District 3 Supervisor Danny Sauter wants a S.F. built for new parents

Supervisor Danny Sauter describes his work as exhausting, exciting, and sometimes petty and personal. He credits having a life outside City Hall with giving him balance and a clearer-headed perspective. He oversees a district with many seniors, dense areas of San Francisco, and a large downtown portion still seeking direction, while operating under the legacy of long-serving predecessor Aaron Peskin. Sauter says fatherhood has helped him focus on measures to make the city easier for young families. He points to data showing there are more dogs than kids in San Francisco. He unveiled the STROLLER Act, intended to move conditions for families “just a little bit,” including expanding paid family leave eligibility from six months to 90 days of employment.

"“Frankly,” said Sauter during a Thursday night conversation with Mission Local managing editor Joe Eskenazi at Manny's Cafe, “having a life outside of City Hall is probably a good thing to give me balance, and it probably allows me to approach this job with a much more clear-headed perspective.”"

"Sauter oversees the district with the most seniors, the densest parts of San Francisco, and a large portion of downtown which has yet to find a new direction - all while working with the imprint left by his predecessor Aaron Peskin, who had represented District 3 on and off for two decades. That's where being a father and having a family life with his wife, Chelsey, and their 14-month-old baby girl can be really helpful."

"Fatherhood has also helped him focus on measures aimed at making San Francisco more family-friendly, he told Eskenazi. The city, like many other big cities, is generally known as a tough place to raise families. There are “more dogs than kids in San Francisco,” said Sauter, repeating what data confirms."

"The STROLLER Act is not intended to be revolutionary, but a package of initiatives “to try and move the needle just a little bit,” said Sauter. It would expand eligibility for paid family leave: Currently workers need to have been on the job for six months to claim family leave, but the bill would move that forward to start that eligibility window at just 90 days of employment - a change that would"

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