Good morning!
The mayoral candidates are getting involved in the race for D5 supervisor against progressive incumbent Dean Preston. Breed has endorsed Bilal Mahmood; the tough-on-crime newcomer Scotty Jacobs is Mark Farrell‘s pick. Meanwhile, Preston’s endorsed by Peskinโand by Democratic powerbroker Nancy Pelosi.
Who’s in charge? Joe Eskenazi looks at why Mayor London Breedโ in a “strong mayor” city where she has almost complete administrative control over departmentsโis now pushing for “reform” of the city charter.
And speaking of “strange and terrible,” did you see the DA’s office blast the MacArthur Foundation for withholding a grant for criminal justice reform until the city reduced the jail population? Brooke Jenkins’ chief of staff Monifa Willis (whose hiring was its own saga) accused the grantmaker of racism.
Hula hoops, a bookmobile, and puppies shared the Sunday Streets fair on Valencia yesterday. Crowds flocked to the mile-long car-free stretch, bopping to beats, blowing bubbles, and taking photos with real film. What a blast.
More soon,
Sara
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Bubbles, bikes, and beats: Sunday Streets on Valencia
“It’s a community for reals.”
MacArthur withholds $625K grant – DA charges racism
“Our office will not be used as sharecroppers to a Foundationโs vision of criminal justice reform.”
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Mayor Breedโs strange and terrible foray into โreformโ
“With Mayor Breed, some other dudeย alwaysย did it. Itโsย alwaysย blame everyone else.”
Mayoral candidates wade into D5 race vs. Dean Preston
“Preston has always been a thorn in London Breedโs side.โ
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