happen if the Regional Transit Measure doesn't pass. Traffic delays would DOUBLE on the Bay Bridge and TRIPLE through the Caldecott Tunnel. We can't let that happen. Volunteer with us this weekend in San Francisco! Saturday: www.mobilize.us/scottwienerf...
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Urbanist Day of Action - For Scott Wiener and the Transit Funding Ballot Measures · Scott Wiener for Congress
Get Out the Vote for Scott Wiener and the Transit Funding Ballot Measures in the Inner Sunset, together with the Westside Family Democratic Club, the San Francisco Bicycle Coalition, and Abundant San ...
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Lian Chikako @lian.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
I'll just say it is his favorite activity that he was super excited to get into, so I now have the Teams App on my phone.
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Lian Chikako @lian.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Every. single. kids activity has a different platform to sign into to get the provider's messages. Signal, great. WhatsApp, fine. Text messages, no prob. ParentSquare, I can deal. Remini, okay. Homeroom, I'll manage. ActivityHero, sure. Teamsnap, sigh. Microsoft Teams...I throw my laptop.
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Lian Chikako @lian.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
Thank you, Supervisor Gordon Mar!
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Lian Chikako @lian.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
Former Supervisor Mar explains why he's voting No on G, supporting Sunset Dunes and rejecting a return to the "compromise" he first brokered: "If neither listening nor experience can ever cause us to reconsider our views, those processes don’t mean very much." www.sfchronicle.com/opinion/open...
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I created the Great Highway compromise. Here’s why I’m voting against it in November
OPINION: “In a political culture that increasingly demands that we choose a side and never waver, I hope there is still room for another possibility,” Gordon Mar writes.
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Lian Chikako @lian.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
When a politician is brave, it helps others--their elected colleagues, public employees, ordinary people--be braver too. @scottwiener.bsky.social is not afraid to ruffle feathers and this has helped make him one of our country's most effective lawmakers. www.sfchronicle.com/politics/art...
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Lian Chikako @lian.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
Awesome to see our San Francisco City Attorney David Chiu leading the fight to reduce the ability of corporations to push ultra-processed foods on us. www.nytimes.com/video/opinio...
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Video: Opinion | The Wild West of Ultraprocessed Food
Salt and sugar taste great, and Big Food knows that. While ultraprocessed foods are formulated to keep us coming back for more, the Times Opinion writer Jessica Grose argues that a lack of regulation ...
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Lian Chikako @lian.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
I'm so sorry, Zach. We'll win this easily but this is so dumb and pointless.
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Lian Chikako @lian.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
"Currently, the San Francisco Unified School District has a phone 'ban' that purports to bar students from using their smartphones throughout the day. This is a silly fiction, and the district, alongside 92% of the staff, knows it, according to a survey." www.sfchronicle.com/opinion/open...
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California says it banned phones in schools. As a teacher, I know that’s fiction
OPINION: Two years ago, Gov. Gavin Newsom signed the Phone-Free Schools Act, a piece of legislation with a great title — and a big loophole, John Lisovsky writes.
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Lian Chikako @lian.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
My local library has free programs for all ages: baby, toddler, Pokemon, teens, adults, and seniors. Not even inaccurate. I love our San Francisco Public Libraries. <3
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Jane Natoli 🥑🚲🍍 @wafoli.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
As someone who is basically that same age… It took until my late teens to even find the vocabulary to make sense of being trans, that there were other people like me. It took another decade to come to terms with it. The few examples in pop culture were punchlines or worse. It was a tough time!
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Buffy Wicks @buffywicks.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
I'm the author of ACA 22. I'm also adamantly opposed to it. That deserves an explanation – so I want to tell you what went down w/the ACA, and the fight over transfer taxes & the Taxpayer Protection Act. 👇
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Buffy Wicks @buffywicks.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
That's why I'm opposing “my own” measure. The emergency that led to its creation is over. Now, voters have the final say. I'm asking them to vote NO on ACA 22.
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Lian Chikako @lian.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
Responding to Kaiser's annual 'social health' questionnaire. If the Bay Area doesn't pass Connect Bay Area and (in San Francisco) Stronger Muni For All at the ballot this November, there's a lot more people who will be answering 'yes' to these questions about whether they lack basic transportation.
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Cyrus Hall @cyrushall.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
Senate passes it as well. The one vote against? Scott Wiener. Thank you @scottwiener.bsky.social for standing up against this blackmail by the HJTA.
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Warren Wells, AICP @warrenjwells.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
I'm something of a strava artist myself.
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Lian Chikako @lian.bsky.social · 17/04/2026
If you have seasonal allergies in the Bay Area, this is the account to follow. He tests pollen for individual species and updates the pollen counts regularly.
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Lian Chikako @lian.bsky.social · 17/04/2026
Thank you so much for all your data! Since you're not listing Juniper anymore, does that mean Juniper is mostly done for the season?
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Lian Chikako @lian.bsky.social · 13/04/2026
Come gather signatures with us to put transit funding on the November ballot, and earn stickers featuring BART, Caltrain, AC Transit, VTA, Muni, and SF Bay Ferry! These stickers are super cute and versatile! Volunteer with us at luma.com/connectbayarea. @connectbayarea.bsky.social
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Lian Chikako @lian.bsky.social · 11/04/2026
We desperately need to thin the field of Democrats in the CA governor's race, and being credibly accused of sexual assault is as good a reason as any. I was interested in @ericswalwell.bsky.social's candidacy but it's time for him to step back from the race and help us avoid a Republican governor.
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Lian Chikako @lian.bsky.social · 09/04/2026
I think this 30s campaign ad from Patrick Wolff, candidate for California Insurance Commissioner, offers a pretty devastating critique of his opponents, without being personal or nasty. Do you agree? www.youtube.com/watch?v=354G...
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“Experience” — Patrick Wolff for CA Insurance Commissioner
YouTube video by Patrick Wolff
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Lian Chikako @lian.bsky.social · 15/03/2026
Chakrabarti and Chan are chasing someone who has superior name identification from representing SF in City Hall and the Legislature since 2010 and from his ubiquitous presence around the city since then, from local Democratic club meetings to the annual Hunky Jesus competition in Dolores Park."
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Lian Chikako @lian.bsky.social · 15/03/2026
"The snapshot emphasized how as one voter put it to Chakrabarti, “you got tough competition in this neighborhood. Scott Wiener is pretty well liked and was responsive as a supervisor.”
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Lian Chikako @lian.bsky.social · 15/03/2026
Jim Angelos stopped Wiener on the street to thank him for a 2012 resolution he introduced to make it easier for food trucks to operate in the city. Peter Weiss, 69, answered the door and thanked him for securing city funds several years ago to help renovate the Randall Museum." ...
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Lian Chikako @lian.bsky.social · 15/03/2026
"Several voters recognized Wiener at the door or as the 6-foot-7 state legislator walked down the street. Some even cited specific legislative efforts of Wiener’s from his tenure on the Board of Supervisors." www.sfchronicle.com/politics/joe...
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I went door-knocking with the S.F. House hopefuls. One was on far more voters’ minds
Supervisor Connie Chan and former tech engineer Saikat Chakrabarti face a challenge in overcoming state Sen. Scott Wiener’s years of engaging local voters, columnist Joe Garofoli writes.
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Connect Bay Area Transit @connectbayarea.bsky.social · 15/03/2026
“It seems insane that a place as flush with cash as this town can’t keep things like this that allow society to function,” Mr. Bond said, shaking his head." www.nytimes.com/2026/03/10/u...
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The Bay Area Considers the Unthinkable: Life Without BART
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Lian Chikako @lian.bsky.social · 08/02/2026
"But the collapse would be swift. Within two years, BART’s stations would be empty, its track sitting idle. “We’re not sure we can safely run service that has so many cuts to maintenance and police,” BART spokesperson Alicia Trost said on Friday.
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Lian Chikako @lian.bsky.social · 08/02/2026
Buried deep in the contingency plan to slash costs at BART is an all-out nuclear scenario called “Phase 3”: Shut the rail system down altogether. This complete unraveling would only happen if voters decline to [vote for for Connect Bay Area in November]. www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/arti...
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BART’s cost-cutting plan risks a ‘death spiral’ that could end all train service
Hidden deep in the contingency plan to slash costs at BART if voters decline to bail out the rail agency is an all-out nuclear scenario called Phase 3: Shut the rail system down altogether.
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