San Francisco Board of Supervisors – Page 5

San Francisco School Board Recall Leader Autumn Looijen Enters Supervisor Race

March 11, 2024 5:29 pmMarch 11, 2024 5:29 pm

San Francisco Supervisor Dean Preston was challenged for his District 5 Supervisor seat on Monday by organizer and activist Autumn Looijen, who helped lead the successful 2022 recall of three San Francisco School Board members. As extensively covered by the...

SF Board Of Supes Pres. Aaron Peskin Expected to Announce Run For Mayor

March 4, 2024 12:05 pmMarch 4, 2024 12:06 pm

During the weekend, several sources said that San Francisco Board of Supervisors President Aaron Peskin will soon be joining the San Francisco Mayoral race. If so, he joins an already crowded field which includes current Mayor London Breed, former Mayor...

SF Board Of Supervisors Vote 11-0 To Apologize to Black Residents for Decades of Discrimination

February 28, 2024 1:48 pmFebruary 28, 2024 1:48 pm

In a unanimous decision, the San Francisco Board of Supervisors voted 11-0 on Tuesday to issue a formal apology to black residents for decades of discrimination. The idea of reparations and apologizing for past discrimination against African Americans in California...

New Poll Finds Former SF Mayor Mark Farrell Leading Current Mayor London Breed In 2024 Election

February 22, 2024 5:19 pmFebruary 22, 2024 5:35 pm

According to a new San Francisco Chronicle poll released on Thursday, former San Francisco Mayor Mark Farrell is currently in a narrow lead over current Mayor London Breed 20% to 18%, putting her reelection chances this November severely in danger....

Former San Francisco Supervisor John Avalos Put On Leave Following alleged Anti-Semitic Tweets

February 16, 2024 2:30 amFebruary 16, 2024 2:31 am

Former San Francisco Supervisor and current executive director of the Council of Community Housing Organizations John Avalos was put on leave on Thursday following alleged anti-Semitic tweets involving Jewish lawmakers. Avalos, who was a Supervisor between 2008 and 2016 and...

Former San Francisco Mayor Mark Farrell Announces 2024 Run For San Francisco Mayor

February 14, 2024 2:30 amFebruary 14, 2024 2:31 am

Former San Francisco Mayor Mark Farrell announced on Tuesday that he will be running for the Mayor of San Francisco this November, joining a small list of candidates including current Mayor London Breed, Levi Strauss heir Daniel Lurie, and Supervisor...

The Greenberg Brief: SF Supervisor Dean Preston Has a Challenger – I Won’t Support Him

January 25, 2024 2:55 amJanuary 26, 2024 8:58 am

San Francisco’s notorious, self-branded socialist Supervisor Dean Preston has been wreaking havoc for several years, garnering national headlines over claims capitalism is to blame for drug addiction and homelessness in The Tenderloin (his home district and jurisdiction, as member of...