Incumbent San Francisco mayor concedes to opponent amid considerations over homeless, drug overdoses

Incumbent San Francisco Mayor London Breed has conceded the town’s mayoral race to challenger Daniel Lurie following a heated election cycle specializing in the town’s homelessness, crime and drug overdose issues.

Lurie, a first-time candidate, Levi Strauss inheritor and founding father of an anti-poverty nonprofit, had declared throughout his marketing campaign that “It’s time to finish the notion that lawlessness is a suitable a part of life in San Francisco” and “To reverse the document charges of property crime and drug dealing, criminals should know that they are going to be caught and there shall be penalties.” 

As of Thursday, Lurie was main Breed 56.2 to 43.8% in voting within the ranked-choice election, which included 10 candidates, in accordance with KTVU. 

“After years of record-high budgets, worse outcomes, and extra excuses, San Franciscans are prepared for change,” the 47-year-old Democrat stated in an announcement. 

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Daniel Lurie defeated incumbent San Francisco Mayor London Breed within the metropolis’s mayoral race. (Justin Sullivan/Getty Photos/AP/Jeff Chiu)

He added that the town’s authorities should now ship “Clear and secure streets for all,” construct “sufficient housing to show round our affordability disaster” and sort out “our drug and behavioral well being disaster.” 

“I am deeply grateful to my unimaginable household, marketing campaign staff, and each San Franciscan who voted for accountability, service, and alter,” Lurie additionally stated. 

Lurie has advised KTVU he desires to construct 1,500 shelter beds in six months and a pair of,500 tiny properties to sort out the town’s homelessness situation, place extra cops on foot patrol in excessive crime areas and filter open-air drug markets. 

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Metropolis of San Francisco staff take away a homeless encampment within the Bayview neighborhood in San Francisco on Aug. 1. (David Paul Morris/Bloomberg through Getty Photos)

Breed, who can be a Democrat, described the chance to function mayor because the “biggest honor of my lifetime.” 

“On the finish of the day, this job is greater than anyone individual and what issues is that we maintain shifting this Metropolis ahead. At this time, I known as Daniel Lurie and congratulated him on his victory on this election,” she wrote on X on Thursday. “Over the approaching weeks, my workers and I’ll work to make sure a easy transition as he takes on the dignity of serving as Mayor of San Francisco. I do know we’re each dedicated to enhancing this Metropolis we love.” 

From left to proper, Democratic mayoral candidate for San Francisco Daniel Lurie, San Francisco Mayor London Breed and Aaron Peskin, president of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors and Democratic mayoral candidate for San Francisco, are seen in the course of the first mayoral debate on June 12. (David Paul Morris/Bloomberg through Getty Photos)

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“I wish to thank the entire Metropolis workers who’ve labored tirelessly to enhance this Metropolis for the final six years. I’m the Mayor — however you all are doing the laborious work on daily basis and the Metropolis is on the rise,” she additionally stated.