It is unconscionable that it has taken her bid for re-election to awaken District 10 Supervisor, Sophie Maxwell from her slumber. The reality is that, for the past 5 years of her term in office, the Southeast communities - particularly Bayview and Visitacion Valley - have been under siege from violence, while Maxwell has done nothing. Now, on the heels of another violent killing, Maxwell's political posturing not only rings hollow and opportunistic, but is offensive to the victims of this tragedy. At this late date, rather than being divisive and pointing the finger of responsibility elsewhere, Maxwell should take a cue from Mayor Newsom's "City Safe" initiative, and work to bring our community organizations and our Police together in order to fight crime at its root causes. The residents of the Southeast thirst for real leadership, and that means a public official who spends less time trying to keep her job and more time doing her job.

SanFranciscoSentinel.com October 20, 2005 Maxwell's Alibi Grandstanding

...  "We have profound issues in our district," Jusino explained. "We are a working-class people with entre- preneurial spirit, and we want real solutions to real problems ... We're struggling. We don't have time for political posturing. We need public officials who will watch our backs and take care of business."

The Independent November 25, 2003 SMALL BUSINESS JOURNAL

When will the race-bating in San Francisco city politics end?... ... more binds us as a community by way of shared concerns and challenges than divides us by mere virtue of skin pigment or cultural difference. Clearly we are all better served when we select leaders we know will look after us, rather than when we focus upon those who merely look like us.

The Examiner April 28, 2004

Whether viewed as a mere joke or a display of vulgarity, the police skit video was undoubtedly an utter failure in judgment. Though not just because unprofessional conduct by some sullied the image of an entire department, but because this incident led to two dozen officers being removed from service in protection of the violence plagued southeast communities, who need them most. Investigation into departmental policy violations should be conducted fairly, but also swiftly, so that officers not culpable can be returned to duty without delay. Those of us committed to community-policing take solace that it was police commanders, and a POA official, who acted in a timely and forthright manner to bring this matter to inquiry. For the sake of southeast residents, let us end the scapegoating and return to the crucial goal of forging a relationship based upon understanding and trust.

SanFranciscoSentinel.com December 13, 2005 End videogate scapegoating and rebuild trust

...  "They're residents, and we're residents. We just happen to have homes," Jusino said..."What started out as a tolerant environment now has become a place where it's an accepted right to conduct yourself at will," Jusino said. ... Gavin Newsom, the Board of Supervisors member who pushed the "Care, Not Cash" initiative, hopes to break that pattern..."I think San Francisco is about to change.

Baltimore Sun May 27, 2003 S F split on dealing with Homeless

Chinese Times 01/05/05 Arguing at Hearing on behalf of community

... Dwayne Jusino, a leader of the Portola district's attempt to reunify itself as a neighborly and voting entity... "The balance that the task force was brought about to realize seems to be eroding into a peculiar play of politics," he said. He said that the chairwoman and other members of the task force who were sworn to be objective had turned into "advocates"... on the issue of local representation.

The Examiner April 10, 2002

Sing Tao Daily 11/22/02 Organized Crime / Safety Awareness Forum

Organized Southeast Mayoral Forum putting spotlight on District 10

Sing Tao Daily 10/26/02 Leading Hate-Crime Protest March

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