Dionjay (DJ) Brookter
Candidate for San Francisco County Supervisorial District 10
Dion-Jay 'DJ' Brookter grew up in Fresno. His father was a member of the Laborers' Union. He lost his mother to scleroderma while in high school. He earned a full athletic scholarship to Utah State University. He graduated with a Bachelor of Science in speech communication. He later earned an MBA. At the time, he worked in Fresno. He helped formerly incarcerated people rebuild their lives through workforce development. He has lived in District 10 for 15 years. He has spent 16 years in the nonprofit sector. This includes serving as Executive Director of the Southeast Community Facility Commission. Most recently, he served as CEO of Young Community Developers. His organization there has helped deliver more than 200 affordable homes. Another 750 homes are in the pipeline. He has served on the San Francisco Police Commission, from 2018 to 2021. He has served on the Sheriff's Department Oversight Board, from 2022 to 2025. He has served on the General Obligation Bond Oversight Committee, from 2015 to 2018. He is a member of the Working Families Party. He is also a member of the Eastern Neighborhoods Democratic Club.
Positions in brief
Brookter's platform centers on more affordable housing. He also wants more workforce housing. He wants this done without pushing people out of their homes. He wants to build paths to union jobs. He wants to deliver better city services. He funds his campaign in part by refusing money. He will not take corporate PAC money. He will not take real estate money either.
Brookter wants to speed up building of affordable housing. He also wants more workforce housing. He also wants more family-sized housing. He wants to keep existing affordable homes. He wants to keep rent-controlled homes too. He wants stronger tenant protections. He opposed Mayor Lurie's Family Zoning Plan as passed. He felt it lacked enough protection against displacement. He also felt it lacked long-term housing funding. On jobs, he wants to expand career and technical classes. He wants to expand workforce training. He wants to expand union apprenticeships. He wants to expand local hiring too. He says this should help communities long left out of the city's growth. On government operations, he wants cleaner streets. He wants safer neighborhoods. He wants reliable transit. He wants well-kept parks and roads. He says this matters most in a district with a long history. That history includes years of neglect. It also includes harm to the environment there. His campaign will not take money from corporate PACs. It will not take money from real estate groups. It will not take money from tech and AI groups. It will not take money from billionaires.
On the issues
- Housing & Homelessness
Wants to accelerate permanently affordable and workforce housing while preserving existing rent-controlled homes and strengthening tenant protections.
“Homes are built when projects are financially feasible, so land use reform must be paired with policies that address construction costs, financing challenges, and the need for stable public investment in permanently affordable housing.”
Source → - Economy & Jobs
Wants to expand career technical education, workforce development, union apprenticeships, and local hiring, especially for historically excluded communities.
Source → - Infrastructure & Transportation
Wants cleaner streets, safer neighborhoods, reliable transit, and modern infrastructure, particularly to address decades of disinvestment in the district.
Source → - Government, Elections & Democracy
Does not accept campaign contributions from corporate PACs, real estate interests, tech and AI companies, or billionaires.
“My campaign does not accept contributions from corporate PACs, real estate interests, tech and AI interests, or billionaires because I believe government should answer to the people it serves.”
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