21 Facts About Rafael Mandelman

Rafael Mandelman was born on October 17,1973 and is an American attorney and politician currently serving on the San Francisco Board of Supervisors, representing District 8.

Rafael Mandelman joined the Equality California Institute Board in 2020.

Rafael Mandelman grew up in Laguna Beach, California with his mother.

Rafael Mandelman's mother had various mental disorders and regularly in and out of the hospital.

At 11 years old, his relatives convinced Rafael Mandelman to move to San Francisco, where his paternal grandmother was.

Rafael Mandelman attended Brandeis Hillel Day School and Lick-Wilmerding High School.

Rafael Mandelman ran to represent District 8 in the 2010 San Francisco Board of Supervisors election, placing second against Scott Wiener.

Rafael Mandelman was elected to the City College of San Francisco Board of Trustees in 2012.

Rafael Mandelman defeated incumbent Jeff Sheehy to represent District 8 in the June 2018 San Francisco Board of Supervisors special election, replacing Sheehy for the duration of the term.

Rafael Mandelman introduced legislation in 2018 to streamline the opening of more residential care facilities by removing the requirement that such facilities need to obtain conditional use permits if they are serving seven or more residents in several zoning districts, but not those zoned for single-family or two-family homes.

In 2019, Rafael Mandelman authored legislation implementing the housing conservatorship program created by Scott Wiener's SB 1045 for unhoused individuals suffering from severe mental illness and substance use disorder.

Rafael Mandelman has repeatedly pushed for expansion of the City's use of its existing conservatorship tools, and of State laws restricting eligibility for conservatorships.

Shortly after his 2018 election, Rafael Mandelman was arrested for blocking a street outside Marriott's Westin St Francis hotel during a Labor Day protest against Marriott's wages.

In 2018, Rafael Mandelman co-authored the Housing Preservation and Expansion Reform Act, increasing fines for the illegal demolition of homes in order to preserve rent-controlled housing and curb the loss of residential housing.

Rafael Mandelman called for reform of the Ellis Act in 2018 to protect certain tenants, specifically vulnerable residents from marginalized communities, from evictions.

Rafael Mandelman sponsored legislation in support of California's Affordable Housing Act to allow local jurisdictions to create their own rules regarding rent control.

In 2019, Rafael Mandelman joined Mayor Breed to celebrate the renovation of 90 affordable housing units for seniors and people with disabilities in the city's Duboce Triangle neighborhood.

In 2021, Rafael Mandelman proposed to allow construction of fourplexes on single lots in San Francisco with the intent to increase the supply of housing, reduce rents, and alleviate the housing the shortage in San Francisco.

Rafael Mandelman's aide explained that the bill was intended to preempt California Senate Bill 9, which was a new version of California Senate Bill 50 which Rafael Mandelman opposed.

In 2021, Rafael Mandelman opposed the construction of a 500-unit apartment complex on a Nordstrom's valet parking lot.

Rafael Mandelman endorsed David Campos for California Assembly District 17.