Glendon “Anna Conda” Hyde

Glendon “Anna Conda” Hyde – District 6 Supervisor Candidate

LiveSOMA.com’s Candidate Questionnaire:

Which part of the district do you currently live, and how long have you lived there?

5 th between Folsom and Harrison. 3 years.

What is your favorite restaurant in District 6, and why?

Tu Lan. Food is amazing and its a tradition in the neighborhood. Then CoCo 500 for a treat.

Tell us something about you (the “individual”, not the “candidate”) that we may not know.

I was a All American Swimmer in 2004 2 weeks before winning Miss Trannyshack.

Describe your campaign platform in 150 words or less?

To decriminalize the homeless and find more efficient ways to care for the disenfranchised. Set up Safe Injection Sites. Promote Nightlife and Culture. Pass rent control for small business and renters. These are all ways to ensure diversity, Dignity and save the city money in a time of budgetary crisis.

Are the majority of your District 6 Supervisor Campaign Donors from within District 6? (A ‘Yes’ or ‘No’ answer is fine.)

Yes and mostly in 20 dollar donations or less.

What do you feel is the most important issue in District 6, and what is your position on the issue?

Permanent Housing instead of the reliance on a broken and ineffective shelter system.

Thinking about the most important issue that you listed above, how do you plan to work on that issue, and what do you feel will be the biggest challenge(s) that you’ll face in solving the issue?

Care not cash has relied too heavily on the shelter system in the city leaving between 7-14 thousand homeless with no place to go during the days. Day centers that offer a variety of programs from health services, job placement, and dignity restoration, and housing help. Also Safe Injection sites will save lives, cut back on health care costs such as treating wounds, HIV and Hepatitis infections, and overdoses that are now draining the resources of the city.

I also am a firm believer that in a crisis property that has been standing vacant for over 5 years should be recovered by the city and appropriated for housing. We must also out reach to the organizations that are working on this issue and extend funding to solve this self induced crisis. As a governmental body we must use their knowledge and infrastructure to continue to do the work they are already adept at on shoestring budgets. We must also demand regulations be upheld and instituted in SRO’s and hotels so that the environs are able to have a dignified existence.

How will fixing the issue benefit District 6?

It will provide cleaner/safer streets, ease the strain on the budget. And give people forced out of shelters some where to go and a toilet to use.

List the neighborhood groups or organizations (within District 6) that you have worked with in the past. What do you consider your accomplishments while working with these groups, and how you would help them further if you were elected Supervisor in November?

(Declined to answer.)

There’s a lot of talk about “progressive values and agenda items” vs. “moderate values and agenda items” in San Francisco politics. What do these terms mean to you, and how does either side help District 6 residents today, as well as over the long term?

The biggest problem in City Hall today is choosing sides instead of providing services that work. In fighting and petty political process only keeps the solution from being resolved. I am running as an independent so that I am not part of the argument but a voice for dignified efficient solutions and implementation of those solutions.

If you become supervisor, will you spend equal time meeting with both the San Francisco Tenants Union and the Small Property Owners of San Francisco before proposing more rent control legislation?

Absolutely. The idea that the Tenant Union and the Small Property owners both have valued opinions and own part of the solution is the only way to find the best solution for all. Tenants want to feel heard and owners need to be able to keep properties running. There must be an open dialogue.

We keep hearing about million dollar condos being built and SROs moving into the neighborhood – If elected, what do you intend to do about housing for the middle class?

Middle Class housing needs protection and laws creating rental units in abundance must be placed into ALL new construction. There must also be 2 bedroom and 3 bedroom apartments to handle families. My hope for the mid market corridor was abundant family housing with a grocery store as a cornerstone business. We do not need more shopping we need family housing and businesses that would support their security.

There are a number of residents in the middle of SOMA (between 4th and 6th streets, and Harrison and Folsom Streets) who are concerned about a specific SRO that is relocating from the Tenderloin to the corner of 5th and Harrison. What are your thoughts on SRO Swaps particularly with regards to rules and regulations? How should they be managed? What rules and regulations should apply to ensure a safe and vibrant community in the future?

During planning meetings at the SOMA Forward group I have heard many heated discussions on this topic. The problem with this hotel and SRO is that the Patels are notorious for mismanaging properties and have already been dumping construction waste all over the neighborhood while denying community groups access to their plans and planning sessions. The neighborhood feels railroaded. However the very negative scare tactics used by these “concerned citizens” closed them off from many organizations like SOMCAN.

If this SRO hotel really has no wrap around services provided by the management then I for see very poor results both for the community and the management. All SRO’s should offer wrap around services. Also the plan for 2 kitchens and 2 baths sounds unsanitary and that would be a huge problem. People deserve dignified places of residence no matter their income.

Anything else that you would like to share about yourself or your campaign platform with the residents of District 6?

I came to San Francisco 14 years ago and lived in an SRO on GA for 3 years while getting myself situated. I put myself through Beauty School got off Ga and am a productive part of society today thanks to the services offered largely in District 6. I am aware of the struggles many in this area face. I have found my voice and activism in the streets and night clubs of this city. For me the culture of the city is changing and not always for the better of people who are not quite well off. If we have a city that new people can not come to and live, families that can not raise their children here then we are not the city I came looking for. San Francisco is more than a city it’s an ideal and a destination for the disenfranchised and that is worth fighting for.