Melanie Olson
Candidate for City Council Member, South San Francisco, District 3 · Associate Planner
Melanie Olson is a South San Francisco native who works as a city planner, focusing on housing and land-use issues in the community where she grew up.
Positions in brief
Olson supports expanding housing options, safer streets through traffic-calming design, and protecting the city from surveillance technology and ICE cooperation.
Olson's platform centers on increasing diverse housing options so residents can afford to remain in South San Francisco, adopting a complete-streets approach to traffic calming and road safety, and connecting residents with affordable goods and services to support a healthy local economy. She has also spoken out against ICE involvement in the city, large AI data centers, and Flock Safety surveillance cameras, framing them as outside interests infringing on local control.
On the issues
- Housing & Homelessness
Supports expanding diverse housing options so residents can afford to remain in South San Francisco
“provide diverse housing options so people can afford to stay here, put down roots, and build their lives”
Source → - Infrastructure & Transportation
Backs a complete-streets approach with proven traffic-calming techniques
“complete streets approach, using proven traffic calming techniques to reduce congestion and make our roads safer”
Source → - Economy & Jobs
Wants to connect residents to affordable goods and services while building a healthy local economy
“connect residents with affordable options for goods and services, while promoting policies that build a healthy local economy”
Source → - Technology & Privacy
Opposes local use of Flock Safety license-plate cameras and large AI data centers
“I.C.E., large AI data centers, Flock surveillance, and any other attempts by powerful interests to trample on our city”
Source → - Immigration & Border
Opposes ICE involvement in South San Francisco
“I.C.E., large AI data centers, Flock surveillance, and any other attempts by powerful interests to trample on our city”
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