Matt Haney Q&A: What Just Happened And What Happened Next

San Francisco CA

27 April, 2022

5:19 PM

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By Joe Eskenazi, Mission Local April 25, 2022 Assemblyman-elect Matt Haney does not notably stick out as he wanders the streets of the Tenderloin, but everyone seems to know who he is. He's tall, with a black, long-sleeved Laborers Union t-shirt and black athletic pants and white Nike high-tops. He has a few days' stubble, which might be intentional and might not. Regardless, people here gravitate toward him — and, as his recent crushing electoral victory would attest to, they seem to like him just fine. He is, as he makes his way toward La Cocina on Hyde and Golden Gate, approached by a small army of well-wishers. After we order coffee and sit down, he is still greeted and congratulated by a string of constituents. "Great victory. Over-WHELMING victory!" says a tall Black man coming in for a fist bump. Haney smiles. "Uh, well, that's what happens when you mess with the Tenderloin." To read the full article, click here. Mission Local covers San Francisco from the vantage point of the Mission, a neighborhood with all of the promise and problems of a major city. You can support Mission Local here.