By Tab Buckner, HANC Board

When Haight-Ashbury residents voted in the November 8th General Election, they participated in a 19th Assembly District race for the first time. California’s legislative district lines were redrawn for the next decade and AD19’s new boundaries were moved eastward to include most of the Haight.

As of December 5th, AD 19 Assemblyman Phil Ting will begin his final two-year term. Ting was first elected in 2012 and his district has encompassed the western side of San Francisco as well as Broadmoor, Colma, Daly City and South San Francisco. He lives in the Sunset District and serves as Chair of the Assembly Budget Committee after having been Chair of the Assembly Committee on Revenue and Taxation. Prior to joining the State Legislature, Ting served as San Francisco’s Assessor-Recorder since 2005.

Assemblyman Ting is scheduled to speak and answer questions at HANC’s General Meeting on Thursday, December 8th.