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Committee recommends Manny Ecoutiel and Fiona Henze for SFMTA board; nominees emphasize equity, outreach and Vision Zero
Summary
The Rules Committee unanimously recommended Mayor Breed’s nominations of Manny Ecoutiel and Fiona Henze to the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency board, after extended presentations and Q&A on transit restoration, equity, outreach to Latinx and disability communities, and the future of pandemic-era street changes.
The Rules Committee on Dec. 14 voted to forward Mayor Breed’s nominations of Manny Ecoutiel and Fiona Henze to the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency (SFMTA) Board of Directors with positive recommendations.
Manny Ecoutiel, a Valencia‑Street small business owner and community organizer, said his experience as a brick‑and‑mortar merchant and organizer positions him to represent small‑business interests and to bring community outreach to SFMTA decision‑making. He told supervisors he supports prioritizing restoration of service lines that serve communities that rely on transit for economic mobility and highlighted the need…
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