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Just one week earlier, Superintendent Matt Wayne delayed the highly anticipated release of a list of campuses that will close or merge after this year, \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12004831/anxious-waiting-game-drags-on-as-sfusd-delays-list-of-school-closures\">frustrating teachers and families\u003c/a> who have pressured school officials to provide some certainty on the plans.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The mayor’s team will be led by Maria Su, the executive director of the Department of Children Youth and Their Families, and Phil Ginsburg, the general manager of the Recreation and Parks Department, who Breed said has experience “managing programs and support” for families and children, as well as with facility and logistical oversight and delivering balanced budgets.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We will be working as a partner with the school district,” Breed said during a press conference on Monday. “This is not a city takeover, this is a partnership — one in which the school district has embraced because they need help in order to get through this very challenging time.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The district is facing the threat of a state takeover if it cannot close a massive budget shortfall — projected to reach $148.5 million this school year — and \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12002125/as-san-francisco-school-closures-loom-frustrated-teachers-say-hiring-has-hit-a-wall\">hiring delays\u003c/a> left funded positions empty on the first day of class.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Last week, the \u003cem>San Francisco Chronicle\u003c/em> \u003ca href=\"https://www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/article/sf-school-district-sfusd-19777653.php\">reported\u003c/a> that former Board President Lainie Motamedi, who stepped down \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12001593/sudden-shakeup-on-san-francisco-school-board-adds-another-challenge-for-district\">abruptly last month\u003c/a>, and current President Matt Alexander had revealed concerns about the superintendent’s ability to lead through the current challenges and overall district dysfunction.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Meredith Dodson, the executive director of the San Francisco Parent Coalition, said that while she was previously “aware of some challenges within the central office” and questions about the superintendent’s ability to lead, the weekend’s developments seemed unnecessarily chaotic.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It wasn’t clear that there was an emergency issue that needed to get the superintendent out today, but that was clearly what they were trying to do by calling that emergency meeting in this way,” she said. “That’s still really confusing and frustrating to us because the last thing we need for this district right now is more chaos. 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When asked whether the closure list could be expected in October, she said she was unsure when it would be ready.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Our School Stabilization Team, once they go in and they start working with the district, they’ll be able to find more clarity and let the school district know when they believe that particular announcement could potentially be made,” Breed said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The mayor has also allotted $8.4 million in unallocated grant money to be used by the team for “emergency needs and emergent strategies to support the school community.” The money comes from the Student Success Fund, which was created in 2022 by Proposition G.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Breed said that while the superintendent and Board of Education remain in control of city schools, her team “will be making a number of recommendations that we expect them to implement.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Along with Su and Ginsburg, the team will also include a special advisor, Carl Cohn, who previously served as the superintendent of the Long Beach and San Diego school districts and as a commissioner on the state Board of Education, along with members from other city departments who will provide fiscal and communications expertise, and help navigate staffing analysis, payroll and family support.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We are walking into a very critical situation at the school district, and we want to bring our experts in the city to provide support to our school district,” Su said during the press conference on Monday, adding that the team had sent letters to Wayne and the board outlining how they plan to move forward.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In a letter shared with SFUSD families on Sunday, Breed said that while the schools are facing an “incredibly challenging moment,” they “will not fail.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Our children will continue to be served and supported by our public schools, and they will get the education they need to thrive. 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"content": "\u003cp>The gloves were off on Thursday night for what was likely the last major \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/tag/san-francisco-mayor-election\">San Francisco mayoral debate this election\u003c/a> cycle.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The five leading candidates — Mayor London Breed, former supervisor and Mayor Mark Farrell, Supervisors Aaron Peskin and Ahsha Safaí, and nonprofit founder Daniel Lurie — made their pitches to voters \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12005315/watch-san-francisco-mayoral-debate-live-kqed\">at the debate hosted by KQED\u003c/a> and the \u003cem>San Francisco Chronicle\u003c/em>, and not without taking big swings at one another’s experience, too.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Here’s what you may have missed.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Breed fends off attacks from left and right\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>The candidates wasted no time launching critiques at Breed, who missed two recent debates. The incumbent mayor was largely on the defensive over her record on housing, homelessness, public safety and recent ethics scandals under her watch in City Hall.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12005630\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12005630\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/240919-MAYORALDEBATE-067-BL-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/240919-MAYORALDEBATE-067-BL-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/240919-MAYORALDEBATE-067-BL-KQED-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/240919-MAYORALDEBATE-067-BL-KQED-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/240919-MAYORALDEBATE-067-BL-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/240919-MAYORALDEBATE-067-BL-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/240919-MAYORALDEBATE-067-BL-KQED-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">San Francisco mayoral candidate Daniel Lurie listens to fellow candidates during a debate at KQED in San Francisco on Thursday, Sept. 19, 2024. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>But Breed appeared relaxed — and, at some points, annoyed — standing center stage and swinging back at her opponents, including swipes at Farrell for crime rates during his stint as interim mayor and Lurie’s lack of government experience. Meanwhile, she painted a picture of San Francisco that’s back and better than ever.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“This past summer has been one of the best summers in our city, and especially downtown, with night markets and open space and raves and events and activation and fun,” she said.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Peskin carves out lane as a pro-tenant progressive\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Fielding questions about concerns over his past behavior and his own recovery after entering alcohol treatment, Peskin appeared calm and made the case for his plans for the city moving forward while opponents largely launched attacks on one another.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12005636\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12005636\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/240919-MAYORALDEBATE-112-BL-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/240919-MAYORALDEBATE-112-BL-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/240919-MAYORALDEBATE-112-BL-KQED-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/240919-MAYORALDEBATE-112-BL-KQED-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/240919-MAYORALDEBATE-112-BL-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/240919-MAYORALDEBATE-112-BL-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/240919-MAYORALDEBATE-112-BL-KQED-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">San Francisco Board of Supervisors president Aaron Peskin speaks during a mayoral debate at KQED in San Francisco on Thursday, Sept. 19, 2024. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Peskin, the only progressive in the race, stressed that he wanted to make San Francisco more affordable and livable for everyday residents, not just “billionaires,” like he accused some of his opponents of doing.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>He has taken hits from other candidates and housing advocates for opposing developments in places like Telegraph Hill and North Beach. On Thursday night, he said he wants to expand rent control across the city and supports building affordable housing — but will seek to preserve neighborhood integrity and will not hand out blank checks to developers.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We need to reject the narrative of the real estate speculators and developers,” he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Safaí says students and studios will save downtown\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>In a Q&A with reporters after the debate, Safaí shared his plans for the city’s downtown recovery that didn’t make it to the debate stage.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12005627\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12005627\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/240919-MAYORALDEBATE-051-BL-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/240919-MAYORALDEBATE-051-BL-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/240919-MAYORALDEBATE-051-BL-KQED-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/240919-MAYORALDEBATE-051-BL-KQED-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/240919-MAYORALDEBATE-051-BL-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/240919-MAYORALDEBATE-051-BL-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/240919-MAYORALDEBATE-051-BL-KQED-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">San Francisco mayoral candidate Ahsha Safaí speaks during a mayoral debate at KQED in San Francisco on Thursday, Sept. 19, 2024. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Among his ideas to reenergize the city’s economic hub? Bringing TV and film production back to San Francisco, as well as another university.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We need to invite Hollywood back to the city,” he said. “You can’t buy that kind of advertisement. It’s the thing that drove SF to being a tourist destination.”\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Farrell doubles down on Breed’s failures but flounders on personal record\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Farrell said the city has had its steepest decline under Breed’s leadership, calling out residents’ concerns over crime and a sluggish economic recovery.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12005582\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12005582\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/240919-SF-MAYORAL-DEBATE-BL-03-KQED_POOL-KQED_.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/240919-SF-MAYORAL-DEBATE-BL-03-KQED_POOL-KQED_.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/240919-SF-MAYORAL-DEBATE-BL-03-KQED_POOL-KQED_-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/240919-SF-MAYORAL-DEBATE-BL-03-KQED_POOL-KQED_-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/240919-SF-MAYORAL-DEBATE-BL-03-KQED_POOL-KQED_-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/240919-SF-MAYORAL-DEBATE-BL-03-KQED_POOL-KQED_-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/240919-SF-MAYORAL-DEBATE-BL-03-KQED_POOL-KQED_-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Former San Francisco mayor Mark Farrell speaks during a mayoral debate at KQED in San Francisco on Sept. 19, 2024. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>There was certainly irony in the room when the former supervisor said crime and safety is “the reason why conventions left San Francisco” while the city was simultaneously hosting one of its largest tech conferences, Dreamforce, just across town.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Farrell also received a few groans from KQED’s live studio audience when asked what he has had to sacrifice in his relatively privileged life. He spoke of his immigrant parents’ modest upbringing — and said he has had to take out student loans.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Lurie takes swings at City Hall\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Lurie, who recently launched campaign ads criticizing his opponents, took an onslaught of direct attacks from Breed as well as Peskin. He managed to slip in some of his ideas, like bringing in a new downtown police station near Moscone Center and touted his work building an affordable housing project through his nonprofit — which he said was built faster and cheaper than the average city project.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12005629\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12005629\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/240919-MAYORALDEBATE-053-BL-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/240919-MAYORALDEBATE-053-BL-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/240919-MAYORALDEBATE-053-BL-KQED-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/240919-MAYORALDEBATE-053-BL-KQED-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/240919-MAYORALDEBATE-053-BL-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/240919-MAYORALDEBATE-053-BL-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/240919-MAYORALDEBATE-053-BL-KQED-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">San Francisco mayoral candidate Daniel Lurie speaks during a debate at KQED in San Francisco on Thursday, Sept. 19, 2024. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Ultimately, the Tipping Point founder came back repeatedly to his Day One message: City Hall insiders created the mess, and it will take an outsider to fix things.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The definition of insanity is electing the same people over and over again and expecting a different result,” Lurie said. “They’ve built up this corrupt system, then they exploit it. Then they have the audacity, like they did tonight, to tell you they’re the only ones that can fix it. I have a proven track record of getting big things done.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Breed fends off attacks from left and right\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>The candidates wasted no time launching critiques at Breed, who missed two recent debates. The incumbent mayor was largely on the defensive over her record on housing, homelessness, public safety and recent ethics scandals under her watch in City Hall.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12005630\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12005630\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/240919-MAYORALDEBATE-067-BL-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/240919-MAYORALDEBATE-067-BL-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/240919-MAYORALDEBATE-067-BL-KQED-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/240919-MAYORALDEBATE-067-BL-KQED-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/240919-MAYORALDEBATE-067-BL-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/240919-MAYORALDEBATE-067-BL-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/240919-MAYORALDEBATE-067-BL-KQED-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">San Francisco mayoral candidate Daniel Lurie listens to fellow candidates during a debate at KQED in San Francisco on Thursday, Sept. 19, 2024. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>But Breed appeared relaxed — and, at some points, annoyed — standing center stage and swinging back at her opponents, including swipes at Farrell for crime rates during his stint as interim mayor and Lurie’s lack of government experience. Meanwhile, she painted a picture of San Francisco that’s back and better than ever.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“This past summer has been one of the best summers in our city, and especially downtown, with night markets and open space and raves and events and activation and fun,” she said.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Peskin carves out lane as a pro-tenant progressive\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Fielding questions about concerns over his past behavior and his own recovery after entering alcohol treatment, Peskin appeared calm and made the case for his plans for the city moving forward while opponents largely launched attacks on one another.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12005636\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12005636\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/240919-MAYORALDEBATE-112-BL-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/240919-MAYORALDEBATE-112-BL-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/240919-MAYORALDEBATE-112-BL-KQED-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/240919-MAYORALDEBATE-112-BL-KQED-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/240919-MAYORALDEBATE-112-BL-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/240919-MAYORALDEBATE-112-BL-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/240919-MAYORALDEBATE-112-BL-KQED-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">San Francisco Board of Supervisors president Aaron Peskin speaks during a mayoral debate at KQED in San Francisco on Thursday, Sept. 19, 2024. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Peskin, the only progressive in the race, stressed that he wanted to make San Francisco more affordable and livable for everyday residents, not just “billionaires,” like he accused some of his opponents of doing.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>He has taken hits from other candidates and housing advocates for opposing developments in places like Telegraph Hill and North Beach. On Thursday night, he said he wants to expand rent control across the city and supports building affordable housing — but will seek to preserve neighborhood integrity and will not hand out blank checks to developers.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We need to reject the narrative of the real estate speculators and developers,” he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Safaí says students and studios will save downtown\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>In a Q&A with reporters after the debate, Safaí shared his plans for the city’s downtown recovery that didn’t make it to the debate stage.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12005627\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12005627\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/240919-MAYORALDEBATE-051-BL-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/240919-MAYORALDEBATE-051-BL-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/240919-MAYORALDEBATE-051-BL-KQED-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/240919-MAYORALDEBATE-051-BL-KQED-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/240919-MAYORALDEBATE-051-BL-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/240919-MAYORALDEBATE-051-BL-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/240919-MAYORALDEBATE-051-BL-KQED-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">San Francisco mayoral candidate Ahsha Safaí speaks during a mayoral debate at KQED in San Francisco on Thursday, Sept. 19, 2024. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Among his ideas to reenergize the city’s economic hub? Bringing TV and film production back to San Francisco, as well as another university.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We need to invite Hollywood back to the city,” he said. “You can’t buy that kind of advertisement. It’s the thing that drove SF to being a tourist destination.”\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Farrell doubles down on Breed’s failures but flounders on personal record\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Farrell said the city has had its steepest decline under Breed’s leadership, calling out residents’ concerns over crime and a sluggish economic recovery.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12005582\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12005582\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/240919-SF-MAYORAL-DEBATE-BL-03-KQED_POOL-KQED_.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/240919-SF-MAYORAL-DEBATE-BL-03-KQED_POOL-KQED_.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/240919-SF-MAYORAL-DEBATE-BL-03-KQED_POOL-KQED_-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/240919-SF-MAYORAL-DEBATE-BL-03-KQED_POOL-KQED_-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/240919-SF-MAYORAL-DEBATE-BL-03-KQED_POOL-KQED_-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/240919-SF-MAYORAL-DEBATE-BL-03-KQED_POOL-KQED_-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/240919-SF-MAYORAL-DEBATE-BL-03-KQED_POOL-KQED_-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Former San Francisco mayor Mark Farrell speaks during a mayoral debate at KQED in San Francisco on Sept. 19, 2024. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>There was certainly irony in the room when the former supervisor said crime and safety is “the reason why conventions left San Francisco” while the city was simultaneously hosting one of its largest tech conferences, Dreamforce, just across town.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Farrell also received a few groans from KQED’s live studio audience when asked what he has had to sacrifice in his relatively privileged life. He spoke of his immigrant parents’ modest upbringing — and said he has had to take out student loans.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Lurie takes swings at City Hall\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Lurie, who recently launched campaign ads criticizing his opponents, took an onslaught of direct attacks from Breed as well as Peskin. He managed to slip in some of his ideas, like bringing in a new downtown police station near Moscone Center and touted his work building an affordable housing project through his nonprofit — which he said was built faster and cheaper than the average city project.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12005629\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12005629\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/240919-MAYORALDEBATE-053-BL-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/240919-MAYORALDEBATE-053-BL-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/240919-MAYORALDEBATE-053-BL-KQED-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/240919-MAYORALDEBATE-053-BL-KQED-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/240919-MAYORALDEBATE-053-BL-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/240919-MAYORALDEBATE-053-BL-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/240919-MAYORALDEBATE-053-BL-KQED-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">San Francisco mayoral candidate Daniel Lurie speaks during a debate at KQED in San Francisco on Thursday, Sept. 19, 2024. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Ultimately, the Tipping Point founder came back repeatedly to his Day One message: City Hall insiders created the mess, and it will take an outsider to fix things.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The definition of insanity is electing the same people over and over again and expecting a different result,” Lurie said. “They’ve built up this corrupt system, then they exploit it. Then they have the audacity, like they did tonight, to tell you they’re the only ones that can fix it. I have a proven track record of getting big things done.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>",
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"content": "\u003cp>Opposing visions of what San Francisco is — and what it can be — clashed on stage as the city’s five leading mayoral candidates offered stark differences on Thursday night at KQED.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The sold-out debate was the largest — and likely the last — major debate of the election cycle. Incumbent Mayor London Breed, who has drawn criticism from her opponents for dropping out of two recent debates, stood in the center of the stage wearing an aquamarine pantsuit.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>She faced an onslaught on her record, primarily from former Mayor Mark Farrell and Daniel Lurie. With 46 days until Election Day, the gloves were off as soon as the debate — moderated by Marisa Lagos and Scott Shafer of KQED and Joe Garofoli of the \u003cem>San Francisco Chronicle\u003c/em> — began.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It’s nice to see Mayor Breed finally at a debate after she’s been ducking them for the past two weeks,” Farrell said. “It is clear, Mayor Breed, you’re going to be here tonight telling the audience in San Francisco that everything’s just fine.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Lurie, a nonprofit founder and Levi Strauss heir, didn’t spare anyone on the stage, including Supervisors Aaron Peskin and Ahsha Safaí.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12005588\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12005588\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/240919-SF-MAYORAL-DEBATE-BL-09-KQED_POOL-KQED_.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/240919-SF-MAYORAL-DEBATE-BL-09-KQED_POOL-KQED_.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/240919-SF-MAYORAL-DEBATE-BL-09-KQED_POOL-KQED_-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/240919-SF-MAYORAL-DEBATE-BL-09-KQED_POOL-KQED_-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/240919-SF-MAYORAL-DEBATE-BL-09-KQED_POOL-KQED_-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/240919-SF-MAYORAL-DEBATE-BL-09-KQED_POOL-KQED_-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/240919-SF-MAYORAL-DEBATE-BL-09-KQED_POOL-KQED_-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">San Francisco mayoral candidate Daniel Lurie speaks during a debate at KQED in San Francisco on Sept. 19, 2024. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“The definition of insanity is electing the same people over and over again and expecting a different result,” Lurie said. “They’ve built up this corrupt system, then they exploit it. Then they have the audacity, like they did tonight, to tell you they’re the only ones that can fix it.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The stakes couldn’t be higher for the city. San Francisco continues to experience a sluggish post-pandemic economic recovery. Overdose rates remain at an epidemic level, driven by fentanyl and meth. The lack of new affordable housing has exacerbated the housing crisis. The “doom loop” chatter remains pervasive.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>There was barely time for policy positions on improving the city’s laundry list of problems because the candidates were focused on landing zingers on Breed.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>She landed plenty of her own.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Daniel Lurie is probably one of the most dangerous people on the stage, so we definitely should be scared,” Breed said. “He has absolutely zero experience. He hasn’t even been employed for the past five years.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12005587\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12005587\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/240919-SF-MAYORAL-DEBATE-BL-08-KQED_POOL-KQED_.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/240919-SF-MAYORAL-DEBATE-BL-08-KQED_POOL-KQED_.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/240919-SF-MAYORAL-DEBATE-BL-08-KQED_POOL-KQED_-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/240919-SF-MAYORAL-DEBATE-BL-08-KQED_POOL-KQED_-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/240919-SF-MAYORAL-DEBATE-BL-08-KQED_POOL-KQED_-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/240919-SF-MAYORAL-DEBATE-BL-08-KQED_POOL-KQED_-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/240919-SF-MAYORAL-DEBATE-BL-08-KQED_POOL-KQED_-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">San Francisco Mayor London Breed speaks during a mayoral debate at KQED in San Francisco on Sept. 19, 2024. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>She was also dismissive of Farrell, who slammed her for not doing enough to combat crime, even as \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11996211/san-francisco-crime-is-down-significantly-but-its-not-clear-trend-will-last\">police data shows crime in the city was considerably down in the first half of 2024\u003c/a>. In August, the San Francisco Police Officers Association \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12001603/san-francisco-police-union-backs-breed-for-mayor-as-deputy-sheriffs-go-for-farrell\">endorsed\u003c/a> Breed.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I don’t know why we’re still listening to Mark Farrell talk about what he’s done — the same thing over and over again,” Breed said. “The fact is, crime is at its lowest level in 10 years. My budget is $200 million higher than his budget when [Farrell] served as temporary mayor. I have provided the police officers with the support and the 21st-century technology that they need to do their jobs, which is why crime is down in the first place.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[aside postID=news_12005315 hero='https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/240612-SFMayoralDebate-22-BL_qed-1020x680.jpg']\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“And the Police Officers Association endorsed me only.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In recent years, the \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11959861/sf-official-pleads-not-guilty-to-bribery-misappropriation-of-funds-charges\">sweeping investigations\u003c/a>, \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11923588/disgraced-former-sf-public-works-chief-mohammed-nuru-sentenced-to-7-years-for-bribery-scheme\">arrests and convictions\u003c/a> of public officials for corruption have scandalized City Hall. Earlier this month, a scandal surrounding the Dream Keeper initiative, the ambitious social equity program Breed \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11862094/sf-mayor-breed-unveils-plan-for-reinvesting-120-million-from-police-into-black-communities\">launched in 2021\u003c/a> to steer funds to community organizations supporting the city’s Black community, was revealed. Last week, Sheryl Davis, the former director of the San Francisco Human Rights Commission, resigned following \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12004687/mayor-breed-taps-new-sf-human-rights-director-as-misspending-scrutiny-intensifies\">reports of potential misspending of public money\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I have held myself accountable,” Breed said. “I immediately asked for and received her resignation. And even before this probe started, we had already paused funding.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Safaí wasn’t buying it.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Corruption has imbued this administration since Day 1,” said Safai, who proposed an ordinance in 2023 that would have forced nonprofits to file paperwork with the city administrator’s office to show they are in good standing with the state. “I have led a charge to do mandatory audits and bring accountability, and this mayor did not support that measure.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12005585\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12005585\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/240919-SF-MAYORAL-DEBATE-BL-06-KQED_POOL-KQED_.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/240919-SF-MAYORAL-DEBATE-BL-06-KQED_POOL-KQED_.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/240919-SF-MAYORAL-DEBATE-BL-06-KQED_POOL-KQED_-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/240919-SF-MAYORAL-DEBATE-BL-06-KQED_POOL-KQED_-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/240919-SF-MAYORAL-DEBATE-BL-06-KQED_POOL-KQED_-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/240919-SF-MAYORAL-DEBATE-BL-06-KQED_POOL-KQED_-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/240919-SF-MAYORAL-DEBATE-BL-06-KQED_POOL-KQED_-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">San Francisco mayoral candidate Ahsha Safaí speaks during a mayoral debate at KQED in San Francisco on Sept. 19, 2024. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Farrell stayed on the offensive for the entire hourlong debate.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“There’s no mayor that is overseeing a steeper decline in our city’s history than London Breed,” he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“First of all, unlike some of my opponents on this stage, I actually have a job, No. 1,” Breed fired back. “No. 2, to be very clear, crime is lower than it’s been in over a decade.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>She continued: “My results speak for themselves. We are seeing the city bounce back, and he is trying to take our city backwards.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12005582\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12005582\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/240919-SF-MAYORAL-DEBATE-BL-03-KQED_POOL-KQED_.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/240919-SF-MAYORAL-DEBATE-BL-03-KQED_POOL-KQED_.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/240919-SF-MAYORAL-DEBATE-BL-03-KQED_POOL-KQED_-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/240919-SF-MAYORAL-DEBATE-BL-03-KQED_POOL-KQED_-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/240919-SF-MAYORAL-DEBATE-BL-03-KQED_POOL-KQED_-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/240919-SF-MAYORAL-DEBATE-BL-03-KQED_POOL-KQED_-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/240919-SF-MAYORAL-DEBATE-BL-03-KQED_POOL-KQED_-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Former San Francisco mayor Mark Farrell speaks during a mayoral debate at KQED in San Francisco on Sept. 19, 2024. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Farrell claimed that neighborhoods are being held hostage by drug dealing and homelessness. If elected, he’s said he’d declare a fentanyl state of emergency, similar to what Lurie has proposed. His vision to redevelop downtown includes a focus on new housing. He rejected claims that he would shy away from development in his own district, the Marina.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I believe we need to build housing in every single neighborhood,” he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Peskin, who wants to expand rent control across the city, said he has never voted against affordable housing.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I think we need to reject the narrative of the real estate speculators and developers,” he said. “I have voted to approve more housing at all income levels all over this city than every candidate on this stage combined, over 100,000 units. But I did that by working with neighborhoods, not against neighborhoods in my own district.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>More than 4,300 people registered to watch the debate online to see the candidates run through their talking points.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The reason that we have an affordability crisis is because of these City Hall insiders creating a byzantine, bureaucratic and corrupt permitting process,” Lurie said. “Can you take four more years of it?”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It’s nice to see Mayor Breed finally at a debate after she’s been ducking them for the past two weeks,” Farrell said. “It is clear, Mayor Breed, you’re going to be here tonight telling the audience in San Francisco that everything’s just fine.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Lurie, a nonprofit founder and Levi Strauss heir, didn’t spare anyone on the stage, including Supervisors Aaron Peskin and Ahsha Safaí.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12005588\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12005588\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/240919-SF-MAYORAL-DEBATE-BL-09-KQED_POOL-KQED_.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/240919-SF-MAYORAL-DEBATE-BL-09-KQED_POOL-KQED_.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/240919-SF-MAYORAL-DEBATE-BL-09-KQED_POOL-KQED_-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/240919-SF-MAYORAL-DEBATE-BL-09-KQED_POOL-KQED_-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/240919-SF-MAYORAL-DEBATE-BL-09-KQED_POOL-KQED_-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/240919-SF-MAYORAL-DEBATE-BL-09-KQED_POOL-KQED_-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/240919-SF-MAYORAL-DEBATE-BL-09-KQED_POOL-KQED_-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">San Francisco mayoral candidate Daniel Lurie speaks during a debate at KQED in San Francisco on Sept. 19, 2024. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“The definition of insanity is electing the same people over and over again and expecting a different result,” Lurie said. “They’ve built up this corrupt system, then they exploit it. Then they have the audacity, like they did tonight, to tell you they’re the only ones that can fix it.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The stakes couldn’t be higher for the city. San Francisco continues to experience a sluggish post-pandemic economic recovery. Overdose rates remain at an epidemic level, driven by fentanyl and meth. The lack of new affordable housing has exacerbated the housing crisis. The “doom loop” chatter remains pervasive.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>There was barely time for policy positions on improving the city’s laundry list of problems because the candidates were focused on landing zingers on Breed.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>She landed plenty of her own.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Daniel Lurie is probably one of the most dangerous people on the stage, so we definitely should be scared,” Breed said. “He has absolutely zero experience. He hasn’t even been employed for the past five years.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12005587\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12005587\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/240919-SF-MAYORAL-DEBATE-BL-08-KQED_POOL-KQED_.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/240919-SF-MAYORAL-DEBATE-BL-08-KQED_POOL-KQED_.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/240919-SF-MAYORAL-DEBATE-BL-08-KQED_POOL-KQED_-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/240919-SF-MAYORAL-DEBATE-BL-08-KQED_POOL-KQED_-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/240919-SF-MAYORAL-DEBATE-BL-08-KQED_POOL-KQED_-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/240919-SF-MAYORAL-DEBATE-BL-08-KQED_POOL-KQED_-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/240919-SF-MAYORAL-DEBATE-BL-08-KQED_POOL-KQED_-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">San Francisco Mayor London Breed speaks during a mayoral debate at KQED in San Francisco on Sept. 19, 2024. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>She was also dismissive of Farrell, who slammed her for not doing enough to combat crime, even as \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11996211/san-francisco-crime-is-down-significantly-but-its-not-clear-trend-will-last\">police data shows crime in the city was considerably down in the first half of 2024\u003c/a>. In August, the San Francisco Police Officers Association \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12001603/san-francisco-police-union-backs-breed-for-mayor-as-deputy-sheriffs-go-for-farrell\">endorsed\u003c/a> Breed.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I don’t know why we’re still listening to Mark Farrell talk about what he’s done — the same thing over and over again,” Breed said. “The fact is, crime is at its lowest level in 10 years. My budget is $200 million higher than his budget when [Farrell] served as temporary mayor. I have provided the police officers with the support and the 21st-century technology that they need to do their jobs, which is why crime is down in the first place.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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Last week, Sheryl Davis, the former director of the San Francisco Human Rights Commission, resigned following \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12004687/mayor-breed-taps-new-sf-human-rights-director-as-misspending-scrutiny-intensifies\">reports of potential misspending of public money\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I have held myself accountable,” Breed said. “I immediately asked for and received her resignation. And even before this probe started, we had already paused funding.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Safaí wasn’t buying it.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Corruption has imbued this administration since Day 1,” said Safai, who proposed an ordinance in 2023 that would have forced nonprofits to file paperwork with the city administrator’s office to show they are in good standing with the state. “I have led a charge to do mandatory audits and bring accountability, and this mayor did not support that measure.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12005585\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12005585\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/240919-SF-MAYORAL-DEBATE-BL-06-KQED_POOL-KQED_.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/240919-SF-MAYORAL-DEBATE-BL-06-KQED_POOL-KQED_.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/240919-SF-MAYORAL-DEBATE-BL-06-KQED_POOL-KQED_-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/240919-SF-MAYORAL-DEBATE-BL-06-KQED_POOL-KQED_-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/240919-SF-MAYORAL-DEBATE-BL-06-KQED_POOL-KQED_-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/240919-SF-MAYORAL-DEBATE-BL-06-KQED_POOL-KQED_-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/240919-SF-MAYORAL-DEBATE-BL-06-KQED_POOL-KQED_-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">San Francisco mayoral candidate Ahsha Safaí speaks during a mayoral debate at KQED in San Francisco on Sept. 19, 2024. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Farrell stayed on the offensive for the entire hourlong debate.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“There’s no mayor that is overseeing a steeper decline in our city’s history than London Breed,” he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“First of all, unlike some of my opponents on this stage, I actually have a job, No. 1,” Breed fired back. “No. 2, to be very clear, crime is lower than it’s been in over a decade.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>She continued: “My results speak for themselves. We are seeing the city bounce back, and he is trying to take our city backwards.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12005582\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12005582\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/240919-SF-MAYORAL-DEBATE-BL-03-KQED_POOL-KQED_.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/240919-SF-MAYORAL-DEBATE-BL-03-KQED_POOL-KQED_.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/240919-SF-MAYORAL-DEBATE-BL-03-KQED_POOL-KQED_-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/240919-SF-MAYORAL-DEBATE-BL-03-KQED_POOL-KQED_-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/240919-SF-MAYORAL-DEBATE-BL-03-KQED_POOL-KQED_-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/240919-SF-MAYORAL-DEBATE-BL-03-KQED_POOL-KQED_-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/240919-SF-MAYORAL-DEBATE-BL-03-KQED_POOL-KQED_-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Former San Francisco mayor Mark Farrell speaks during a mayoral debate at KQED in San Francisco on Sept. 19, 2024. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Farrell claimed that neighborhoods are being held hostage by drug dealing and homelessness. If elected, he’s said he’d declare a fentanyl state of emergency, similar to what Lurie has proposed. His vision to redevelop downtown includes a focus on new housing. He rejected claims that he would shy away from development in his own district, the Marina.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I believe we need to build housing in every single neighborhood,” he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Peskin, who wants to expand rent control across the city, said he has never voted against affordable housing.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I think we need to reject the narrative of the real estate speculators and developers,” he said. “I have voted to approve more housing at all income levels all over this city than every candidate on this stage combined, over 100,000 units. 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"content": "\u003cp>\u003cem>[\u003cstrong>Update:\u003c/strong> \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12005576/san-francisco-mayoral-candidates-clash-as-breed-faces-attacks-from-farrell-lurie\">San Francisco mayoral candidates clashed on Sept. 19 as Breed Faces Attacks from Farrell, Lurie\u003c/a>.]\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>San Francisco’s mayoral race is heating up as candidates mount attacks against their opponents and make their case for why their blueprint for the city’s future is the winning one. On Thursday evening beginning at 7:00 p.m., voters will have a chance to hear from all five major candidates at a debate presented by KQED and \u003cem>the San Francisco Chronicle\u003c/em>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The high-profile election comes as San Francisco has drawn increased national attention, partly due to Vice President Kamala Harris — who began her political career in the city — rising to the top of the Democratic ticket in the presidential race.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Tonight, the five leading mayoral hopefuls will go head-to-head on issues around homelessness, crime and safety, economic recovery and more. Here’s what to watch out for:\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Housing and homelessness\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>San Francisco’s next mayor will need to pave the way for creating tens of thousands of housing units to meet state mandates, as well as find ways to more effectively help people experiencing homelessness get and stay housed.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Mayor London Breed has cemented herself as the pro-housing candidate, advocating for new housing at all income levels across the city and earning an endorsement from the YIMBY (Yes In My Backyard) Action group. But she’s also faced criticism over the city’s sluggishness to build more affordable units and open up enough shelters so more people can exit homelessness and find permanent housing.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11998743\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11998743\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/240801-ENCAMPMENT-SWEEPS-MD-03-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/240801-ENCAMPMENT-SWEEPS-MD-03-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/240801-ENCAMPMENT-SWEEPS-MD-03-KQED-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/240801-ENCAMPMENT-SWEEPS-MD-03-KQED-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/240801-ENCAMPMENT-SWEEPS-MD-03-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/240801-ENCAMPMENT-SWEEPS-MD-03-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/240801-ENCAMPMENT-SWEEPS-MD-03-KQED-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Alex Vallardo ties his belongings to a wagon as he prepares to relocate before the sweep team arrives. \u003ccite>(Martin do Nascimento/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Levi Strauss heir Daniel Lurie, who has positioned himself as the City Hall outsider in the race, points to projects he led as the founder of the anti-poverty nonprofit Tipping Point as evidence of his ability to quickly build affordable housing in San Francisco. Skeptics, however, question whether his nonprofit experience will effectively translate to navigating government bureaucracy.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Meanwhile, progressive Supervisor Aaron Peskin has taken heat for previously blocking some housing projects, though he has shown support for new affordable development in conjunction with stronger renter protections. Recently, Peskin proposed dramatically expanding rent control protections to all buildings across San Francisco.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Crime and safety\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>It’s a top priority for all of the candidates – and a notable shift from 2020 when city officials, including Breed herself, supported calls for defunding the police.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Today, Breed is touting the work she has done to increase police funding, making technology like drones available to law enforcement, and recent improvements in reported crime statistics.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[aside postID=news_12004882 hero='https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/LondonBreedSFPDTech-1020x733.jpg']\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Meanwhile, former supervisor and interim Mayor Mark Farrell has said he will fully support building up the police force and wants to bring in the National Guard to enforce drug and anti-camping laws.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Peskin, Lurie and Supervisor Ahsha Safaí have all said they want to fully staff the police department and increase the ranks of officers who can speak multiple languages. However, these candidates have also made root causes of crime like poverty, housing and education a focus of their public safety rhetoric.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>As their proposals rolled out, the recent shooting of San Francisco 49ers rookie Ricky Pearsall in Union Square reignited debates over public safety downtown. Pearsall survived the shooting and was quickly released from the hospital. But Farrell, who has positioned himself to the right of Breed, took the opportunity to criticize the incumbent.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Enough is enough,” \u003ca href=\"https://x.com/MarkFarrellSF/status/1830028537363120338\">Farrell posted\u003c/a> on social media after the shooting. “If we want public safety in San Francisco, then we need change in City Hall.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Breed and other mayoral candidates called Farrell’s response a crass example of political opportunism. In an \u003ca href=\"https://www.sfexaminer.com/forum/ricky-pearsall-shooting-mark-farrell-fails-key-mayoral-test/article_7d356884-6947-11ef-8b16-2bbcf715ae7c.html\">op-ed\u003c/a> for the San Francisco Examiner, former Mayor Willie Brown said Farrell’s comments were “pretty unhinged” and harped on Farrell for “expressing neither remorse for the victim of a shooting nor appreciation for the police officers who made the arrest.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Lurie and Peskin expressed concern for Pearsall and broader issues of gun violence in their responses — reactions that Brown said “passed” his leadership test.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Ethics and personal backgrounds\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>This race has not been without its fair share of controversy.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Breed has come under fire again over reports of potentially improper spending at City Hall. The city attorney is investigating grants and contracts awarded by Sheryl Davis, who resigned as director of the Human Rights Commission after the reports were published. Davis’ office was in charge of administering Breed’s Dream Keeper Initiative, a program designed to provide better housing, work training and other equitable opportunities for Black San Franciscans.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[aside postID=news_12004947 hero='https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/10/012_KQED_LondonBreedQA_05232023-qut-1020x680.jpg']\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>That’s on top of other examples, including the July arrest of Kyra Worthy, the former leader of the nonprofit SF SAFE, who faces 34 felony charges over accusations that she misused public funds and donations intended for crime-prevention programs. That followed one of the city’s largest corruption scandals, an FBI investigation targeting bribery and fraud at City Hall that has led to multiple convictions of former city officials.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Other candidates are on the defensive about their records, too. Farrell has come under increased scrutiny for ties to a ballot initiative, Proposition D, that has raised millions of dollars largely from Silicon Valley billionaires and conservative donors. His opponents allege that he is misusing campaign funds directed at the ballot measure and blurring the lines between it and his own mayoral campaign, including by appearing prominently in ads for the measure.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>As a supervisor, Farrell was hit with the city’s largest campaign finance violation fine of $191,000, stemming from his 2010 run for supervisor when his then-opponent Janet Reilly alleged that Farrell’s campaign illegally coordinated with an independent expenditure committee. Farrell later settled for $25,000 and the Fair Political Practices Commission exonerated him.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Peskin has also had to clear up past flops while on the campaign trail, like apologizing to the firefighters union at their recent debate for berating the first responders for their handling of a blaze in his district in 2018. Fire Department members alleged that Peskin was intoxicated during the incident, which Peskin denied. After additional complaints about his behavior, the Board of Supervisors president started treatment in 2021 and has been sober from alcohol for three years.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I know we have real challenges, but I want to make things better, and that’s the experience that I’m living now,” Peskin recently told KQED.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Who’s leading the race?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>With about six weeks remaining until election day, no clear frontrunner has emerged. Political consultant Jim Ross describes the race as “still a toss-up” but suggests that this could change as November gets closer.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Even if voters are saying, ‘I’m supporting Breed or Farrell or Peskin,’ I think they are still open to change or looking for a candidate who will grab hold of their imagination,” Ross said. “At this point, most of the campaigns have been waiting for the election to get closer to make their strongest arguments and spend most of their money.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11996247\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11996247\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/07/SFMayoralDebate2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1500\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/07/SFMayoralDebate2.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/07/SFMayoralDebate2-800x600.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/07/SFMayoralDebate2-1020x765.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/07/SFMayoralDebate2-160x120.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/07/SFMayoralDebate2-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/07/SFMayoralDebate2-1920x1440.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mayoral candidates face off at a San Francisco Fire Fighters union debate on Thursday, July 8. Left to right: Ahsha Safaí, Mark Farrell, London Breed, Aaron Peskin and Daniel Lurie. \u003ccite>(Sydney Johnson/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>One of the latest \u003ca href=\"https://www.kron4.com/news/bay-area/farrell-edges-ahead-of-breed-in-sf-mayors-race-according-to-kron4-poll/\">polls\u003c/a> in the mayor’s race, released Tuesday from KRON4 and Emerson College Polling, found Farrell just slightly ahead with 20.6% of voters’ first-choice picks, followed closely by Breed with 20.3%. But Lurie rises to the top with 21% of voters’ second-choice picks, giving him a pathway to victory via the city’s ranked-choice voting system.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Meanwhile, the poll showed Peskin with about 9% of first-choice votes. Progressives are ramping up their messaging to voters around affordability and inclusivity to stay in the fight.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Still, about 27% of voters in the poll, which has a 3.5% margin of error, said they are still undecided.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Once these debates start to get into full swing, voters can really focus,” Ross said. “But the election is up for grabs at this point still.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Catch up on all our coverage of the San Francisco mayor’s race, which includes interviews with all the leading candidates: \u003c/em>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11999653/sf-mayors-race-supervisor-ahsha-safai-talks-homelessness-accountability-and-iranian-roots\">\u003cem>Ahsha Safaí\u003c/em>\u003c/a>\u003cem>, \u003c/em>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12000444/former-san-francisco-supervisor-mark-farrell-makes-a-comeback-bid-for-mayor\">\u003cem>Mark Farrell\u003c/em>\u003c/a>\u003cem>, \u003c/em>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12001601/city-hall-outsider-daniel-lurie-wants-to-clean-up-local-government\">\u003cem>Daniel Lurie\u003c/em>\u003c/a>\u003cem>, \u003c/em>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12003700/aaron-peskin-wants-to-lead-san-franciscos-journey-to-recovery\">\u003cem>Aaron Peskin\u003c/em>\u003c/a>\u003cem>, and stay tuned for our interview with \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11997349/london-breed-wins-key-endorsement-of-san-francisco-democratic-party-in-mayors-race\">London Breed\u003c/a> next month.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n",
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His opponents allege that he is misusing campaign funds directed at the ballot measure and blurring the lines between it and his own mayoral campaign, including by appearing prominently in ads for the measure.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>As a supervisor, Farrell was hit with the city’s largest campaign finance violation fine of $191,000, stemming from his 2010 run for supervisor when his then-opponent Janet Reilly alleged that Farrell’s campaign illegally coordinated with an independent expenditure committee. Farrell later settled for $25,000 and the Fair Political Practices Commission exonerated him.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Peskin has also had to clear up past flops while on the campaign trail, like apologizing to the firefighters union at their recent debate for berating the first responders for their handling of a blaze in his district in 2018. Fire Department members alleged that Peskin was intoxicated during the incident, which Peskin denied. After additional complaints about his behavior, the Board of Supervisors president started treatment in 2021 and has been sober from alcohol for three years.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I know we have real challenges, but I want to make things better, and that’s the experience that I’m living now,” Peskin recently told KQED.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Who’s leading the race?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>With about six weeks remaining until election day, no clear frontrunner has emerged. 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It also sets a new cap of 65 citizen oversight bodies and gives the mayor more appointment power.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“This would just blow up so much, it would be hard to even start to figure out how you could start to fix things,” said Ed Harrington, a former controller for San Francisco and general manager of the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission, who is opposing Proposition D.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Supporters of Proposition D say their approach would allow the city to make changes more quickly.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“San Francisco’s government structure fundamentally needs reform,” said Kanishka Cheng, the founder of TogetherSF. “It’s grown so big, it’s cumbersome and burdensome for anyone to deal with.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Breed recently yanked her support for Proposition D, which has faced scrutiny for its ties to mayoral candidate Mark Farrell. But she’s not backing Proposition E either. 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I don’t think it will change a huge amount.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Ross acknowledges that the city’s charter may benefit from some adjustments. But he said that is being overshadowed by politics in the mayor’s race.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[aside label=\"Related Stories\" postID=\"news_11992466,news_11998045,news_11999069\"]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Farrell, a former supervisor and interim mayor of San Francisco, has \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11999003/billionaire-backed-moderate-political-group-hit-with-ethics-fine-for-2022-chesa-boudin-recall\">faced criticism\u003c/a> for his ties to TogetherSF. He’s also been \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12002617/mayor-breed-orders-increased-scrutiny-of-san-francisco-contract-work-grantees\">accused of misusing funds\u003c/a> collected through the ballot measure to pay for campaign-related expenses, like interns and other resources.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Candidate contributions from individuals are capped at $500. 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"content": "\u003cp>San Francisco voters will choose their next mayor this November, and \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11990068/daniel-lurie-runs-against-city-hall-in-quest-for-mayors-office\">KQED’s Political Breakdown\u003c/a> is bringing you interviews with all the top candidates.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Board of Supervisors President Aaron Peskin is looking to take his nearly 25 years of City Hall experience to the mayor’s office.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Here are five key takeaways from our interview.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c!-- iframe plugin v.4.3 wordpress.org/plugins/iframe/ -->\u003cbr>\n\u003ciframe loading=\"lazy\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"200\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"https://playlist.megaphone.fm/?e=KQINC3401040348\" width=\"100%\" class=\"iframe-class\">\u003c/iframe>\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>A Berkeley native with White House ties\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Peskin was first elected to the San Francisco Board of Supervisors in 2001, serving for eight years. He returned to the Board in 2015, winning reelection to his current position as board president.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>However, long before his political career, Peskin grew up in Berkeley with his mother, a social worker born in Tel Aviv, and his father, a clinician psychologist originally from the Bronx in New York. “I come from a family of healers,” Peskin said, describing his upbringing.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Peskin was also a classmate of Vice President Kamala Harris. The two were part of a cohort entering kindergarten in 1969, the second year of the district’s voluntary integration.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“My recollections of Kamala back then was that she was calm, confident and reserved,” Peskin said of his earliest memories with the Democratic presidential candidate.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>He wants to bring opposing sides together to focus on good government\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>“My relationships with people in the government and outside of government uniquely position me to move San Francisco forward at a tough time,” Peskin said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[aside label=\"More on the San Francisco's mayor's race\" tag=\"san-francisco-mayor-election\"]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>San Francisco still has major strides to make when it comes to pandemic recovery, both in terms of real on-the-ground change and public perception of the city, he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Attacks on San Francisco within the city and outside that have changed our narrative and perception,” Peskin said. “That’s going to be a tough job to deal with, but I’m up for it.”\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Combating corruption is a key priority as mayor\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Several major corruption scandals have rocked City Hall in recent years. In July, Kyra Worthy, the former leader of the nonprofit SF Safe, \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11997977/former-head-of-sfpd-linked-nonprofit-arrested-over-alleged-misuse-of-700000\">was arrested for allegedly misusing public funds and donations\u003c/a> intended for crime-prevention programs. Prosecutors accused Worthy of improperly funneling more than $700,000 through a combination of fake invoices and employee wage theft.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Peskin criticized how current and recent administrations have handled misconduct, which he traces back to Willie Brown’s era. “The sad thing about this is that the federal government has taken out all of our dirty laundry,” he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Many of the same players remain… or did not set a tone at the top against that kind of behavior and it proliferated under (Mayor Ed) Lee and has continued to proliferate under (Mayor) London Breed,” Peskin said. “It not only erodes public trust, but it makes the government function less well.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>To change that, Peskin has placed a measure on the November ballot that would create an Inspector General whose primary purpose is to check for conflicts of interest in City Hall and outside contract work and hold government officials accountable if they don’t play by the rules.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>He wants more affordable housing but says neighborhood integrity must be protected\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Peskin’s opponents have cast him as a foe of the YIMBY movement (aka Yes In My Backyard, a pro-housing development group) after blocking some housing proposals around the waterfront and other historic neighborhoods in his district. But the Board President defends his record, saying he’s approved over 100,000 units throughout his tenure on the Board and has remained progressive, pragmatic, and focused on his own district.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12003340\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 1999px\">\u003ca href=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/240905-AaronPeskinPB-10-BL_qed.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12003340\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/240905-AaronPeskinPB-10-BL_qed.jpg\" alt=\"A white man with gray hair and a gray beard, wearing glasses and a navy suit sits, with a finger extended, while speaking into a radio microphone in a sound studio.\" width=\"1999\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/240905-AaronPeskinPB-10-BL_qed.jpg 1999w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/240905-AaronPeskinPB-10-BL_qed-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/240905-AaronPeskinPB-10-BL_qed-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/240905-AaronPeskinPB-10-BL_qed-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/240905-AaronPeskinPB-10-BL_qed-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/240905-AaronPeskinPB-10-BL_qed-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1999px) 100vw, 1999px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Board of Supervisors president Aaron Peskin speaks with Political Breakdown hosts Scott Shafer and Marisa Lagos at the KQED offices in San Francisco on Sept. 5, 2024. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“I have sided with developers a supermajority of the time. But in due process, there are people who make good arguments about displacement, gentrification, and building market-rate housing in low-income communities that will face adverse impacts of that,” Peskin said. “I honor those things. It’s not a one-size-fits-all solution.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Peskin’s housing activism goes back to his college years at UC Santa Cruz, when he sued the university over its plans to build student dorms on undeveloped land, arguing that the project’s environmental report was inadequate. Peskin said the issue was “not with building housing, but where it would be built. It came to a good resolution, which is that the Chancellor at the time decided he would convene the academic senate and that there would be rational discussion about where housing should be located.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Peskin is also campaigning on promises to better protect renters from evictions and provide more rental relief to keep people housed in affordable units.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>His personal recovery journey shapes his views of San Francisco’s rebound\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Peskin has been sober from alcohol for more than three years and said his journey with recovery has shaped the way he views both himself and his city. He said the experience has taught him about working with the community, taking accountability and choosing hope at a time when the city is struggling to combat crises in housing, public health and economic vitality.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“One of the most profound things I realized is I’m not in this by myself. I spent the last few years trying to reach across to get things done and let down that defensiveness,” Peskin said. “I also just wake up much more grateful now. That whole ‘doom and gloom loop’ that people like the harp on is not how I’m feeling. I know we have real challenges, but I want to make things better, and that’s the experience that I’m living now.”\u003c/p>\n\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>San Francisco still has major strides to make when it comes to pandemic recovery, both in terms of real on-the-ground change and public perception of the city, he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Attacks on San Francisco within the city and outside that have changed our narrative and perception,” Peskin said. “That’s going to be a tough job to deal with, but I’m up for it.”\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Combating corruption is a key priority as mayor\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Several major corruption scandals have rocked City Hall in recent years. In July, Kyra Worthy, the former leader of the nonprofit SF Safe, \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11997977/former-head-of-sfpd-linked-nonprofit-arrested-over-alleged-misuse-of-700000\">was arrested for allegedly misusing public funds and donations\u003c/a> intended for crime-prevention programs. Prosecutors accused Worthy of improperly funneling more than $700,000 through a combination of fake invoices and employee wage theft.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Peskin criticized how current and recent administrations have handled misconduct, which he traces back to Willie Brown’s era. “The sad thing about this is that the federal government has taken out all of our dirty laundry,” he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Many of the same players remain… or did not set a tone at the top against that kind of behavior and it proliferated under (Mayor Ed) Lee and has continued to proliferate under (Mayor) London Breed,” Peskin said. “It not only erodes public trust, but it makes the government function less well.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>To change that, Peskin has placed a measure on the November ballot that would create an Inspector General whose primary purpose is to check for conflicts of interest in City Hall and outside contract work and hold government officials accountable if they don’t play by the rules.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>He wants more affordable housing but says neighborhood integrity must be protected\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Peskin’s opponents have cast him as a foe of the YIMBY movement (aka Yes In My Backyard, a pro-housing development group) after blocking some housing proposals around the waterfront and other historic neighborhoods in his district. But the Board President defends his record, saying he’s approved over 100,000 units throughout his tenure on the Board and has remained progressive, pragmatic, and focused on his own district.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12003340\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 1999px\">\u003ca href=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/240905-AaronPeskinPB-10-BL_qed.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12003340\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/240905-AaronPeskinPB-10-BL_qed.jpg\" alt=\"A white man with gray hair and a gray beard, wearing glasses and a navy suit sits, with a finger extended, while speaking into a radio microphone in a sound studio.\" width=\"1999\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/240905-AaronPeskinPB-10-BL_qed.jpg 1999w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/240905-AaronPeskinPB-10-BL_qed-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/240905-AaronPeskinPB-10-BL_qed-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/240905-AaronPeskinPB-10-BL_qed-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/240905-AaronPeskinPB-10-BL_qed-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/240905-AaronPeskinPB-10-BL_qed-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1999px) 100vw, 1999px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Board of Supervisors president Aaron Peskin speaks with Political Breakdown hosts Scott Shafer and Marisa Lagos at the KQED offices in San Francisco on Sept. 5, 2024. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“I have sided with developers a supermajority of the time. But in due process, there are people who make good arguments about displacement, gentrification, and building market-rate housing in low-income communities that will face adverse impacts of that,” Peskin said. “I honor those things. It’s not a one-size-fits-all solution.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Peskin’s housing activism goes back to his college years at UC Santa Cruz, when he sued the university over its plans to build student dorms on undeveloped land, arguing that the project’s environmental report was inadequate. Peskin said the issue was “not with building housing, but where it would be built. It came to a good resolution, which is that the Chancellor at the time decided he would convene the academic senate and that there would be rational discussion about where housing should be located.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Peskin is also campaigning on promises to better protect renters from evictions and provide more rental relief to keep people housed in affordable units.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>His personal recovery journey shapes his views of San Francisco’s rebound\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Peskin has been sober from alcohol for more than three years and said his journey with recovery has shaped the way he views both himself and his city. He said the experience has taught him about working with the community, taking accountability and choosing hope at a time when the city is struggling to combat crises in housing, public health and economic vitality.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“One of the most profound things I realized is I’m not in this by myself. I spent the last few years trying to reach across to get things done and let down that defensiveness,” Peskin said. “I also just wake up much more grateful now. That whole ‘doom and gloom loop’ that people like the harp on is not how I’m feeling. I know we have real challenges, but I want to make things better, and that’s the experience that I’m living now.”\u003c/p>\n\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>",
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"content": "\u003cp>Outside contractors and grantees will face tighter scrutiny in order to receive city dollars, according to \u003ca href=\"https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/25084138-executive-directive-24-04_nonprofit-grant-administration-reform\">a directive Mayor London Breed issued\u003c/a> Tuesday.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The order, which is effective immediately, comes \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11998148/arrested-sf-nonprofit-chief-also-ran-a-richmond-charity-it-too-had-questionable-spending\">after numerous high-profile scandals in City Hall\u003c/a>. Breed is facing a tight reelection this fall, and her move comes as opponents lay out their own competing plans to clean up corruption in San Francisco.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Misconduct from those that would wrongfully take advantage of City resources has not been tolerated during my administration, and these new efforts expand on this commitment,” Breed said in a statement. “We are putting stronger protections in place and expanding the guidance of our Departments to strengthen the public trust and improve accountability in how our government operates.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Breed’s directive orders city departments to ensure by Nov. 1 that any staff involved with grant-making understands and complies with the City Controller’s standards for agreements with external nonprofits. Those standards include tracking performance measures, engaging in regular fiscal monitoring and retaining all records from the selection process. It also requires departments to follow these rules when payments are issued in advance and to give grantees clear written instructions about timelines for payments and invoices.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>By September 30, the City Administrator and City Attorney’s Office are also required to create a set of policy guidelines for conflicts of interest on grant selection panels for all departments.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>On Tuesday, Breed also announced legislation to support her directive that would require contractors to keep separate accounts for political activities, prevent them from using city funds for advertising or lobbying city officials, and bar contractors from receiving public funds if they do not follow the city’s competitive solicitation process.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The moves are in response to multiple incidents in recent years where city grantees have misused funds, failed to pay workers, or sought reimbursement for ineligible work.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In July, the former leader of the nonprofit SF Safe, Kyra Worthy, was arrested for allegedly misusing public funds and donations intended for crime-prevention programs. Prosecutors allege that Worthy funneled more than $700,000 into her personal bank account and to throw lavish parties through a combination of fake invoices and employee wage theft.[aside label=\"Related Stories\" tag=\"san-francisco-mayor-election\"]The city is also still working to earn back voters’ trust after a spiraling corruption scandal within the Department of Public Works and the Department of Building Inspection, which has led to convictions for Mohammed Nuru, former head of the Director of Public Works, and former Public Utilities Commission General Manager Harlan Kelly.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Those who undermine our contracting processes and exploit public resources are not welcome to do business with our City and will be held accountable,” said City Attorney David Chiu. “I am proud of our attorneys and investigators who have worked diligently to root out corruption and maintain the integrity of City government”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Meanwhile, those hoping to unseat Breed in the mayoral election are laying out their own plans to combat corruption in City Hall.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“You can’t solve the problem when you are the problem, and we can’t trust the same people who built this broken, corrupt bureaucracy to turn it around,” \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12001601/city-hall-outsider-daniel-lurie-wants-to-clean-up-local-government\">nonprofit founder and Levi Strauss heir Daniel Lurie said in a statement\u003c/a>. “I am the only candidate who will bring a new culture of accountability to City Hall on day one.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Lurie wants to remove a campaign fundraising loophole where candidates are able to raise more than the $500 contribution limit through ballot measure initiatives. He also wants to raise candidate filing fees for those who have records of ethics misconduct, fully fund the Ethics Commission, require reporting for any meals costing over $500, and create an ethics enforcement dashboard to track campaign finance reports, lobbying disclosures, gifts, contracts and other areas for potential conflicts of interest.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The plan explicitly targets \u003ca href=\"https://missionlocal.org/2024/07/see-how-they-run-farrells-questionable-campaign-ethics-history/\">several of the ethics complaints that former interim mayor and supervisor Mark Farrell,\u003c/a> who is also running for mayor, has faced in the current election cycle. He has come under scrutiny for his ties to the moderate political organizing group Together SF Action, which has raised millions of dollars through a ballot initiative to slash the number of city commissions.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11990111\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/06/240612-SFMayoralDebate-15-BL.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11990111\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/06/240612-SFMayoralDebate-15-BL.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/06/240612-SFMayoralDebate-15-BL-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/06/240612-SFMayoralDebate-15-BL-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/06/240612-SFMayoralDebate-15-BL-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/06/240612-SFMayoralDebate-15-BL-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/06/240612-SFMayoralDebate-15-BL-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">From left, Manny Yekutiel, proprietor of the event space Manny’s and Heather Knight, San Francisco bureau chief of The New York Times, moderate the San Francisco mayoral debate featuring Ahsha Safai, Mark Farrell, Daniel Lurie, London Breed and Aaron Peskin at the Sydney Goldstein Theater on June 12, 2024. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Farrell faced similar accusations for campaign finance violations during his bid in 2010 for San Francisco Supervisor. The Ethics Commission fined Farrell $191,000 – the largest in the city’s history – and he later paid the city $25,000 to settle the case.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Still, Farrell has sought to portray his candidacy as a break from past City Hall scandals.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I will bring new transparency and accountability from day one,” said Farrell, who has \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12000444/former-san-francisco-supervisor-mark-farrell-makes-a-comeback-bid-for-mayor\">defended his record on the current campaign trail\u003c/a>. “I will centralize all third party non profit contracts under the Office of the Mayor to reduce fraud and waste while bringing greater accountability.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Supervisors running for mayor criticized Breed for the corruption that has come to light during her administration, pointing to their own efforts to weed out corruption in City Hall from within.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Our current mayor’s administration is one of the most corrupt in San Francisco history,” said Supervisor Ahsha Safaí. “More of her senior officials have been convicted of corruption than in any other administration in modern times.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The Excelsior supervisor pointed to his efforts to maintain funding for the Ethics Commission when Breed attempted to reduce it and said mandating audits of nonprofits and other city contractors will be a priority if he is elected.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Board of Supervisors President Aaron Peskin, meanwhile, is sponsoring Proposition C on the November ballot, which would create an Inspector General whose jobs would be to monitor for corruption and fraud and hold elected officials accountable, “so that we don’t need to rely on the FBI to maintain public integrity,” he said.\u003c/p>\n\n",
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Scott Wiener (D-San Francisco), who introduced \u003ca href=\"https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=202320240SB1047\">SB 1047\u003c/a>. “I’m really, really proud of our coalition and grateful to my colleagues for understanding that, when it comes to technology, innovation and safety are not mutually exclusive. They complement each other.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">The bill would enact safeguards to prevent AI from being used to conduct cyberattacks on critical infrastructure or develop chemical, nuclear or biological weapons. After passing the assembly and getting another stamp of approval from the senate, the bill goes to Gov. Gavin Newsom, who has until Sept. 30 to sign or veto it. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Wiener has spent the last year in a \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12000892/ai-safety-testing-bill-heads-for-a-floor-vote-in-sacramento-taking-heavy-fire-from-silicon-valley\">pitched battle\u003c/a> with some of the most prominent figures in the AI industry, including many who warned the measure could stifle the growth of the technology in California.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Three Silicon Valley Congress members — Rep. Zoe Lofgren, Rep. Ro Khanna and Pelosi — also spoke out in an effort to kill the bill. Even Wiener’s longtime ally, San Francisco Mayor London Breed, wrote in an \u003ca href=\"https://x.com/martin_casado/status/1828467847720509652\">open letter\u003c/a> that “more work needs to be done to bring together industry, government, and community stakeholders before moving forward with a legislative solution that doesn’t add unnecessary bureaucracy.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Speaking on \u003c/span>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/forum/2010101906876/nancy-pelosi-explains-the-art-of-power\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">KQED’s Forum\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> on Thursday, Pelosi criticized the bill again.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">“California is the home, the birthplace of AI. In our view. It has the knowledge, the technological knowledge, it has the entrepreneurship, and it has the responsibility to do the right thing, not to pass a bill that does not do the job because it is as well-intentioned as it is ill-informed.”\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">She also pushed back against the idea that she was speaking out against Wiener’s bill because he might face Pelosi’s daughter in a run for her seat once she leaves office. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">“They don’t know what they’re talking about,” she said about \u003c/span>\u003ca href=\"https://www.politico.com/newsletters/california-playbook/2024/08/19/ai-pelosi-house-seat-00174542\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Politico\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">, which first reported the story. “I don’t want California going down a bad path on something this serious and has nothing to do with elections.\u003c/span>\u003ci>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">”\u003c/span>\u003c/i>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>SB 1047 has also attracted high-profile supporters, including Elon Musk, who on Monday \u003ca href=\"https://x.com/elonmusk/status/1828205685386936567?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1828205685386936567%7Ctwgr%5Eefeda0f975043ebdda2707011f803c34424e4ba0%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fsfstandard.com%2F2024%2F08%2F26%2Felon-musk-openai-scott-wiener-sb1046%2F\">posted on social media site X,\u003c/a> “This is a tough call and will make some people upset, but, all things considered, I think California should probably pass the SB 1047 AI safety bill. For over 20 years, I have been an advocate for AI regulation, just as we regulate any product/technology that is a potential risk to the public.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Wiener acknowledged his unlikely ally. “Elon Musk is not a fan of me, and I’m not a fan of Elon Musk,” Wiener said. “But even people who have very strong disagreements can still find common ground. And, in this area, Elon and I have common ground. He has long, long been an advocate for AI safety. And so this position is very consistent with his long history.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Wiener said he amended the measure to reflect counsel from leaders in the AI space, including safety groups, academics, startups and developers like Amazon-backed Anthropic. The bill no longer allows California’s attorney general to sue AI companies for negligent safety practices before a catastrophic event has occurred. Also, the original text, which would have established a division within the California Department of Technology “to ensure continuous oversight and enforcement,” is gone.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Wiener, who heads the Senate Budget Committee, told KQED the changes were made in large part to improve the bill’s chances with lawmakers and Gov. Gavin Newsom, given that California is facing a \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11985932/newsoms-solution-to-a-45-billion-budget-deficit\">massive budget deficit\u003c/a>. “My experience with Gov. Newsom is he gives bills a fair shake and he listens to arguments. He speaks to people who support and people who oppose, and he makes an informed choice. And I’m confident he will do that here.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>SB 1047 would only affect companies building AI systems that cost more than $100 million to train. However, critics argue the mere threat of legal action from the state attorney general will stifle innovation by discouraging big tech companies from sharing open-source software with smaller ones.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Last month, Anthropic warned in an open letter addressed to Wiener that it could not support the bill unless it was amended to “respect the evolving nature of risk reduction practices while minimizing rigid, ambiguous, or burdensome rules.” Anthropic was the first major generative AI developer to publicly signal a willingness to work with Wiener on SB 1047.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“SB 1047 establishes clear, predictable, common sense legal standards for the developers of the biggest, most powerful AI systems to efficiently build in safety across the AI ecosystem startups build on,” wrote Nathan Calvin, Senior Policy Counsel at the Center for AI Safety Action Fund, the lobbying arm of the Center for AI Safety, which is one of SB 1047’s co-sponsors.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Critics of the bill, however, sounded another alarm, including Andrew Ng, the Stanford professor and former Google executive who detailed his concerns in a \u003ca href=\"https://www.deeplearning.ai/the-batch/issue-252/\">post\u003c/a> viewed by more than 1 million people on \u003ca href=\"https://x.com/andrewyng/status/1798753608974139779?s=61\">X\u003c/a>. “SB 1047 will stifle open source AI and hinder AI innovation,” Ng wrote KQED. “It makes a fundamental mistake of trying to regulate AI technology rather than address harmful applications. Worse, by making it harder for developers to release open AI models, it will hamper researchers’ ability to study cutting-edge AI and spot problems, and therefore will make AI less safe.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>When asked why California lawmakers have pursued dozens of AI bills focused on discrete issues, compared to the European Union and the state of Colorado, which opted for comprehensive legislation, Wiener said, “California’s system is different than these other jurisdictions. We don’t tend to pick a subject matter and do ten different issues combined. We introduce individual bills. We work very hard to harmonize them,”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>He acknowledged the pros and cons of this approach.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“But doing it this way does allow us to take a more methodical approach, in terms of not having to solve everything all at once, but addressing specific issues.”\u003c/p>\n\n",
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Even Wiener’s longtime ally, San Francisco Mayor London Breed, wrote in an \u003ca href=\"https://x.com/martin_casado/status/1828467847720509652\">open letter\u003c/a> that “more work needs to be done to bring together industry, government, and community stakeholders before moving forward with a legislative solution that doesn’t add unnecessary bureaucracy.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Speaking on \u003c/span>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/forum/2010101906876/nancy-pelosi-explains-the-art-of-power\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">KQED’s Forum\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> on Thursday, Pelosi criticized the bill again.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">“California is the home, the birthplace of AI. In our view. It has the knowledge, the technological knowledge, it has the entrepreneurship, and it has the responsibility to do the right thing, not to pass a bill that does not do the job because it is as well-intentioned as it is ill-informed.”\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">She also pushed back against the idea that she was speaking out against Wiener’s bill because he might face Pelosi’s daughter in a run for her seat once she leaves office. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">“They don’t know what they’re talking about,” she said about \u003c/span>\u003ca href=\"https://www.politico.com/newsletters/california-playbook/2024/08/19/ai-pelosi-house-seat-00174542\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Politico\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">, which first reported the story. “I don’t want California going down a bad path on something this serious and has nothing to do with elections.\u003c/span>\u003ci>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">”\u003c/span>\u003c/i>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>SB 1047 has also attracted high-profile supporters, including Elon Musk, who on Monday \u003ca href=\"https://x.com/elonmusk/status/1828205685386936567?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1828205685386936567%7Ctwgr%5Eefeda0f975043ebdda2707011f803c34424e4ba0%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fsfstandard.com%2F2024%2F08%2F26%2Felon-musk-openai-scott-wiener-sb1046%2F\">posted on social media site X,\u003c/a> “This is a tough call and will make some people upset, but, all things considered, I think California should probably pass the SB 1047 AI safety bill. For over 20 years, I have been an advocate for AI regulation, just as we regulate any product/technology that is a potential risk to the public.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Wiener acknowledged his unlikely ally. “Elon Musk is not a fan of me, and I’m not a fan of Elon Musk,” Wiener said. “But even people who have very strong disagreements can still find common ground. And, in this area, Elon and I have common ground. He has long, long been an advocate for AI safety. And so this position is very consistent with his long history.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Wiener said he amended the measure to reflect counsel from leaders in the AI space, including safety groups, academics, startups and developers like Amazon-backed Anthropic. The bill no longer allows California’s attorney general to sue AI companies for negligent safety practices before a catastrophic event has occurred. Also, the original text, which would have established a division within the California Department of Technology “to ensure continuous oversight and enforcement,” is gone.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Wiener, who heads the Senate Budget Committee, told KQED the changes were made in large part to improve the bill’s chances with lawmakers and Gov. Gavin Newsom, given that California is facing a \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11985932/newsoms-solution-to-a-45-billion-budget-deficit\">massive budget deficit\u003c/a>. “My experience with Gov. Newsom is he gives bills a fair shake and he listens to arguments. He speaks to people who support and people who oppose, and he makes an informed choice. And I’m confident he will do that here.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>SB 1047 would only affect companies building AI systems that cost more than $100 million to train. However, critics argue the mere threat of legal action from the state attorney general will stifle innovation by discouraging big tech companies from sharing open-source software with smaller ones.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Last month, Anthropic warned in an open letter addressed to Wiener that it could not support the bill unless it was amended to “respect the evolving nature of risk reduction practices while minimizing rigid, ambiguous, or burdensome rules.” Anthropic was the first major generative AI developer to publicly signal a willingness to work with Wiener on SB 1047.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“SB 1047 establishes clear, predictable, common sense legal standards for the developers of the biggest, most powerful AI systems to efficiently build in safety across the AI ecosystem startups build on,” wrote Nathan Calvin, Senior Policy Counsel at the Center for AI Safety Action Fund, the lobbying arm of the Center for AI Safety, which is one of SB 1047’s co-sponsors.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Critics of the bill, however, sounded another alarm, including Andrew Ng, the Stanford professor and former Google executive who detailed his concerns in a \u003ca href=\"https://www.deeplearning.ai/the-batch/issue-252/\">post\u003c/a> viewed by more than 1 million people on \u003ca href=\"https://x.com/andrewyng/status/1798753608974139779?s=61\">X\u003c/a>. “SB 1047 will stifle open source AI and hinder AI innovation,” Ng wrote KQED. “It makes a fundamental mistake of trying to regulate AI technology rather than address harmful applications. 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"content": "\u003cp>San Francisco school board president Lainie Motamedi resigned abruptly on Friday due to health issues, adding another wrinkle to a \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12000784/sf-teachers-students-face-uncertain-future-as-budget-crisis-threatens-closures\">difficult start to the school year\u003c/a> for the beleaguered district.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It’s been an honor to serve on behalf of our students and families to make much-needed and sometimes difficult decisions to improve our school district,” Motamedi said in a statement. “While there is much work ahead, I can confidently say I am leaving the district much better off than when I joined it.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Mayor London Breed immediately appointed Phil Kim to replace Motamedi on the board.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Kim, currently the executive director of school strategy and coherence for the San Francisco Unified School District, ran unsuccessfully for the school board in 2016 and 2018. 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The school board will need to make more spending reductions to balance next year’s budget or risk a state takeover.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Superintendent Matt Wayne is likely to announce a list of schools recommended for closure as soon as next month. The plan will face a school board vote likely in December, according to a district spokesperson. Campuses affected will close at the end of the academic year.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The closures will be the first in the district in 20 years despite enrollment consistently declining since 1999, leaving more than 14,000 empty seats across campuses. More than 4,000 students have left the district since the 2017-18 school year, and SFUSD could lose 4,600 more by 2032, according to the district.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>KQED’s \u003ca href=\"https://x.com/sssamanthalim\">Samantha Lim\u003c/a> and \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/author/kdebenedetti\">Katie DeBenedetti\u003c/a> contributed to this report.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n",
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