Peter Ragone
Peter Ragone
Peter Ragone III is an American public affairs expert and entrepreneur active in a range of political and civic efforts. He has served in advisory roles for a range of local, state and national political figures including United States Vice-President Al Gore, Andrew Cuomo, Governor of New York State and California Lieutenant Governor Gavin Newsom. From January 2013 to March 2014, Ragone served as Senior Adviser for Strategic Planning for New York Mayor de Blasio...
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Are they saying the mayor's lying? Clearly, that's not the case.
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Get him out of that suit and you'd be surprised at how many people don't recognize him -- especially if he's in jeans, a baseball cap and sunglasses, which is what he normally wears on his day off.
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It's clear that the fees are not being imposed as they were designed to. This is an appropriate action.
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There's always room for positive energy in the next couple of weeks. If the supervisor wants to join with the city family in an uplifting celebration of our great town, we'll save a spot on the podium.
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The mayor views this as an opportunity to take a comprehensive view of our Police Department. there are a lot of things to look at. The mayor is looking for a public servant whose integrity and impartiality are beyond reproach.
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The mayor's office involvement was only to ensure the appropriate community outreach took place. Other than that, the process was fully transparent.
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The mayor believes that this is a crucial step for the city of San Francisco's Police Department. It is essential that we take these steps in order to protect and serve the people of San Francisco.
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It's not good policy and not good politics to go against the will of the voters, and going to a judge will help us make sure that doesn't occur.
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We wanted to institute a mandatory spay and neutering program; however, there was a law in Sacramento pushed by advocates at some time in the past that said you cannot pass breed-specific laws, ... So we had to ask for a change in state legislation.
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If you have an earthquake like there have been, seven or eight on the Richter scale, the scope of the disaster will be overwhelming and Katrina is a real-life illustration of what would happen. That's why we've focused on the average citizen being prepared.
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We are in contact with both sides of the issue and we feel strongly that hearing from both sides is the best way to develop policy, We support legislation from a myriad of sources if we feel it is sound public policy. In fact, as we speak we are reviewing legislation from the Ethics Commission and we'll likely support some of it.