I'm Lynn Jefferson

I’m an activist, a neighborhood leader and I’m passionate about this great city of San Francisco. I left New York 15 years ago and never looked back. Little did I know then that my life would lead me to run for District 3 Supervisor in a town where politics is not for the faint hearted.

But then I have never been afraid; the challenges I’ve faced in the course of my life have made me strong. I moved here in 1993 for a new job, leaving behind a 15-year career in the wholesale/retail industry. The day the movers came to pack up my apartment, my mother died of a massive stroke. She was only 70 years old.

So, it was a huge challenge, alone in a new city, with a new job, dealing with the death of my mother….I survived all this, and then at probably the lowest point in my entire life, I met my husband in England, 6000 miles away. That was the beginning of the good times.

Now, fast forward to five years ago…

I got involved in the community through North Beach Neighbors and became the President of that organization, serving for two years. Still active, I chair the Planning & Zoning Committee. There are so many issues in North Beach regarding land use and powerful special interests. And, as we all know, there are so many boarded up buildings.

I think of North Beach Neighbors as the good guys: independent, willing to challenge the status quo, providing balance.

That’s me, an independent voice for the citizens of District 3 and the city. I’m willing to fight the fight for residents and small business owners who have been shut out of the process by powerful special interests with ties to City Hall. With no political agenda, I am here to serve the community, and the people. The real deal.