Two candidates are facing off in San Francisco’s June 2 special election to take over the District 2 supervisor seat, which was vacated when Catherine Stefani went to the State Assembly in 2024.
That gives Mission Local a chance to restart its “Meet the Candidates” series โ a weekly question to those running for office in the run-up to the election.
Whoever wins in June will be guaranteed the seat only through November. On Nov. 3, another election will take place for a full four-year term. New candidates could join at that point, though political observers say that a decisive June victory could lead to any competitors dropping out before November.
Sitting District 2 Supervisor Stephen Sherrill, who was appointed to the seat by outgoing Mayor London Breed, is facing off against Lori Brooke, a longtime community organizer in District 2.
In the coming weeks, weโll take a closer look at where Brooke and Sherrill stand on the issues. Every week, we will ask all the candidates the same question and publish their answers.
Our first question: What is your No. 1 issue this election and what do you plan to do about it?
Lori Brooke
- Job: President Cow Hollow Association
- Age: 62
- Residency: Homeowner, moved to the district 31 years ago
- Transportation: Driving and walking
- Education: Bachelor’s degree from the University of California, Santa Barbara
- Languages: English
My No. 1 issue is safe and clean streets. That is the foundation of quality of life in District 2. If residents donโt feel safe walking to school and work, shopping on our commercial corridors, or coming home at night, nothing else matters.
It also directly impacts our local businesses. When streets feel unsafe or dirty, customers stop coming and local shops suffer.ย
As supervisor, I will focus on visible enforcement and real accountability when the law is broken. I will increase policing in our neighborhoods and foot patrols on our commercial corridors, push for faster response times, and crack … see the full response here.
Endorsed by: Former District 2 Supervisor Michela Alioto-Pier, former State Senator and Supervisor Quentin Kopp, former State Senator Mark Leno , retired SFPD Deputy Chief Anne Mannix … read more here.
Stephen Sherrill
- Job: Appointed District 2 Supervisor
- Age: 39
- Residency: Homeowner, has lived in District 2 since 2015
- Transportation: Driving, public transportation, biking
- Education: Bachelorโs degree from Yale University
- Languages: English
My number one priority is ending the fentanyl crisis that continues to take lives and destabilize neighborhoods across San Francisco.
Over the past year, Iโve supported stronger coordination between SFPD, Fire/EMS, and Public Health, prioritized emergency responses near schools and parks, and backed efforts to dismantle organized drug markets.
But enforcement alone isnโt enough. We need more detox and residential treatment beds, expanded sub-acute mental health capacity, and stronger long-term recovery options, including sober living. We must make it easier to enter treatment immediately and create clearer pathways for intervention when someone is repeatedly overdosing.
Endorsed by: Mayor Daniel Lurie, GrowSF, Nor Cal Carpenters Union, San Francisco Police Officers Association … read more here
Candidates are ordered alphabetically and rotated each week. Answers may be lightly edited for formatting, spelling, and grammar. If you have questions for the candidates, please let us know at io@missionlocal.com.
You can register to vote via the sf.gov website.
My goodness, not much choice here it seems. I’m a renter in D2, there seem to be many of us, it would be awesome if someone with strong renter sympathies would run for this seat!
Being endorsed by the San Francisco Police Officers Association as Stephen Sherril is, should be a disqualifier equivalent to being endorsed by ICE, so vote for Lori Brooke.
Al, this is District 2, you realize? The most conservative district in the city and the district that Gavin Newsome represented for many years.
The D2 supervisor is probably the only current supervisor who could get elected in most of rest of the country.
Your point being? San Francisco is a unique political environment? Orโฆ?
Lpe, I don’t see SF as being that unique. At the last election the city voters went for Lurie, who is fairly conservative. In fact SF has elected a liberal mayor in 40 or so years now.
And the current Board of Supervisors is much more moderate than I can recall in the last 25 or so years. There is really only one traditional “progressive”, Fielder, and she is young and lacks experience.
So SF is changing and becoming less lefty.
Sherril is such a weak candidate. You don’t want to actually end the drug trafficking let alone punish dealers, yet you guys seriously think dumping more money into the black hole that is unaccountable drug “treatment” improves the doom spiral? There are no jobs in a city that hands everything away to illegals and criminals, in which continuing this way will just make the city insolvent. Most Californians are fed up with this “progressive” model, and we want it to stop – no more drugs, no more handouts, no more revolving doors for criminals, and no more illegals.