Welcome back to our โMeet the Candidatesโ series, where District 2 supervisor candidates respond to a question in 100 words or fewer. Answers are published every Tuesday.
District 2 covers neighborhoods in the north of the city including the Presidio, the Marina, Cow Hollow, Pacific Heights, Presidio Heights and portions of the Western Addition and North of the Panhandle.
In December 2025, a bombshell development proposal dropped: A 25-story apartment building at the site currently occupied by the Marina Safeway, right on the edge of the Bay.ย
Both candidates for District 2 supervisor, Lori Brooke and Stephen Sherrill, were quick to oppose the plan. Brooke described it as โimposed on residents without their input,โย and Sherrill said the developers had undermined a โthoughtful, democratic planning process.โย
District 2 is generally thought to be resistant to new housing development — and large buildings on the waterfront in particular.
But last week, a new poll dropped, showing that most District 2 residents may not be so opposed to the Marina Safeway. Of the 411 likely D2 voters polled, 58 percent said they supported the Marina Safeway proposal while 37 percent disapproved.
Despite the polling, this week candidates stuck to their guns about the Marina Safeway.
โPolls are insightful โ and so are the conversations Iโve had with thousands of residents and neighbors,โ Sherrill said.
Brooke questioned the veracity of the poll, which was conducted by FM3, a reputable pollster, but commissioned by GrowSF, a moderate, pro-housing political pressure group.
โTheir polls canโt be trusted any more than the tech billionaires and gun-industry-aligned Republicans who are funding their independent expenditure supporting my opponent,โ Brooke said.
This weekโs question: Did the poll showing support for the Marina Safeway project change your mind?
Mission Local color codes the answers to yes/no questions. A blue background means the candidate answered yes, an orange background means no, and a yellow background means that the candidate dodged the question.
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
This is an outside interest group with their own agenda. Its polls canโt be trusted any more than the tech billionaires and gun-industry-aligned Republicans who are funding their independent expenditure supporting my opponent.ย
D2 residents want housing at all levels, not just luxury units. These projects should create homes that are affordable, while ensuring we are prioritizing our neighborhoods and adding needed infrastructure.
The Marina Safeway delivers none of that. My opponent says he opposes this development, but is supported by the politicians and interest groups pushing this project and state laws that will cause more like it.
Endorsed by: Former District 2 Supervisor Michela Alioto-Pier, former State Senator and Supervisor Quentin Kopp, AFT 2121, Local 38 (#2) … read more here.
Stephen Sherrill
- Job: Appointed District 2 Supervisor
- Age: 39
- Residency: Homeowner, moved to the district 11 years ago
- Transportation: Driving, public transportation, biking
- Education: Bachelorโs degree from Yale University
- Languages: English
Polls are insightful โ and so are the conversations Iโve had with thousands of residents and neighbors. I made it clear that I welcome new housing in District 2 when I supported the Family Zoning Plan, but the proposed skyscraper is astronomically out of scale with the rest of the neighborhood.
The developers are also unwilling to provide some level of grocery and pharmacy access to the families and seniors who really depend on it.
Iโve brought the developers to the negotiating table for a better project, and will continue to fight against it until thereโs a more practical solution.
Endorsed by: Mayor Daniel Lurie, GrowSF, Nor Cal Carpenters Union, San Francisco Police Officers Association, SF YIMBY, Northern Neighbors โฆ read more here.
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A 25-story building in San Francisco, what will they think of next? Oh wait, itโs 2026, not 1926.
Think Singapore.
I mean, it’s either the developers or the landlords. Whom do you prefer to empower? At least the developers create something in exchange for their money. No one is entitled to a passive income.
Landlords provide about half of all the city’s housing. Be careful what you wish for.
Landlord’s don’t provide anything other than access to a building that already exists. You must be confusing them with property managers and day laborers who are doing the real work of maintaining the structure.
The developers did not just win, they wiped the floor with the rational planners and welded the doors shut at the state level.
It is time for progressives and neighborhood people to have a new idea for the first time since 1986, preferably an idea that resonates with today’s voters.
I am not opposed to development, but one thing bothers me and I cannot un-see it!
The proposed development looks like a mashup of the destroyed Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City, and the Watergate Complex in Washington DC — two very recognizable buildings in fairly recent US history. Check them out.
The developers & designers should seriously take another look at this design.
we could use some bigger buildings, but why is it that all the big buildings proposed aren’t on top of hills, but right smack on the water in front of everyone?
Oh yeah, because the real money is in luxury condos and this literally does nothing but bring in outsiders with money, raising the price of everything in the neighborhood.
but what do I know…. I’ve just bought and sold luxury condos and never, not a single time, got an offer from someone who already lives here. Not. One. Time.
so, I’m out of the luxury business, but I can tell you with 100% certainty that the people behind this do not give a F about costs in the city and this will, with 100% certainty, be sold to people from outside the city, and raise the cost of housing and living.
that said, I still have property here and raising rents really don’t affect me (i’m a true believer in rent control) but it is irritating to see people actually, honestly, whole heartedly, believe, with fanatical surity, that “more” = “cheaper”.
I don’t know what happened to YIMBY, who used to be so focused on making dumps into nice housing and building things that would provide affordable housing, to now support literally anything put out there.
I want a 150234032 story building of 30M luxury condos that I’m going to sell to people from singapore right on fisherman’s wharf, is that ok? Oh, absolutely, more housing = cheaper rent!
For the love of God Yimby people, get back on track.