For Immediate Release: Tuesday, October 20
For more information, contact: Stephanie Ong Stillman (415) 786-5568

Rebecca Prozan, Assistant District Attorney and Grassroots Organizer
Officially Enters the 2010 District 8 Supervisor Race in San Francisco
Early Support from D.A. Kamala Harris and Neighborhood Leaders

San Francisco –  Today, Assistant District Attorney and Grassroots Organizer Rebecca Prozan announces her candidacy for San Francisco’s Board of Supervisors.  Prozan seeks to represent District 8, a seat currently held by Supervisor Bevan Dufty who is termed out next year.

Prozan, a Bay Area native and former Obama Delegate, cites her love of San Francisco and a desire to solve city issues as reasons why she is running for Supervisor.

“Hundreds of District 8 residents have shared their concerns with me about the necessity for a reliable MUNI, better schools, and safer neighborhoods,” says Prozan.  “San Franciscans should be able to depend on basic city services.  That is why I am running for Supervisor.”

Prozan’s supporters refer to her long history of working for the community as reasons why she is the best candidate to tackle the City’s tough issues.  As an assistant District Attorney, Prozan is currently assigned to the narcotics unit, and has handled a multitude of felony and misdemeanor cases.

I am proud to support Rebecca Prozan.” said District Attorney Kamala D. Harris, one of Prozan’s first supporters.  “Rebecca’s experience as a community organizer, former LGBT liaison for the City of San Francisco, and Assistant District Attorney gives her the right ingredients to represent the District.  With Rebecca you get someone who intimately understands the role of how city government can improve the lives of everyday people in District 8.”

Prozan’s ties to District 8 are extensive.  She cut her teeth in City Hall, as Mayor Willie Brown’s Liaison to District 8, where she helped residents receive the appropriate attention, information, and timely service on issues such as parks, transportation, crime, land use, and small business matters.   She cemented her work in the District later on as a Legislative Aide to Supervisor Bevan Dufty.

“Rebecca can work with the diversity of District 8 – its neighbors, merchants, and non-profits,” says Steve Adams, Chair of Merchants of Upper Market and Castro, “Rebecca is more than just a promise – she has delivered for the neighborhood time and time again.”

“District 8 needs a Supervisor that understands how to get things done.  Rebecca understands the impact of planning and development on our neighborhoods and our families,” says Zoanne Nordstorm, former President of the Glen Park Association.  “Rebecca has a long history of working in our community.  That is why I am supporting her.”

President Obama’s campaign reenergized Prozan’s commitment to community and volunteer service.  During the campaign, Obama named her his Northern California LGBT Liaison and she was instrumental in recruiting hundreds of volunteers for the campaign.  Inspired by his message of hope and the belief that a government should work for its people, Prozan ran and was elected to be a pledged Obama Delegate to the Democratic National Convention, garnering the largest vote total in her district.

Ordinary people can do extraordinary things – that’s the key lesson I learned from my work in the Barack Obama campaign,” says Prozan.  “This campaign is not about me, but about the parent in Noe Valley who wants better schools.  It is about the neighbor in Glen Park who worries about crime and safety, and about the merchant in the Castro who struggles to break even every month.  This campaign is about the residents of District 8.”

If elected, Prozan will become the first out Lesbian to win a District Supervisor seat in San Francisco.

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