"The current candidates in the running to lead District 4 have had to fill out a five-page questionnaire about the state of their finances, and possible conflicts of interest. They've had to make it through a fake press conference without disgracing themselves. But - aside from the two who have previously worked as legislative aides - how much do they know about the job itself? How much do we know? We set out to find out."
"In the conversations that led to this quiz, one aide recalled an 88-year-old constituent who had asked their supervisor to do something about the overgrown bushes along a staircase next to her home. The staircase was not under the city's jurisdiction - it seemed public, and the public used it, but it fell under the homeowner's jurisdiction. But, again, the homeowner was 88. Finally the supervisor aide in question went out with a few interns and cleared out the shrubbery himself."
San Francisco's District 4 experienced the ousting of one supervisor, the brief appointment and quick resignation of his replacement, and a renewed search for another supervisor. Candidates completed a five-page questionnaire detailing finances and potential conflicts of interest and participated in simulated press conferences. Few candidates possess prior legislative aide experience. Supervisors maintain public access to their offices and perform responsibilities shaped by constituent needs and municipal bureaucracy. Instances include aide intervention for an elderly resident regarding overgrown bushes on a staircase outside city jurisdiction, with staff clearing the shrubbery when formal authority did not apply. A public quiz assesses knowledge of supervisory duties.
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