Voters in San Francisco are deciding whether to reelect Mayor London Breed in a heated and expensive race against four key fellow Democrats over issues of homelessness and public safety. Breed is the first Black woman to serve as mayor of San Francisco. Her opponents say she squandered her six years in office.
FILE - San Francisco Mayor London Breed delivers her State of the City address at the Pier 27 cruise terminal in San Francisco , Thursday, March 7, 2024. FILE - Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao speaks to the media during a press conference at Oakland City Hall in Oakland , Calif., June 24, 2024. FILE - Mark Farrell answers a question during a debate for the top five candidates in the race for San Francisco mayor, at Sydney Goldstein Theater in San Francisco on Wednesday, June 12, 2024.
The contests are happening in a presidential election year amid a national debate on public safety and a statewide vote on aof San Francisco 49ers rookie Ricky Pearsall in a popular central shopping district reignited the issue of safety in the city. Breed’s chief competitors include Daniel Lurie, a wealthy philanthropist and nonprofit founder who has sunk nearly $9 million of his own money into the race.with more than $16 million raised — including $1 million from his mother, businesswoman Miriam Haas to an outside committee supporting his candidacy.
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