Nicholas Berg
Candidate for San Francisco County Supervisorial District 2
Nicholas Berg has lived in San Francisco for more than 20 years. He lives in Lower Pacific Heights. His wife is named Mary. He earned a bachelor's degree in business. It is from Pepperdine University. He earned an MBA too. It is from the University of San Francisco. He works as an executive at a property firm. The firm manages more than 100 community associations. This is across the city. He also holds a broker's license. It is with the California Department of Real Estate. He chairs the San Francisco Republican Party. He sits on the board of the Briones Society. That group promotes moderate conservative views in city politics. He also volunteered on the SaferSF campaign. That campaign recalled District Attorney Chesa Boudin.
Positions in brief
Berg says San Francisco's homelessness crisis has a main cause. He says it is addiction and mental illness, not a lack of housing. He wants more mandatory treatment capacity. He also wants school choice through charter schools. He also wants independent audits of the city budget. He says that budget has doubled in a decade. He says core services have not improved in that time.
Berg argues the city should expand treatment and shelter space. He wants more of both. He wants this paired with real accountability. This is for people who decline treatment. He opposes certain city policies. He says they draw drug users to San Francisco. He says this happens instead of fixing addiction directly. On schools, he says the school district's monopoly has failed students. He supports expanding charter schools. He also supports fair access to school buildings. He says this gives families options. This is true even if they cannot pay for private school. On the budget, he says city spending has roughly doubled. This happened over the past decade. He says core services got worse in that time. He blames poor management, not low revenue. He wants independent audits. He wants to end programs that do not work. He wants to focus money on public safety and infrastructure.
On the issues
- Housing & Homelessness
Wants expanded residential treatment and shelter capacity paired with real accountability for people who decline it, arguing homelessness is driven mainly by addiction and mental illness rather than a housing shortage.
“expanded residential treatment and shelter capacity, real accountability for accepting it”
Source → - Education & Schools
Supports expanding charter schools and giving families equitable access to school facilities as an alternative to what he calls a failed district monopoly.
“real choice — not just families who can afford private tuition”
Source → - Taxes & Cost of Living
Wants independent audits of city spending and to eliminate underperforming programs, saying the budget has grown faster than the quality of core services.
“San Francisco's budget has roughly doubled in a decade while core services declined.”
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