Mayor London Breed’s canary-yellow campaign signs preceded her as her entourage made its way down 24th Street today.
As they walked, the group, including campaign staff and volunteers holding large posters aloft, visited local businesses in the Mission that had been scouted ahead of time by Joshua Arce, a longtime Breed ally whom the mayor appointed head of workforce development in 2018. Arce is a Mission resident, and unsuccessfully ran for the District 9 supervisor seat in 2016.
Up and down the street, curious Mission residents honked their car horns and ran over to take selfies with the mayor. Breed’s team swiftly doled out their stack of yellow campaign signs to anyone interested in a photo. Like a trail of breadcrumbs, they also left them behind at the shops they popped into.
Their day in the Mission began at noon with lunch at Tio Chilo’s Grill at 2872 24th St., a family-owned Mexican restaurant Breed said will be celebrating its 22nd anniversary tomorrow. That was followed by a visit to Limoncello, a sandwich shop at 2862 24th St.
“I knew I was coming here, so I waited to eat,” Breed said. “The city employees, the public works folks, they eat in this neighborhood. Because [it has] the best food,” she later added, after running into a uniformed employee who said he helped put in her office floors.
Breed was then guided to Temo’s Coffee at 3000 24th St., where Breed hugged owner Lamea Abuelrous, ordered a matcha, and chatted with customers. She explained that she is running for re-election, and described how she supported business owners during the pandemic.
A couple customers brought up Abuelrous’ efforts to help her family escape Gaza, and asked Breed to raise awareness about the fundraiser. Breed was ushered out by her team; Breed’s campaign said later that the mayor had a tight schedule to keep.
Afterwards, customers said they did not want to be in a photo with a candidate who did not endorse a Gaza cease-fire resolution.
Back on the sidewalk, Breed stood apart from the small crowd around her in a scarlet sweater set. She fanned herself, saying she wished she had worn a sundress.
Up the block, Breed was welcomed into W-K Market at 3098 24th St. The owner, his family, and passers-by squeezed into the corner store for photos. A woman giddily asked the mayor if she remembered her from a previous visit during the holidays.
On the way to their last stop, Breed yelled across the street when she saw Roberto Hernandez, a candidate running to be District 9 supervisor, filming a video outside Mixcoatl, a Mexican handicraft and jewelry store at 3201 24th St.
As she waved to residents outside Galería de la Raza, Breed said she had had just a “taste” of the Mission’s “very special, spiritual community.”
A small girl ran over, dragging her dog on a leash behind her, for a final meet-and-greet before Breed was driven away.
She’s got my vote!
Bye bye London. And good riddance.
Hipócrita! Only comes to the Mission when she wants something from the community. London Greed needs to go home and stop sucking the City’s energy!