SF mayor opens door to lottery-picked residents

San Francisco Mayor Mark Farrell is opening his doors at City Hall to allow a select group of residents to have some face time.

His office is launching “Open Door Chats,” which will give residents a 10-minute appointment with the mayor on the first and third Friday of the month from 8:30 a.m. to noon. The first sit-down with the mayor is on Friday.

A lottery process will determine who will meet with the mayor, and residents chosen can decide on the preferred time, according to the Mayor’s Office.

Farrell said in a statement:

“I believe the Mayor’s Office should be transparent, open and accessible to all San Francisco residents.”

Farrell added:

“During my time as mayor, I want to get to the heart of the issues and I want my work to be guided by what is impacting the lives of our residents on a day-to-day basis.”

Residents can sign up at http://bit.ly/mayorfarrell, and answer questions on what topic they would like to speak with Farrell about, if they submitted a 311 complaint about the issue, and if any city departments had resolved the issue.

Jerold Chinn

Jerold serves as a reporter and San Francisco Bureau Chief for SFBay covering transportation and occasionally City Hall and the Mayor's Office in San Francisco. His work on transportation has been recognized by the San Francisco Press Club. Born and raised in San Francisco, he graduated from San Francisco State University with a degree in journalism. Jerold previously wrote for the San Francisco Public Press, a nonprofit, noncommercial news organization. When not reporting, you can find Jerold taking Muni to check out new places to eat in the city.