Mission Local: Meet the District 10 candidates: Would you put a moratorium on AI data centers?
Theo Ellington
- Job: Executive director, Ruth Williams Bayview Opera House. Policy director, Brownstein, public affairs director for the Golden State Warriors and the first director of homelessness initiatives and community development for The Salvation Army San Francisco.
- Age: 37
- Residency: Renter and former homeowner, lifelong San Franciscan and third-generation resident, born and raised in Bayview near Third and Palou streets, has lived in the Hunters Point Shipyard in District 10 since 2016
- Transportation: Driving, public transit, walking
- Education: Bachelor’s degree in political science, Notre Dame de Namur University; master’s degree in urban affairs from the University of San Francisco.
- Languages: English
Yes. I was the first candidate in this race to call for a moratorium on new data centers in District 10. We need our own regulations that include: full community input, environmental review, companies paying the full cost of the power upgrades they require, ratepayer and anti-displacement protections, and public disclosure of water and energy use.
This district already carries a disproportionate share of the city’s pollution and heavy industrial use that needs to be modernized. We need uses that promote new economic jobs centers. Within my first 30-days, I will jumpstart a community and economic development planning process.
Endorsed by: San Francisco Democratic Party, Lieutenant Governor Eleni Kounalakis, State Treasurer Fiona Ma, Congressman Kevin Mullin, Former Mayor London Breed, State Senator Scott Wiener, Congresswoman Lateefah Simon, Former Mayor Willie Brown, Supervisor Matt Dorsey, read more here.
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