Theo Ellington

SF YIMBY endorses Theo Ellington for District 10 supervisor. We support the commitments he made in his SF YIMBY questionnaire: six-story single-stair buildings, more homes near transit, objective by-right approvals, project shot clocks, and consequences when review deadlines are missed.

We agree with Theo that housing and a modern industrial economy are not an either-or. SF YIMBY estimates that about 11,000 District 10 parcels carry a special exemption from SB 79’s transit-oriented housing rules, most under a ‘low-resource’ exemption, making it harder and more expensive to build much needed homes. Theo has committed to begin a community and economic-development planning process within his first 30 days. SF YIMBY will track whether that process produces real outcomes and homes.

Theo Ellington is a third-generation San Franciscan and Bayview native running for the San Francisco Board of Supervisors, District 10. He is Executive Director of the Ruth Williams Bayview Opera House and a policy director at Brownstein, a legal and policy firm. He previously served on the City's Human Rights Commission and as a Commissioner on the Community Investment and Infrastructure Commission, was the Golden State Warriors' first Director of Public Affairs, and was the first Director of Homelessness Initiatives & Community Development for The Salvation Army. He holds a master's in Urban Affairs from the University of San Francisco.