Mark Nagales
Candidate for San Mateo County Supervisorial District 5 · Vice Mayor
Mark Nagales is a South San Francisco city councilmember, serving as Vice Mayor, who made history in 2022 as the first Filipino American man elected to lead the city as Mayor. He works as a principal government and community relations representative for BART, and previously coordinated outreach at Project Sentinel, a nonprofit housing counseling agency that supports renters facing eviction. He is in his eighth year on the South San Francisco City Council.
Positions in brief
Nagales's platform centers on affordability and housing, pointing to his record establishing the county's first Guaranteed Basic Income program, a childcare master plan, tenant protections, and transportation investments in South San Francisco.
Mark Nagales points to a record in South San Francisco that includes establishing the county's first Guaranteed Basic Income program, launching an Economic Advancement Center, and implementing tenant protections for working families. On housing, he led efforts to secure a state 'housing-friendly' designation, adopted a 10-year housing master plan, and obtained a $28 million state grant for affordable housing. On childcare, he spearheaded the county's first Childcare Master Plan and secured $16 million for a new early childhood education center. On transportation, he expanded free shuttle routes, funded street-safety improvements, and helped secure funding for a new Caltrain station. On public safety, he has supported embedding a mental health clinician with local police to respond to mental health crisis calls. He also raised the local minimum wage ahead of the state's schedule and provided emergency grocery cards for families during economic hardship.
On the issues
- Housing & Homelessness
Supports expanding affordable housing through planning and state funding
“comprehensive, 10-year Housing Element plan, establishing clear long-term housing equity goals”
Source → - Taxes & Cost of Living
Supports raising local wages and direct relief for working families
“raising the local minimum wage ahead of the state's timeline”
Source → - Public Safety & Policing
Supports embedding mental health clinicians with police for crisis calls
“embed a mental health clinician within the local police department to safely navigate mental health crisis calls”
Source → - Infrastructure & Transportation
Supports expanding transit access and road/safety funding
“expand free public shuttle service into previously underserved neighborhoods”
Source → - Family & Social Services
Supports expanding childcare access and early childhood education
“comprehensive Childcare Master Plan”
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