Mayor London Breed returned from her trip to China last weekend and is now making a visible push to fight for her job as she faces a tough re-election fight with several high-profile challengers.
Each candidate is campaigning on promises of change, touting their own solutions to the city's problems ranging from crime to the housing crisis. San Francisco Supervisor Aaron Peskin became the latest figure to enter the race earlier this month.Candidates have made it a strategy of getting out into the city's neighborhoods to hear from voters directly. On Thursday, Mayor Breed paid a visit to the Portola District.
'Beyond the job of being mayor, Breed must also convince residents that things are getting better in San Francisco, something that gets discussed in the city quite.When asked if she feels enough people feel that way and if they will decide to give her credit for that in November, Breed replied, 'Well, my hope is to get credit for it. And, like today, out here on San Bruno, I am talking to people about the various programs that we provide from the city.
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