On November 5 , we will find out who will be mayor of San Francisco. Citizens and residents of San Francisco are able to choose who they want for mayor, who they believe will make SF a better place.
Today, the biggest rivalry is between London Breed, who is our current mayor this year, Mark Farrell, who was the Interim Mayor from January–July 2018. Also running is Aaron Perkin, the president of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors, and Daniel Lurie, the former CEO of nonprofit Tipping Point Community.
London Breed is 49 years old. She attended the University of California in Davis to get a Bachelor’s degree in political science and public service. She also attended University of San Francisco to get her Master’s degree in public administration. She was also acting mayor from December 2017 – Jan 2018 and President of the Board of Supervisors from January 2015–June 2018. Finally, she was the District 5 Supervisor from January 2013–July 2018.
On the other hand, Mark Farrell, who is 50 years old, attended Loyola Marymount University to earn his Bachelor’s degree . He also attended the University College Dublin to get his Masters degree. He was District 2 Supervisor from January 2011–Jan 2018. Lastly, he attended the University of Pennsylvania Law School to get his Juris Doctor degree. However, Farrell has not been eligible to practice law in California since 2016 this cause is because in 2016 he was Admin Inactive/MCLE noncompliance and in 2017 he was Suspended by failing to pay fees.
Aaron Peskin, who is 60 years old, studied at the University of California, Santa Cruz, to earn his bachelor’s degree. His experience in office is he was President of the Board of Supervisors: Jan 2005 – Jan 2009, he ran again in Jan 2023 – Present. Lastly, District 3 Supervisor: Jan 2001 – Jan 2009, Dec 2015 – Present.
Finally, Daniel Lurie attended Duke University to get his Bachelor’s degree in political science. He went to the University of California, Berkeley for his Master of Public Policy. However, he has had no experience in working as mayor, supervisor or anything.
London Breed and Mark Farrell have had experience working as mayors but on the other hand Daniel Lurie and Aaron Peskin have had no experience as mayor. Peskin has worked as supervisor and president of the board supervisor.
Do they know what they are getting into? And who will have more impact on making the city more safer and stable for us?
Mayor London Breed, who donated about $8.5 million in unallocated funds to help stabilize the city’s troubled public schools, plans on working on bringing 30,000 people to downtown SF by 2030, and to continue fighting fentanyl with everything we have.
Also, she plans to start building the 82,000 homes we need. The biggest impact that she wants to make is to continue our success in helping 15,000 people move off the streets and clearing tent encampments. Overall, she wants to make San Francisco the safest big city in the country.
Mark Farrell, who has had trouble for his campaign and has raised about $2.4 million and a letter says that Farrell’s Arizona-based legal team is not licensed to practice law in California.
He plans to work on public safety since it is his #1 priority if he becomes the mayor, adding up to a city where families are the priority, City Hall’s actions and policies which are not driven by special interest groups, but a desire for the next generations of San Francisco to succeed. A city that believes sidewalks are for everyone and not tent encampments, drug dealers, and drug abuse.
He said he wants a city that is thriving economically where businesses large and small across every industry are successful, offers jobs that support a diverse work forces. A City Hall that works collaboratively with our business community to make it happen. Lastly, a city that is vibrant: where neighborhoods are alive, tourists are excited to be in town, and a downtown that is buzzing with activity every day.
Daniel Lurie who is the heir of Levi Strauss and he founded Tipping Point Community. Without taking a cent of government money, Tipping Point raised more than $500 million and delivered measurable results on early childhood, employment, housing, and education. He plans to work on public safety and fully staff the San Francisco Police and Sheriff’s Departments, offer first-responder incentives including rent, child care, and housing subsidies, require better SFPD coordination with other law enforcement entities, and more officers on foot patrol in high crime areas. Speed up 911 response times.
He also plans to work on mental health and drug crises, for example, declare a fentanyl state of emergency, shut down open-air drug markets, and stand up co-responder teams of behavioral health experts and law enforcement. Finally, create 24/7 Drop-Off Crisis Centers and many more.
He plans to work on housing such as using public-sector tools to make economics of building housing work, especially for middle-income families, teachers, and first responders, and accelerate housing production at all income levels, tackle the affordability crisis, and avoid a state takeout. He plans on working on small business and downtown revitalization, with accountability and anti-corruption.
Overall, Aaron Peskin who is the board supervisor and is supported by nurses, teachers, and working SF workers also how an ambitious proposal to expand San Francisco’s rent control ordinance to units built through 2024 has been scaled back, but Board of Supervisors President Aaron Peskin says that voters should know what the board’s plans are in the event that Prop 33 passes next month.
He plans to work on new homes that are affordable for middle-class families and expand rent control . He also plans to work with community policing such as reducing crimes and plans to inspect general to root out. And a comprehensive strategy to address homelessness.
Who do you think should win? Who will make SF a better place and safer? We will find out November 5, 2024.
If you haven’t voted yet and are 18 years old or older, go vote. The deadline for voting in person: Oct 7 – Nov 4. In person on election day: Nov 5. The deadline to register to vote online: Oct 21 by 11:59 p.m. PDT. Last opportunity to vote by mail Oct 21.
