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Leftist mayor of San Francisco defeated by political rookie

The left-wing mayor of San Francisco, who has presided over a shocking increase in crime and homelessness over the past six years, lost his re-election bid to a businessman with no political experience and will soon step down. London Breed, 50, became the mayor of San Francisco after winning a special election following the death […]

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

Incumbent San Francisco Mayor London Breed has conceded to challenger Daniel Lurie after a heated campaign that focused on the city's homelessness, crime and drug overdose problems. Lurie, a first-time candidate, successor to Levi Strauss, and founder of an anti-poverty nonprofit, said during his campaign, “The recognition that illegality is an accepted part of life […]

San Francisco Mayor London Breed loses reelection bid to Daniel Lurie

San Francisco Mayor London Breed lost her bid for re-election to Levi Strauss successor Daniel Lurie on Thursday night after the liberal city struggled for years with high levels of crime and a deteriorating quality of life. Mr. Breed, whose tenure began in 2017, said he called Mr. Lurie, a venture capitalist, to ask him […]

San Francisco Mayor London Breed Nears Defeat to Levi’s Heir Daniel Lurie

Using the city's ranked-choice voting system, he led with 56% of the vote to Breed's 44%. This is a disastrous outcome for Breed, a moderate Democrat who had expressed optimism after his early return. “It's not over until it's over,” she told supporters Tuesday night at a soul food restaurant near downtown. Breed repeatedly approached […]

San Francisco OKs $212M revamp of train system run by floppy disks

San Francisco's transit authority has approved a $212 million overhaul of its aging train control system, which for decades has operated on data stored on floppy disks. The City Transportation Authority Board, which oversees the city's light rail network, has approved a new contract with Hitachi Railway to upgrade the existing train control system, which […]