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to convince voters she’s up for another four years on the job and capable of steering the city that has struggled post-pandemic to better times.
They claim residents wouldn’t be safer or happier under her leadership. Her top opponents include former interim Mayor Mark Farrell; Daniel Laurie, an heir to the Levi Strauss fortune; Board of Supervisors President Aaron Peskin; and two-term Supervisor Ahsha Safai. All of the major candidates in the race are Democrats. Breed, Laurie, and Farrell are considered to be the centrists of the group, while Peskin has been labeled the most progressive.
While Breed does not have the most amount of money, she does have the most donors, with thousands flocking to her aid. A group supporting Laurie has received seven-figure sums from WhatsApp founder Jan Koum and Miriam Hass, Laurie’s multibillionaire mother. She made headlines when she gave $1 million to a committee backing him in December, which at the time was the biggest donation supporting a San Francisco candidate in 25 years.
“Things are changing in this city, and I have been on the defense leading this city through some of the most challenging times, making the hard decisions,” Breed said after winning a key “Now that things are starting to look good, and now that people are loving their neighborhoods and things are starting to feel good, I want to live in that moment as your mayor, in the offense, to take us to the next level.
Farrell’s plan of attack has been centered on the city’s homelessness crisis, crime, and the economy. Wealthy donors have flocked to the political novice who founded the anti-poverty nonprofit group Tipping Point Community.
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