EDITORIAL: Mayor London Breed now finds herself in an unenviable position as an election year looms. With Chesa Boudin no longer around to deflect public frustration, she should expect closer scrutiny of her own record.
With District Attorney Chesa Boudin out of the way, it’s time for Mayor London Breed to lay out a plan to finally address the festering problems that have increased voter anxiety in a city we elected her to lead.
A San Francisco Examiner poll conducted in late May predicted that Boudin would get the boot, but it also contained ominous warning signs for Breed. The poll found that the mayor's approval rating is under water, with 52% of likely voters disapproving her job performance. In addition, a whopping 72% of likely voters said San Francisco is headed in the wrong direction and 66% said they felt less safe than they did 10 years ago.
The mayor now finds herself in an unenviable position as an election year looms. With Boudin no longer around to deflect public frustration, Breed should expect closer scrutiny of her own record. Unless she can find a way to address homelessness and property crime — the top two issues underlying voter frustration with city leadership — she could be vulnerable to a challenge.
Of course, it’s not fair to put all the blame on Breed, who has taken some steps to address these pressing issues. She opened the Tenderloin Center and hired 100 health workers as part of the 90-day Tenderloin emergency earlier this year. She pushed for Urban Alchemy to flood downtown streets with “ambassadors” whose presence makes some people feel safer during the day.
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