Aysha Dominguez Pamukcu

Candidate for City Council Member, South San Francisco, District 1 · Policy Fund Director

Aysha Dominguez Pamukcu is a South San Francisco resident raising young children in the community. She chairs the city's Planning Commission, where she reviews housing, business, and infrastructure projects, and serves on the San Mateo County Commission on the Status of Women. She is director of the San Francisco Foundation's Policy Fund, which advances community-driven policy solutions to the housing crisis and economic inequality, and she founded Movement Praxis, an equity-centered policy and philanthropic consulting practice. She has been recognized as one of the '40 under 40 in Public Health' by the de Beaumont Foundation and '40 under 40 in Minority Health' by the National Minority Quality Forum.

Pamukcu says addressing the need for housing solutions, family supports, and vibrant communities drives her work, and emphasizes that residents should be able to afford their homes. On the economy, she supports a community that continues to grow and lead the way without leaving anyone behind, with a focus on local business through her Planning Commission role. On government, she approaches decisions with a focus on community benefit and long-term positive impact, and has said she wants to build solutions together with residents from all corners of the community.

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