San Francisco Voters Face a Crowded and Contentious Mayor’s Race

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🗓️ 15 April 2024

⏱️ 56 minutes

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This November San Francisco voters will get to decide whether to give London Breed another four years as mayor. Polls show voters are dissatisfied with how Breed has handled crime and homelessness, and her political weakness has invited several strong challengers into the race, from the political left, right and middle. Board of Supervisors’ President Aaron Peskin, Supervisor Asha Safaí, philanthropist Daniel Lurie and venture capitalist Mark Farrell are all making a run for the job, among others. We’ll talk about the candidates, San Francisco’s shifting politics and how the city’s ranked choice voting system could affect the dynamics of the race. Guests: Heather Knight, San Francisco bureau chief, New York Times - formerly a San Francisco Chronicle reporter since 1999. Joe Fitzgerald Rodriguez, reporter and producer covering politics, KQED News Former San Francisco Supervisor Jane Kim, California chair, Working Families Party - a progressive advocacy organization Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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1:01.6	In November, San Francisco voters will decide whether or not to give London breed another four years as mayor.
1:07.8	Polls show San Franciscans are in a very bad mood over things like crime and homelessness,
1:12.6	and the mayor's apparent political weakness has lured several strong challengers into the race.
1:17.6	Board of Supervisors President Aaron Peskin, former supervisor and venture capitalist Mark Farrell,
1:23.6	and philanthropist Daniel Lurie are all making a run for her job.
1:32.5	And the odds are scrambled by ranked choice voting, all making for a very interesting race.
1:35.5	We'll delve into it next right after this news. Good morning and welcome to Forum.
1:48.0	I'm Scott Schaefer in today for Alexis Madrigal.
1:51.0	Well, anyone who visits or lives in San Francisco knows that the city has been plagued with problems,
1:57.0	problems that are often right out in the open, from homeless encampments and auto break-ins to
2:01.8	big-name retailers like Macy's fleeing the city, and a downtown that's been very slow to recover
2:07.7	from the pandemic. All of that and more will be hotly debated between now and November, as voters
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