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The option, known as “Sign, Scan and Go” voting, allows voters to bring their mail ballot to a vote center and sign a roster under penalty of perjury — just as you would for in-person voting. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Newsom expanded the option this year after signing \u003ca href=\"https://www.gov.ca.gov/2026/09/19/governor-newsom-signs-new-laws-to-protect-california-elections-from-trump-interference/\">Senate Bill 1420\u003c/a> last month to raise awareness and access to this service.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Alexander said this approach sidesteps time-intensive \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12082075/california-primary-elections-2026-faq-governors-race-vote-ballot-signature-how-to-correct-mistake\">signature verification\u003c/a> — since your signature only goes on your ballot’s envelope, and the envelope isn’t necessary with Sign, Scan and Go — and late-arrival ballot rejections. She said it also speeds up California’s vote count, which drew criticism after the June primary when it took nearly a week to settle the governor’s and Los Angeles mayor’s races.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Dropping off your ballot in person at a vote center like this “really solves a lot of challenges, and it’s a win-win for the voter and for the elections office,” she said. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How can I track my ballot?\u003c/h2>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>You can track your ballot through \u003ca href=\"https://california.ballottrax.net/voter/\">BallotTrax\u003c/a>, the state’s “Where’s My Ballot” site. The service sends alerts when your ballot is mailed, delivered and received by the county. 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I know it’s shaken mine,” she said. “Up until this election, I felt like the U.S. Postal Service was a reliable partner in the voting process.” \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>The administration originally considered an even \u003ca href=\"https://www.propublica.org/article/trumps-plan-to-restrict-mail-voting\">more disruptive restriction\u003c/a> on mail voting, according to new reporting from ProPublica. It would have required USPS to send all ballots by certified mail, meaning voters would have had to be home to sign for them in order to receive them. The Postal Service objected, and the White House ultimately backed down. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Additionally, the Supreme Court in July upheld a Mississippi state law that allows officials to count mail ballots postmarked by Election Day but received later. 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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\n\u003cp>County election officials this week began mailing ballots to every registered \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/tag/california\">California\u003c/a> voter for the Nov. 3 midterm election, kicking off a monthlong vote-by-mail stretch — albeit one shadowed by a series of federal challenges to the system. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>President Donald Trump has kept up his attacks on mail voting this year, which he has claimed, without evidence, is rife with fraud. The administration’s efforts to drastically limit voting by mail have ranged from an \u003ca href=\"https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2026/03/ensuring-citizenship-verification-and-integrity-in-federal-elections/\">executive order \u003c/a>giving the United States Postal Service the unprecedented role of deciding who receives mail ballots to pushing Congress to require photo ID at the polls. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>So far, those moves have failed. But the USPS has also changed how some mail is collected — leaving many voters unsure whether the agency can reliably deliver their ballots this fall.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Keep reading for what we know about using USPS to mail your midterm ballot this election season. And remember: Aside from those USPS collection boxes, voters have several other options to submit their mail-in ballot, including using a secure county drop box or submitting by hand to any open voting location.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>Jump to: \u003ca href=\"#mail-in-ballot\">Should I mail my ballot through USPS?\u003c/a> \u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\n\n\n\u003ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What’s changed at USPS — and what does it mean for my ballot?\u003c/h2>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Two changes to USPS in recent years have slowed down service in many regions, especially for voters in rural areas. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>First, starting in April 2025, USPS implemented what’s called its Regional Transportation Optimization (RTO) initiative nationwide. At post offices and collection boxes more than 50 miles from a processing center, the RTO means mail is now \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12085378/usps-changes-ballot-drop-box-near-me-deadline-california-primary-vote-for-governor\">picked up the next day\u003c/a> instead of the same day. Northern California has just two processing centers, in Richmond and Sacramento. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1999\" height=\"1333\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/10/001_Oakland_ItzelDiazandFamily_09092021_qed.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12103052\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/10/001_Oakland_ItzelDiazandFamily_09092021_qed.jpg 1999w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/10/001_Oakland_ItzelDiazandFamily_09092021_qed-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/10/001_Oakland_ItzelDiazandFamily_09092021_qed-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1999px) 100vw, 1999px\" />\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Porfirio Diaz fills out his mail-in ballot for California’s gubernatorial recall election at his home in Oakland on Sept. 9, 2021. (Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Second, in December 2025, USPS formally \u003ca href=\"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/11/24/2025-20740/postmarks-and-postal-possession\">defined a postmark\u003c/a> as confirmation that the agency was in possession of the mail, but not necessarily the date it first \u003cem>received \u003c/em>the mail. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>But what do these changes mean for your ballot arriving in time to be counted in the Nov. 3 election — which in California is \u003ca href=\"https://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/voter-registration/vote-mail\">seven days after Election Day\u003c/a>, as long as it’s postmarked by or on Election Day? \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>If you drop your ballot in a post office or box, it may not get a postmark until USPS picks it up, trucks it to a processing center and stamps it. That could be days later. Many voters assume they have until Election Day to mail a ballot, but if it’s postmarked \u003cem>after \u003c/em>Nov. 3, it will be rejected. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\u003cp>“Because of mail processing facility shutdowns, our mail — including our election mail — takes a more circuitous route to get to the county elections office than it used to,” said Kim Alexander, president and founder of the non-partisan California Voter Foundation. “In some counties, the mail actually goes to a processing center in Nevada and then comes back to California.”\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>In California, nearly 90% of voters cast their ballots by mail in the statewide June primary. And more ballots are now showing up too late to be counted in recent years. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>In the 2026 primary, \u003ca href=\"https://www.ppic.org/publication/understanding-increases-in-late-vote-by-mail-ballots-in-california/\">1.1% of all California mail ballots\u003c/a> arrived late, according to the Public Policy Institute of California. That’s up from 0.7% in the 2025 special election and 0.3% in 2024. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>“I personally find it heartbreaking when I see those stacks of uncounted ballots sitting in election offices, because I know how much work goes into filling out a ballot,” Alexander said.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>The PPIC report found the increase in rejection rates was concentrated in areas affected by the RTO, even after accounting for other differences. But the report concluded that California’s overall rise in rejected ballots can’t be pinned wholly on the USPS changes.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"mail-in-ballot\">So how \u003cem>do \u003c/em>election officials recommend I submit my mail-in ballot?\u003cstrong> \u003c/strong>\u003c/h2>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>In the last two statewide elections, Secretary of State Shirley Weber and Attorney General Rob Bonta urged any voters planning to use USPS to mail in their ballots \u003ca href=\"https://oag.ca.gov/news/press-releases/attorney-general-bonta-and-secretary-state-weber-sacramento-vote-early-june\">at \u003cem>least \u003c/em>a week before Election Day\u003c/a> to account for those USPS changes. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>And if you’re mailing your midterm ballot on Election Day itself, Weber’s office is recommending you \u003ca href=\"https://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/voter-registration/vote-mail\">“get a hand-stamped postmark\u003c/a> from a postal employee inside a United States Post Office” rather than simply dropping it in a USPS collection box.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>But some officials are going further and steering voters away from using USPS altogether. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/05/003_KQED_SanFrancisco_Election2020_MailinBallot_10122020_qed.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12082088\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/05/003_KQED_SanFrancisco_Election2020_MailinBallot_10122020_qed.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/05/003_KQED_SanFrancisco_Election2020_MailinBallot_10122020_qed-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/05/003_KQED_SanFrancisco_Election2020_MailinBallot_10122020_qed-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" />\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">A San Francisco official mail-in ballot for the Nov. 3, 2020 election. (Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>“We’re not really encouraging people to use the USPS to get their ballot here,” said Evelyn Mendez, Sonoma County’s registrar of voters. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Instead, Mendez tells voters to use county collection boxes, which skip the Postal Service. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>“If they use one of our official ballot drop boxes, our team picks those ballots up every day and brings them right back here,” she said.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Mendez cited the uptick in late ballots in the June primary as the driving force behind her warning about USPS. Sonoma County rejected \u003ca href=\"https://elections.cdn.sos.ca.gov/vbm-rejection-reason/2026/june-primary-2026.pdf\">1,598 ballots\u003c/a> for arriving late, accounting for 0.95% of vote-by-mail ballots returned in the county. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Ballot drop boxes are now open 24/7 through 8 p.m. on Nov. 3. Voters from anywhere in California can use them, even if they’re not registered in that county. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Mendez said voters who still want to use USPS should go inside the post office and request that hand stamp to ensure it’s postmarked on time. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\u003cp>“Sometimes we’ll get ballots that have two different dates, and it’s because someone got it hand-stamped in the office and then it got stamped when it went through the process — but they’re still getting here late,” she said. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Alexander’s top recommendation is to turn in your mail ballot at a voting site as an in-person ballot. The option, known as “Sign, Scan and Go” voting, allows voters to bring their mail ballot to a vote center and sign a roster under penalty of perjury — just as you would for in-person voting. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Newsom expanded the option this year after signing \u003ca href=\"https://www.gov.ca.gov/2026/09/19/governor-newsom-signs-new-laws-to-protect-california-elections-from-trump-interference/\">Senate Bill 1420\u003c/a> last month to raise awareness and access to this service.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Alexander said this approach sidesteps time-intensive \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12082075/california-primary-elections-2026-faq-governors-race-vote-ballot-signature-how-to-correct-mistake\">signature verification\u003c/a> — since your signature only goes on your ballot’s envelope, and the envelope isn’t necessary with Sign, Scan and Go — and late-arrival ballot rejections. She said it also speeds up California’s vote count, which drew criticism after the June primary when it took nearly a week to settle the governor’s and Los Angeles mayor’s races.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Dropping off your ballot in person at a vote center like this “really solves a lot of challenges, and it’s a win-win for the voter and for the elections office,” she said. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How can I track my ballot?\u003c/h2>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>You can track your ballot through \u003ca href=\"https://california.ballottrax.net/voter/\">BallotTrax\u003c/a>, the state’s “Where’s My Ballot” site. The service sends alerts when your ballot is mailed, delivered and received by the county. Plus, you’ll be notified if the county flags an issue, such as a signature challenge. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>“That allows you to get a jump on correcting those issues, so your ballot can be counted,” Alexander said. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Where do Trump’s attacks on mail-in voting legally stand right now?\u003c/h2>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>In March, Trump issued \u003ca href=\"https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2026/03/ensuring-citizenship-verification-and-integrity-in-federal-elections/\">an executive order to restrict mail voting\u003c/a>. The order would have required USPS — an agency within the federal government — to send mail ballots only to voters on a federal list of “approved” voters. It also would have charged the Department of Justice with prosecuting election officials who issue ballots to ineligible voters. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>A federal judge \u003ca href=\"https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/25/us/politics/trump-mail-in-voting-ruling.html\">issued a swift ruling\u003c/a> preventing USPS from implementing the order — which the Supreme Court then \u003ca href=\"https://www.scotusblog.com/2026/09/supreme-court-denies-trump-administrations-request-to-implement-parts-of-usps-rule-on-mail-in-vo/\">left in place\u003c/a> in September. However, a USPS \u003ca href=\"https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/01/us/politics/whistle-blower-voting-by-mail.html\">whistleblower alleged\u003c/a> the agency secretly prepared to follow Trump’s order even as the matter was still being fought over in the courts. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Alexander said USPS’ leaders showed they were “sympathetic to” strategies that would restrict mail voting, costing the agency trust even though the effort failed. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1920\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/08/GettyImages-1342327252-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12095894\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/08/GettyImages-1342327252-scaled.jpg 2560w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/08/GettyImages-1342327252-2000x1500.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/08/GettyImages-1342327252-160x120.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/08/GettyImages-1342327252-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/08/GettyImages-1342327252-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" />\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Close-up of ballot drop box outside of polling place\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>“I think that has really shaken a lot of people’s confidence. I know it’s shaken mine,” she said. “Up until this election, I felt like the U.S. Postal Service was a reliable partner in the voting process.” \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>The administration originally considered an even \u003ca href=\"https://www.propublica.org/article/trumps-plan-to-restrict-mail-voting\">more disruptive restriction\u003c/a> on mail voting, according to new reporting from ProPublica. It would have required USPS to send all ballots by certified mail, meaning voters would have had to be home to sign for them in order to receive them. The Postal Service objected, and the White House ultimately backed down. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Additionally, the Supreme Court in July upheld a Mississippi state law that allows officials to count mail ballots postmarked by Election Day but received later. 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San Francisco’s Democratic Party voted to endorse Yekutiel after Chapin spoke up. Last week, two additional men — a man named Ryan Clark and his partner — made similar allegations.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>“I publicly and sincerely apologize to Mr. Chapin for how our process treated his complaint and for an endorsement decision that caused him further harm,” Tung wrote. “As party chair, I also apologize for how this endorsement hurt Ryan Clark, his partner and others.”\u003c/p>\n\n\n\u003cdiv class=\"wp-block-image\">\n\u003cfigure class=\"aligncenter size-full\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/07/240722-SFKamalaHarrisRally-56-BL_qed.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-11996722\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/07/240722-SFKamalaHarrisRally-56-BL_qed.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/07/240722-SFKamalaHarrisRally-56-BL_qed-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/07/240722-SFKamalaHarrisRally-56-BL_qed-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/07/240722-SFKamalaHarrisRally-56-BL_qed-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/07/240722-SFKamalaHarrisRally-56-BL_qed-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/07/240722-SFKamalaHarrisRally-56-BL_qed-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" />\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">San Francisco Democratic Party Chair Nancy Tung speaks during a rally in support of the presidential nomination of Vice President Kamala Harris at City Hall in San Francisco on July 22, 2024. (Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003c/div>\n\n\n\u003cp>But Chapin said Ting’s apology didn’t land for him. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>“I believe that she’s only apologizing because she got caught and everybody can see it and she wants to save her own reputation,” he said. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Chapin filed a police report in April, and also reached out to the local Democratic Party to file a complaint through the organization’s \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12016733/sf-democrats-adopt-new-sexual-assault-reporting-policies\">relatively new reporting policies\u003c/a> for sexual assault and harassment. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>The party’s policy created ways for a person to submit a complaint, including to an ombudsperson who determines whether the complaint potentially violates the code of conduct.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>If so, an independent investigator reviews the facts and evidence of the report and submits findings to the party’s judicial commission and adjudication panel to determine whether the violation occurred. If it did, consequences could include private or public admonishment or expulsion from the club or party. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>The party adopted the policy in December 2024 after accusations surfaced against prominent political organizers, including John Jacobo and Kesvin Ortiz, two progressives who have both denied the allegations.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Some survivors of sexual assault criticized how the party handled those past allegations and the protocol designed to handle future cases. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Chapin said he did not receive a response from the Democratic Party’s ombudsperson or investigators until after he came forward with his story publicly in the media. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>After following up on Chapin’s claims, the adjudication panel for the Democratic Party met to review an independent investigator’s findings, ultimately saying that the accusation could not be substantiated and that it was outside of their jurisdiction. The party then voted to publicly endorse Yekutiel. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Chapin went to the endorsement meeting, publicly calling the process a “sham.”\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Meanwhile, Yekutiel’s campaign appeared to weather the initial allegation, with many allies continuing to support him. Mayor Daniel Lurie, who created the Civic Joy Fund with Yekutiel, endorsed him after Chapin came forward. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>The political climate changed last week, however, when Clark and his partner came forward alleging that Yekutiel had sexually assaulted them at a nightclub in San Francisco in 2023. Within hours of the new allegations coming out, prominent backers revoked their endorsements for Yekutiel, including Lurie and other elected officials.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>“My endorsement is a statement of my confidence in someone’s character and leadership, and in light of the additional accounts reported today I am withdrawing it,” Lurie said in a statement last week, adding that he will not make a new endorsement in the District 8 race. “Coming forward is hard and these survivors deserve to be heard, and treated with dignity and respect.”\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Yekutiel has denied the allegations.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>“I am not admitting to having assaulted anyone and some of the things that are being said about me are fundamentally untrue,” Yekutiel said in a statement when he announced he would drop out. “But I am deeply sorry for any boundaries that I crossed. I’m going to take this time to work on myself.”\u003c/p>\n\n\n\u003cdiv class=\"wp-block-image\">\n\u003cfigure class=\"aligncenter size-full\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1980\" height=\"1321\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/07/GettyImages-1298791153.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12090328\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/07/GettyImages-1298791153.jpg 1980w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/07/GettyImages-1298791153-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/07/GettyImages-1298791153-1536x1025.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1980px) 100vw, 1980px\" />\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Manny Yekutiel introduces U.S. Presidential candidate Tom Steyer during Steyer’s appearance at Manny’s in San Francisco on July 17, 2019. (Scott Strazzante/San Francisco Chronicle via Getty Images))\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003c/div>\n\n\n\u003cp>Chapin is still reeling from the consequences and backlash he faced for coming forward. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>“Her apology rings pretty hollow,” Chapin said of Tung’s response on Monday. “She gave me almost none of the rights outlined in her own code of conduct.”\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>He said he handed over 55 names of witnesses who could support his allegations but did not know if any had been contacted. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>“The process is designed to insulate the political aspect of the party, and so I don’t actually know what Mr. Chapin’s complaint looked like. I don’t know what he turned over to the investigators,” Tung said. “The investigation was done by a professional law firm that specializes in these types of misconduct complaints, and so I don’t know if those 55 people had been contacted or not.”\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Chapin also said he was not given time to appeal the findings before the adjudication panel made them public and the party voted to endorse Yekutiel. Chapin said he has also requested a copy of the investigation, and that Tung has refused to share the file. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>“Because the judicial counsel did not act on [the complaint], I chose not to release the investigation,” Tung said. “Given what’s happened recently, it’s a conversation I’m willing to have with Mr. Chapin and his lawyer to see if there is something that we should consider.”\u003c/p>\n\n\n\u003cdiv class=\"wp-block-image\">\n\u003cfigure class=\"aligncenter size-full\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/251029-SNAP-PRESSER-MD-05-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12062093\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/251029-SNAP-PRESSER-MD-05-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/251029-SNAP-PRESSER-MD-05-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/251029-SNAP-PRESSER-MD-05-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" />\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">San Francisco Supervisor Rafael Mandelman speaks at a press event in front of San Francisco City Hall on Oct. 29, 2025. (Martin do Nascimento/KQED)\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003c/div>\n\n\n\u003cp>Rafael Mandelman, a moderate Democrat, currently represents District 8, which includes the Castro, Glen Park, Diamond Heights, Noe Valley and other neighborhoods. He is terming out, leaving an open seat on the city’s current majority-moderate Board of Supervisors.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Before last week, Yekutiel was a frontrunner. He is well-connected through his cafe in the Mission District, Manny’s, which frequently hosts events with prominent political and community leaders. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>The race now comes down to Gary McCoy, who previously worked for Rep. Nancy Pelosi and has the former Speaker of the House’s endorsement, as well as patent attorney Michael Nguyen and former DoorDash employee Darshini Patel.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Tung said the episode is prompting changes to the code of conduct on sexual misconduct. The party is holding a \u003ca href=\"https://www.sfdems.org/chair/statement-on-calling-special-meeting-october-11\">special meeting on Oct. 11\u003c/a> to reconsider its endorsement in District 8, and Tung said she will be endorsing Gary McCoy in the race. Some supervisors who previously endorsed Yekutiel have also since moved their endorsement to McCoy, including Stephen Sherrill, Danny Sauter and Bilal Mahmood. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\u003cp>At the same Oct. 11 meeting, Tung said there will be a discussion about reexamining the code of conduct around sexual assault and harassment and outlining next steps to revise the policy. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>“There are hard lessons all the way around this process, but we need to keep trying,” Tung said. “I hope that people and organizations will decide that they want to move forward together with the party and to try to do something, to try to create something better out of all of this.”\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Some critics are calling for Tung herself to step down following the episode. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>“She has lost the trust of survivors, allies and the community at large,” an Instagram post from the San Francisco Women’s Political Committee said. “Brad Chapin came forward when it was hard, and he deserved action when it mattered. An apology after the fact does not undo that.”\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>When asked for a response to the calls for resignation, Tung said, “It’s all very fresh. I do want to speak to members of the SFWPC. I don’t think that trading statements over Instagram is necessarily the best way to have a conversation.”\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Tung said she reached out to Chapin on a messaging app, but the two have not spoken directly as of Monday, when she released her public apology naming him. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>“We need a Democratic Party and a local government that advocates and protects survivors,” Chapin said. “I look forward to hopefully having a meeting with the mayor and others who are capable of making real change happen.”\u003c/p>\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\n\u003cp>The top official for San Francisco’s Democratic Party issued a public \u003ca href=\"https://www.sfdems.org/chair/accountability\">apology\u003c/a> for failing to adequately evaluate \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11996787/reckoning-on-sexual-assault-roils-sf-democrats-as-mayoral-endorsement-looms\">sexual misconduct allegations\u003c/a> and \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12097058/san-francisco-democratic-party-endorses-manny-yekutiel-for-supervisor-after-sexual-assault-allegations\">endorsing\u003c/a> former San Francisco supervisor candidate Manny Yekutiel, who \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12102333/new-allegations-surface-against-san-francisco-supervisor-candidate-manny-yekutiel\">abandoned his bid\u003c/a> to represent District 8 last week after multiple men accused him of sexual assault. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Chair Nancy Tung’s statement comes after mounting criticism over how the party handled the accusations against Yekutiel, who dropped out of the race after three men publicly accused him of sexual assault. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Brad Chapin, a former city gardener and political organizer, came forward earlier this year alleging that Yekutiel sexually assaulted him at a party in 2020. San Francisco’s Democratic Party voted to endorse Yekutiel after Chapin spoke up. Last week, two additional men — a man named Ryan Clark and his partner — made similar allegations.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>“I publicly and sincerely apologize to Mr. Chapin for how our process treated his complaint and for an endorsement decision that caused him further harm,” Tung wrote. “As party chair, I also apologize for how this endorsement hurt Ryan Clark, his partner and others.”\u003c/p>\n\n\n\u003cdiv class=\"wp-block-image\">\n\u003cfigure class=\"aligncenter size-full\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/07/240722-SFKamalaHarrisRally-56-BL_qed.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-11996722\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/07/240722-SFKamalaHarrisRally-56-BL_qed.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/07/240722-SFKamalaHarrisRally-56-BL_qed-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/07/240722-SFKamalaHarrisRally-56-BL_qed-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/07/240722-SFKamalaHarrisRally-56-BL_qed-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/07/240722-SFKamalaHarrisRally-56-BL_qed-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/07/240722-SFKamalaHarrisRally-56-BL_qed-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" />\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">San Francisco Democratic Party Chair Nancy Tung speaks during a rally in support of the presidential nomination of Vice President Kamala Harris at City Hall in San Francisco on July 22, 2024. (Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003c/div>\n\n\n\u003cp>But Chapin said Ting’s apology didn’t land for him. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>“I believe that she’s only apologizing because she got caught and everybody can see it and she wants to save her own reputation,” he said. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Chapin filed a police report in April, and also reached out to the local Democratic Party to file a complaint through the organization’s \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12016733/sf-democrats-adopt-new-sexual-assault-reporting-policies\">relatively new reporting policies\u003c/a> for sexual assault and harassment. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>The party’s policy created ways for a person to submit a complaint, including to an ombudsperson who determines whether the complaint potentially violates the code of conduct.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>If so, an independent investigator reviews the facts and evidence of the report and submits findings to the party’s judicial commission and adjudication panel to determine whether the violation occurred. If it did, consequences could include private or public admonishment or expulsion from the club or party. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>The party adopted the policy in December 2024 after accusations surfaced against prominent political organizers, including John Jacobo and Kesvin Ortiz, two progressives who have both denied the allegations.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Some survivors of sexual assault criticized how the party handled those past allegations and the protocol designed to handle future cases. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Chapin said he did not receive a response from the Democratic Party’s ombudsperson or investigators until after he came forward with his story publicly in the media. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>After following up on Chapin’s claims, the adjudication panel for the Democratic Party met to review an independent investigator’s findings, ultimately saying that the accusation could not be substantiated and that it was outside of their jurisdiction. The party then voted to publicly endorse Yekutiel. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Chapin went to the endorsement meeting, publicly calling the process a “sham.”\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Meanwhile, Yekutiel’s campaign appeared to weather the initial allegation, with many allies continuing to support him. Mayor Daniel Lurie, who created the Civic Joy Fund with Yekutiel, endorsed him after Chapin came forward. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>The political climate changed last week, however, when Clark and his partner came forward alleging that Yekutiel had sexually assaulted them at a nightclub in San Francisco in 2023. Within hours of the new allegations coming out, prominent backers revoked their endorsements for Yekutiel, including Lurie and other elected officials.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>“My endorsement is a statement of my confidence in someone’s character and leadership, and in light of the additional accounts reported today I am withdrawing it,” Lurie said in a statement last week, adding that he will not make a new endorsement in the District 8 race. “Coming forward is hard and these survivors deserve to be heard, and treated with dignity and respect.”\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Yekutiel has denied the allegations.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>“I am not admitting to having assaulted anyone and some of the things that are being said about me are fundamentally untrue,” Yekutiel said in a statement when he announced he would drop out. “But I am deeply sorry for any boundaries that I crossed. I’m going to take this time to work on myself.”\u003c/p>\n\n\n\u003cdiv class=\"wp-block-image\">\n\u003cfigure class=\"aligncenter size-full\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1980\" height=\"1321\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/07/GettyImages-1298791153.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12090328\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/07/GettyImages-1298791153.jpg 1980w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/07/GettyImages-1298791153-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/07/GettyImages-1298791153-1536x1025.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1980px) 100vw, 1980px\" />\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Manny Yekutiel introduces U.S. Presidential candidate Tom Steyer during Steyer’s appearance at Manny’s in San Francisco on July 17, 2019. (Scott Strazzante/San Francisco Chronicle via Getty Images))\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003c/div>\n\n\n\u003cp>Chapin is still reeling from the consequences and backlash he faced for coming forward. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>“Her apology rings pretty hollow,” Chapin said of Tung’s response on Monday. “She gave me almost none of the rights outlined in her own code of conduct.”\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>He said he handed over 55 names of witnesses who could support his allegations but did not know if any had been contacted. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>“The process is designed to insulate the political aspect of the party, and so I don’t actually know what Mr. Chapin’s complaint looked like. I don’t know what he turned over to the investigators,” Tung said. “The investigation was done by a professional law firm that specializes in these types of misconduct complaints, and so I don’t know if those 55 people had been contacted or not.”\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Chapin also said he was not given time to appeal the findings before the adjudication panel made them public and the party voted to endorse Yekutiel. Chapin said he has also requested a copy of the investigation, and that Tung has refused to share the file. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>“Because the judicial counsel did not act on [the complaint], I chose not to release the investigation,” Tung said. “Given what’s happened recently, it’s a conversation I’m willing to have with Mr. Chapin and his lawyer to see if there is something that we should consider.”\u003c/p>\n\n\n\u003cdiv class=\"wp-block-image\">\n\u003cfigure class=\"aligncenter size-full\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/251029-SNAP-PRESSER-MD-05-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12062093\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/251029-SNAP-PRESSER-MD-05-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/251029-SNAP-PRESSER-MD-05-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/251029-SNAP-PRESSER-MD-05-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" />\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">San Francisco Supervisor Rafael Mandelman speaks at a press event in front of San Francisco City Hall on Oct. 29, 2025. (Martin do Nascimento/KQED)\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003c/div>\n\n\n\u003cp>Rafael Mandelman, a moderate Democrat, currently represents District 8, which includes the Castro, Glen Park, Diamond Heights, Noe Valley and other neighborhoods. He is terming out, leaving an open seat on the city’s current majority-moderate Board of Supervisors.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Before last week, Yekutiel was a frontrunner. He is well-connected through his cafe in the Mission District, Manny’s, which frequently hosts events with prominent political and community leaders. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>The race now comes down to Gary McCoy, who previously worked for Rep. Nancy Pelosi and has the former Speaker of the House’s endorsement, as well as patent attorney Michael Nguyen and former DoorDash employee Darshini Patel.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Tung said the episode is prompting changes to the code of conduct on sexual misconduct. The party is holding a \u003ca href=\"https://www.sfdems.org/chair/statement-on-calling-special-meeting-october-11\">special meeting on Oct. 11\u003c/a> to reconsider its endorsement in District 8, and Tung said she will be endorsing Gary McCoy in the race. Some supervisors who previously endorsed Yekutiel have also since moved their endorsement to McCoy, including Stephen Sherrill, Danny Sauter and Bilal Mahmood. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\u003cp>At the same Oct. 11 meeting, Tung said there will be a discussion about reexamining the code of conduct around sexual assault and harassment and outlining next steps to revise the policy. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>“There are hard lessons all the way around this process, but we need to keep trying,” Tung said. “I hope that people and organizations will decide that they want to move forward together with the party and to try to do something, to try to create something better out of all of this.”\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Some critics are calling for Tung herself to step down following the episode. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>“She has lost the trust of survivors, allies and the community at large,” an Instagram post from the San Francisco Women’s Political Committee said. “Brad Chapin came forward when it was hard, and he deserved action when it mattered. An apology after the fact does not undo that.”\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>When asked for a response to the calls for resignation, Tung said, “It’s all very fresh. I do want to speak to members of the SFWPC. I don’t think that trading statements over Instagram is necessarily the best way to have a conversation.”\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Tung said she reached out to Chapin on a messaging app, but the two have not spoken directly as of Monday, when she released her public apology naming him. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>“We need a Democratic Party and a local government that advocates and protects survivors,” Chapin said. “I look forward to hopefully having a meeting with the mayor and others who are capable of making real change happen.”\u003c/p>\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>",
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Ro Khanna, who represents parts of Silicon Valley. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Sanders told a packed crowd that the initiative “deals with the most important issue facing this country,” prompting cheers and applause. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/08/CaliforniaBillionairesTaxGetty.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12093728\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/08/CaliforniaBillionairesTaxGetty.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/08/CaliforniaBillionairesTaxGetty-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/08/CaliforniaBillionairesTaxGetty-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" />\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">A T-shirt with a campaign message during the campaign kickoff for the California Billionaire Tax Act at The Wiltern in Los Angeles, on Feb. 18, 2026. Sanders is seeking the support of California voters for a November ballot initiative of an emergency tax on billionaires to help the state’s healthcare system. (Patrick T. Fallon/AFP via Getty Images)\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>“Can the American people sustain democracy, take on the greed and power of of the billionaire class and create an economy and government that works for all, or are we destined to live in an oligarchic society where our economic and political lives are controlled by a handful of the wealthiest people in the world?” Sanders said. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>The measure would impose a one-time 5% tax on individuals with a net worth of more than $1 billion who lived in the state on Jan. 1, 2026. Ninety percent of the tax’s revenue — projected to be tens of billions of dollars — would go toward healthcare. The rest would be used for food assistance and education-related programs. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>The initiative has won the support of the state’s Democratic Party, and a \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12099825/california-billionaires-tax-has-a-slim-lead-in-new-poll-but-still-a-lot-of-work-to-do\">recent poll\u003c/a> shows it as slightly favored by likely voters. Proponents like Sanders say the tax is necessary to support the state’s healthcare system following \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12084669/lurie-eyes-34-million-to-cushion-h-r-1-blows-to-medi-cal-and-calfresh\">federal cuts\u003c/a> related to the so-called One Big Beautiful Bill Act.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1334\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/06/021826-Billionaires-Tax-GETTY-CM-01.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12088085\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/06/021826-Billionaires-Tax-GETTY-CM-01.jpeg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/06/021826-Billionaires-Tax-GETTY-CM-01-160x107.jpeg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/06/021826-Billionaires-Tax-GETTY-CM-01-1536x1025.jpeg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" />\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Signs reading “A Billionaire Tax Now” rest on chairs at a Billionaire Tax Now rally Feb. 18, 2026. (Jason Armond/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images)\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>But Gov. Gavin Newsom and both remaining candidates for his seat, Republican Steve Hilton and Democrat Xavier Beccera, have come out in opposition. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Some opponents say it would actually mean a decrease in revenue because it could force billionaires away. Others, like the Planned Parenthood Affiliates of California and the California Medical Association, \u003ca href=\"https://www.capradio.org/articles/2026/10/02/why-some-california-healthcare-groups-oppose-a-tax-that-would-send-90-of-its-money-to-healthcare/\">have raised concerns\u003c/a> about how the money will be distributed and how much discretion lawmakers will have about its use. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Nancy Tung, chair of the San Francisco Democratic Party, said Saturday at a virtual event hosted by the No on 40 Coalition that every Democrat in the state wants billionaires to “pay their fair share,” but that Prop 40 is not a stable or lasting solution to federal cuts. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Former U.S. Rep. 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In five states, households will pay roughly $9,000 more: Oregon, Mississippi, South Dakota, Virginia and Wyoming.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>The think tank said there will be more demand for natural gas for electricity because the administration is canceling new \u003ca href=\"https://apnews.com/article/trump-clean-energy-grants-chris-wright-09d26d615869ce06dd6bb2c047f636cb\">wind, solar and hydrogen projects\u003c/a> and there will be more gasoline demand for transportation because \u003ca href=\"https://apnews.com/article/trump-gas-mileage-electric-vehicles-pollution-403742074c3f3140aaa1d10829daf35f\">Trump and Congress are revoking policies\u003c/a> that incentivized efficient and lower-emissions vehicles. Higher demand increases prices.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/11/TrumpOilGasRegulationsAP.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12014668\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/11/TrumpOilGasRegulationsAP.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/11/TrumpOilGasRegulationsAP-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/11/TrumpOilGasRegulationsAP-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/11/TrumpOilGasRegulationsAP-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/11/TrumpOilGasRegulationsAP-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/11/TrumpOilGasRegulationsAP-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" />\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">President Donald Trump arrives to deliver remarks about American energy production during a visit to the Double Eagle Energy Oil Rig on July 29, 2020, in Midland, Texas. (Evan Vucci/AP Photo)\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Energy prices are elevated in many countries. The International Energy Agency said after Russia invaded Ukraine, record prices were observed between 2022 and 2024 in the European Union, the United Kingdom, Japan and Korea. In many countries, the rise has outpaced income growth and inflation since 2019, including the European Union and the United States.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>In some areas of the U.S., \u003ca href=\"https://apnews.com/article/electricity-prices-data-centers-artificial-intelligence-fbf213a915fb574a4f3e5baaa7041c3a\">demand from data centers\u003c/a> is being blamed. The Iran war has sent oil and gasoline prices sharply higher, too. The Energy Information Administration expects residential U.S. customers to pay about 18.6 cents per kilowatt-hour in 2027, compared to 17.3 cents in 2025 and 18.2 cents in 2026.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>The independent research firm Rhodium Group has also examined the issue, saying in April the U.S. has entered a new period of rising electricity prices. 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A \u003ca href=\"https://www.energy.gov/articles/department-energy-releases-report-evaluating-us-grid-reliability-and-security\">2025 Department of Energy report\u003c/a>, mandated by Trump, warned of increasing blackouts if the U.S. continued closing coal and natural gas plants.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>“Joe Biden created a grid crisis; President Trump is fixing it,” Rogers wrote in an email. “If the Democrats had their way, these costly and unreliable renewable energy projects would still be failing our grid and our communities.”\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>The Republican president prioritizes \u003ca href=\"https://apnews.com/article/trump-coal-mining-power-plant-climate-electricity-0a7126d66de97b10f32eaa39b1af669f\">fossil fuels to produce electricity\u003c/a>, unlike Biden, who saw clean energy as a climate solution. The conservative Institute for Energy Research said in December that \u003ca href=\"https://www.instituteforenergyresearch.org/the-grid/blue-states-high-rates/\">blue states have high rates\u003c/a> because they have embraced aggressive renewable mandates, 100% carbon-free targets, premature coal and nuclear retirements and restrictions on natural gas infrastructure. It said high electricity prices are not an inevitability; they are a choice.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Analysis examined impact on states solely from federal policy changes\u003c/h2>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>It focused on \u003ca href=\"https://apnews.com/article/elections-trump-republicans-big-bill-tax-cuts-4127f86db9aa557ae9316913aed7d80e\">the sweeping package of tax breaks\u003c/a> that slashed funding for clean energy tax credits, known as the One Big Beautiful Bill, Trump signed; \u003ca href=\"https://apnews.com/article/epa-power-plants-trump-coal-gas-climate-cac1c2c75f8656d8eaf5f0a240edae15\">environmental rollbacks\u003c/a>, including clean air and power plant rules and the revocation of a scientific finding that underpinned the U.S. fight against climate change; the \u003ca href=\"https://apnews.com/live/trump-midterm-elections-xi-china-news-updates-09-28-2026\">loosening of fuel economy standards\u003c/a> and blocking of California’s novel rule banning the sale of new gas-powered cars by 2035; and federal actions to stop wind, \u003ca href=\"https://apnews.com/article/trump-clean-energy-hydrogen-hub-newsom-0223cb4469508bcea4f689c18c9ab65d\">solar and hydrogen projects\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>These changes will result in annual household energy costs rising in every state in the contiguous U.S., plus job losses in 47 of 48 states and losses to the gross domestic product in 46 states, Energy Innovation said. It’s projecting 37,000 additional premature deaths from air pollution, $72 billion in additional healthcare costs and more than 9 billion tons of additional carbon pollution because of the environmental rollbacks. 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California banned the sale of new gas-powered cars by 2035, but has been challenged by the federal government. (Lindsey Moore/KQED)\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>“Across pretty much every state, things are worse. The outlook now is worse for states and the affordability crisis will be worse because of the combined set of policies,” Orvis said.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Climate Justice Alliance legislative director Mar Zepeda said her Washington, D.C., electric bill increased $200 in the past month. Zepeda blames electricity demands from data centers, and said federal “affordability” policies only exacerbate this.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>“They may call it affordability, but affordable for whom and at what cost? 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She said this proves Republican policies are working.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>However, in the Energy Innovation analysis, three of the five states facing the highest costs have Republican governors. 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Executive Director Bob Jenks called those numbers “frightening” because Oregon already has an energy affordability problem. He cited steep rate increases as utilities make upgrades and data centers use more power.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>As costs rise, Jenks expects utilities to disconnect more customers who can’t afford their bills.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Jenks said wind and solar are essential for affordable electricity, and he wants the federal government to partner with states to develop the energy they need.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>“We’re trying to optimize among the resource options we have, and they’re trying to take things away and raise the costs,” he said.\u003c/p>\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\n\u003cp>Households in the contiguous United States will pay thousands of dollars more for energy through 2040 because of federal policy changes since \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/tag/trump-administration\">President Donald Trump\u003c/a> returned to office such as canceling new clean energy projects, according to modeling released Friday by a nonpartisan think tank.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>An analysis from the California-based \u003ca href=\"https://energyinnovation.org/report/economic-consumer-cost-pollution-impacts-of-federal-energy-policy-changes-in-48-u-s-states/\">Energy Innovation\u003c/a> found that households will pay an average of $6,500 more for energy, cumulatively through 2040. In five states, households will pay roughly $9,000 more: Oregon, Mississippi, South Dakota, Virginia and Wyoming.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>The think tank said there will be more demand for natural gas for electricity because the administration is canceling new \u003ca href=\"https://apnews.com/article/trump-clean-energy-grants-chris-wright-09d26d615869ce06dd6bb2c047f636cb\">wind, solar and hydrogen projects\u003c/a> and there will be more gasoline demand for transportation because \u003ca href=\"https://apnews.com/article/trump-gas-mileage-electric-vehicles-pollution-403742074c3f3140aaa1d10829daf35f\">Trump and Congress are revoking policies\u003c/a> that incentivized efficient and lower-emissions vehicles. Higher demand increases prices.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/11/TrumpOilGasRegulationsAP.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12014668\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/11/TrumpOilGasRegulationsAP.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/11/TrumpOilGasRegulationsAP-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/11/TrumpOilGasRegulationsAP-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/11/TrumpOilGasRegulationsAP-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/11/TrumpOilGasRegulationsAP-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/11/TrumpOilGasRegulationsAP-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" />\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">President Donald Trump arrives to deliver remarks about American energy production during a visit to the Double Eagle Energy Oil Rig on July 29, 2020, in Midland, Texas. (Evan Vucci/AP Photo)\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Energy prices are elevated in many countries. The International Energy Agency said after Russia invaded Ukraine, record prices were observed between 2022 and 2024 in the European Union, the United Kingdom, Japan and Korea. In many countries, the rise has outpaced income growth and inflation since 2019, including the European Union and the United States.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>In some areas of the U.S., \u003ca href=\"https://apnews.com/article/electricity-prices-data-centers-artificial-intelligence-fbf213a915fb574a4f3e5baaa7041c3a\">demand from data centers\u003c/a> is being blamed. The Iran war has sent oil and gasoline prices sharply higher, too. The Energy Information Administration expects residential U.S. customers to pay about 18.6 cents per kilowatt-hour in 2027, compared to 17.3 cents in 2025 and 18.2 cents in 2026.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>The independent research firm Rhodium Group has also examined the issue, saying in April the U.S. has entered a new period of rising electricity prices. It cited increasing price volatility in natural gas, which is increasingly used to generate power; needed grid improvements; inflation; storm recovery and wildfire mitigation; and shifting policies.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Absent significant policy action, electricity prices likely will continue their significant rise over the next five years, \u003ca href=\"https://rhg.com/research/us-electricity-prices-drivers/\">the firm said\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>White House spokeswoman Taylor Rogers said Wednesday that lowering electricity prices remains a top priority and Trump is unleashing reliable energy like coal and natural gas to reverse the damage Democrats did to the grid by increasing clean energy. A \u003ca href=\"https://www.energy.gov/articles/department-energy-releases-report-evaluating-us-grid-reliability-and-security\">2025 Department of Energy report\u003c/a>, mandated by Trump, warned of increasing blackouts if the U.S. continued closing coal and natural gas plants.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>“Joe Biden created a grid crisis; President Trump is fixing it,” Rogers wrote in an email. “If the Democrats had their way, these costly and unreliable renewable energy projects would still be failing our grid and our communities.”\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>The Republican president prioritizes \u003ca href=\"https://apnews.com/article/trump-coal-mining-power-plant-climate-electricity-0a7126d66de97b10f32eaa39b1af669f\">fossil fuels to produce electricity\u003c/a>, unlike Biden, who saw clean energy as a climate solution. The conservative Institute for Energy Research said in December that \u003ca href=\"https://www.instituteforenergyresearch.org/the-grid/blue-states-high-rates/\">blue states have high rates\u003c/a> because they have embraced aggressive renewable mandates, 100% carbon-free targets, premature coal and nuclear retirements and restrictions on natural gas infrastructure. It said high electricity prices are not an inevitability; they are a choice.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Analysis examined impact on states solely from federal policy changes\u003c/h2>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>It focused on \u003ca href=\"https://apnews.com/article/elections-trump-republicans-big-bill-tax-cuts-4127f86db9aa557ae9316913aed7d80e\">the sweeping package of tax breaks\u003c/a> that slashed funding for clean energy tax credits, known as the One Big Beautiful Bill, Trump signed; \u003ca href=\"https://apnews.com/article/epa-power-plants-trump-coal-gas-climate-cac1c2c75f8656d8eaf5f0a240edae15\">environmental rollbacks\u003c/a>, including clean air and power plant rules and the revocation of a scientific finding that underpinned the U.S. fight against climate change; the \u003ca href=\"https://apnews.com/live/trump-midterm-elections-xi-china-news-updates-09-28-2026\">loosening of fuel economy standards\u003c/a> and blocking of California’s novel rule banning the sale of new gas-powered cars by 2035; and federal actions to stop wind, \u003ca href=\"https://apnews.com/article/trump-clean-energy-hydrogen-hub-newsom-0223cb4469508bcea4f689c18c9ab65d\">solar and hydrogen projects\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>These changes will result in annual household energy costs rising in every state in the contiguous U.S., plus job losses in 47 of 48 states and losses to the gross domestic product in 46 states, Energy Innovation said. It’s projecting 37,000 additional premature deaths from air pollution, $72 billion in additional healthcare costs and more than 9 billion tons of additional carbon pollution because of the environmental rollbacks. 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I’m going to take this time to work on myself,” Yekutiel said in a statement on Thursday afternoon. “This was never just about winning an election for me. It was about serving a city that has given me so much and bringing people together around the belief that San Francisco can once again take on big challenges with ambition, creativity and confidence.”\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>In his statement on stepping down, Yekutiel denied allegations against him of sexual assault. 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(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>“My endorsement is a statement of my confidence in someone’s character and leadership, and in light of the additional accounts reported today I am withdrawing it,” Lurie said in a statement on Thursday, saying he would not be making another endorsement in the race. “Coming forward is hard and these survivors deserve to be heard, and treated with dignity and respect.”\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>KQED reached out Thursday to each of the supervisors who had \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12090065/sexual-assault-allegations-against-manny-yekutiel-roil-san-francisco-democrats\">previously endorsed Yekutiel\u003c/a>, including Danny Sauter, Rafael Mandelman, Stephen Sherrill, Alan Wong, Bilal Mahmood and Matt Dorsey. All of them withdrew their support.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>“Too often, people in political power close ranks around their allies to protect them from being held accountable. 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Clark said that Yekutiel groped his genitals and buttocks through his pants, according to the \u003cem>Standard\u003c/em>. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Clark told him to stop and that he was in a monogamous relationship with his partner, who was also at the event. The account states that Yekutiel turned to the partner and put his hands down his pants and groped him. Clark said they asked Yekutiel to stop and that he didn’t until they physically pushed him away. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>The description draws parallels to the accusations against Yekutiel made earlier this summer by Brad Chapin, who said that Yekutiel groped him at a house party in 2020. Yekutiel denied the allegations and said that Chapin’s story was “politically motivated.”\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Speaking to KQED on Thursday, Chapin said he was grateful that other survivors came forward but was angry that his initial case was not enough for some of Yekutiel’s supporters to back off.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>“I feel like this is the first time I can feel angry and people aren’t going to say I’m crazy,” Chapin said. “All of these people, every single one of them who endorsed him, they were willing to meet with him and ignore the survivor. I’m disappointed in so many of these people.”\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/04/230808-SanFranciscoCityHall-18-BL_qed.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12079133\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/04/230808-SanFranciscoCityHall-18-BL_qed.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/04/230808-SanFranciscoCityHall-18-BL_qed-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/04/230808-SanFranciscoCityHall-18-BL_qed-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" />\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Vehicles pass by City Hall in San Francisco on Aug. 8, 2023. 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That process failed to produce a final determination of what happened, and as a result, I abstained from the District 8 endorsement vote. Now new allegations have been reported by multiple people,” Mahmood said. “Survivors should never have to wonder whether your leaders will minimize harassment, assault, or abuse because the person you’re naming is well-connected.”\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1999\" height=\"1333\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/07/20260707_SFRally_GC-12_qed.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12090127\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/07/20260707_SFRally_GC-12_qed.jpg 1999w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/07/20260707_SFRally_GC-12_qed-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/07/20260707_SFRally_GC-12_qed-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1999px) 100vw, 1999px\" />\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Supervisor Bilal Mahmood speaks during a rally for survivors of sexual assault and harassment at San Francisco City Hall in San Francisco on July 7, 2026. (Gina Castro for KQED)\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>On Thursday, the San Francisco Democratic Party announced that it will hold a special meeting on Oct. 11 to reconsider its endorsement of Yekutiel.\u003cbr>\u003cbr>“Our endorsements must reflect the values of the Democratic Party, and San Franciscans deserve to have confidence in the process behind them,” said Chair Nancy Tung in a statement. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Yekutiel was facing off against Gary McCoy, who previously worked for Rep. Nancy Pelosi and has the former Speaker of the House’s endorsement, as well as patent attorney Michael Nguyen and former DoorDash employee Darshini Patel. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Calls for Yekutiel to step down from the race took off Thursday morning. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>“Sexual assault and nonconsensual touching are unacceptable in any form… People who come forward with allegations of sexual assault deserve to be heard and treated with dignity, not dismissed or stigmatized, especially by our leaders,” McCoy, Nguyen and Patel said in a joint statement. “It’s shameful that it’s come to this. We stand with survivors in our community and across the country. 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(Gina Castro for KQED)\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Other supervisors and the San Francisco Women’s Political Committee also publicly called for Yekutiel to exit the race.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>“All the allegations of sexual assault against Manny Yekutiel are appalling, and the conduct described is reprehensible. Enough is enough. Manny must immediately end his campaign for District 8 supervisor,” Supervisor Connie Chan said in a statement.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>State Sen. Scott Wiener, who is running against Chan in San Francisco’s congressional race this November, urged Yekutiel to step down.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>“I believe Manny Yekutiel should suspend his campaign given the repeated allegations of sexual misconduct and the pattern they represent,” Wiener said in a post on Instagram. Wiener previously had not made any endorsement in the District 8 race. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Rafael Mandelman, a moderate Democrat, currently represents District 8, which includes the Castro, Glen Park, Diamond Heights, Noe Valley and other neighborhoods. He is terming out, leaving an open seat in the city’s current majority-moderate Board of Supervisors. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Ballots for the November election will be mailed out in the coming days.\u003c/p>\n",
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I’m going to take this time to work on myself,” Yekutiel said in a statement on Thursday afternoon. “This was never just about winning an election for me. It was about serving a city that has given me so much and bringing people together around the belief that San Francisco can once again take on big challenges with ambition, creativity and confidence.”\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>In his statement on stepping down, Yekutiel denied allegations against him of sexual assault. He said that “the machinery of San Francisco’s politics has left me with very little light left in my heart.”\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Yekutiel’s campaign appeared to weather the initial allegation, with many allies continuing to support him, but the new report has dropped a political bomb on the race for one of the city’s hotly contested open seats, with some prominent backers revoking their endorsements almost immediately.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1200\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/10/250105-LurieInaugurationCleanup-51-edited.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12102359\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/10/250105-LurieInaugurationCleanup-51-edited.jpg 1600w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/10/250105-LurieInaugurationCleanup-51-edited-160x120.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/10/250105-LurieInaugurationCleanup-51-edited-1536x1152.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" />\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">San Francisco Mayor-elect Daniel Lurie walks with Supervisor Rafael Mandelman and Manny Yekutiel during a trash pickup in the Mission District on Jan. 5, 2025, during a weekend of service before his inauguration. (Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>“My endorsement is a statement of my confidence in someone’s character and leadership, and in light of the additional accounts reported today I am withdrawing it,” Lurie said in a statement on Thursday, saying he would not be making another endorsement in the race. “Coming forward is hard and these survivors deserve to be heard, and treated with dignity and respect.”\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>KQED reached out Thursday to each of the supervisors who had \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12090065/sexual-assault-allegations-against-manny-yekutiel-roil-san-francisco-democrats\">previously endorsed Yekutiel\u003c/a>, including Danny Sauter, Rafael Mandelman, Stephen Sherrill, Alan Wong, Bilal Mahmood and Matt Dorsey. All of them withdrew their support.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>“Too often, people in political power close ranks around their allies to protect them from being held accountable. As an elected leader, I have a responsibility to hold my friends, colleagues and peers to a higher standard,” Mahmood said. “An endorsement is ultimately a statement of trust, and I can no longer in good conscience lend my support to this campaign.”\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>San Francisco Assemblymember Catherine Stefani also revoked her support. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\u003cp>“The allegations against Manny Yekutiel make it clear that he has repeatedly crossed boundaries and fully lost trust, including my own,” Sauter said in a post on Instagram. “This role gives power and requires care, temperament and respect. I do not believe Manny is able to take such responsibility. The voters and residents of this city deserve better.”\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>According to the \u003cem>Standard\u003c/em>, Yekutiel was at a queer dance party called Electroluxx at the Midway when he encountered Ryan Clark. Clark said that Yekutiel groped his genitals and buttocks through his pants, according to the \u003cem>Standard\u003c/em>. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Clark told him to stop and that he was in a monogamous relationship with his partner, who was also at the event. The account states that Yekutiel turned to the partner and put his hands down his pants and groped him. Clark said they asked Yekutiel to stop and that he didn’t until they physically pushed him away. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>The description draws parallels to the accusations against Yekutiel made earlier this summer by Brad Chapin, who said that Yekutiel groped him at a house party in 2020. Yekutiel denied the allegations and said that Chapin’s story was “politically motivated.”\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Speaking to KQED on Thursday, Chapin said he was grateful that other survivors came forward but was angry that his initial case was not enough for some of Yekutiel’s supporters to back off.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>“I feel like this is the first time I can feel angry and people aren’t going to say I’m crazy,” Chapin said. “All of these people, every single one of them who endorsed him, they were willing to meet with him and ignore the survivor. I’m disappointed in so many of these people.”\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/04/230808-SanFranciscoCityHall-18-BL_qed.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12079133\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/04/230808-SanFranciscoCityHall-18-BL_qed.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/04/230808-SanFranciscoCityHall-18-BL_qed-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/04/230808-SanFranciscoCityHall-18-BL_qed-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" />\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Vehicles pass by City Hall in San Francisco on Aug. 8, 2023. 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That process failed to produce a final determination of what happened, and as a result, I abstained from the District 8 endorsement vote. 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(Gina Castro for KQED)\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>On Thursday, the San Francisco Democratic Party announced that it will hold a special meeting on Oct. 11 to reconsider its endorsement of Yekutiel.\u003cbr>\u003cbr>“Our endorsements must reflect the values of the Democratic Party, and San Franciscans deserve to have confidence in the process behind them,” said Chair Nancy Tung in a statement. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Yekutiel was facing off against Gary McCoy, who previously worked for Rep. 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(Gina Castro for KQED)\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Other supervisors and the San Francisco Women’s Political Committee also publicly called for Yekutiel to exit the race.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>“All the allegations of sexual assault against Manny Yekutiel are appalling, and the conduct described is reprehensible. Enough is enough. Manny must immediately end his campaign for District 8 supervisor,” Supervisor Connie Chan said in a statement.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>State Sen. Scott Wiener, who is running against Chan in San Francisco’s congressional race this November, urged Yekutiel to step down.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>“I believe Manny Yekutiel should suspend his campaign given the repeated allegations of sexual misconduct and the pattern they represent,” Wiener said in a post on Instagram. Wiener previously had not made any endorsement in the District 8 race. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Rafael Mandelman, a moderate Democrat, currently represents District 8, which includes the Castro, Glen Park, Diamond Heights, Noe Valley and other neighborhoods. He is terming out, leaving an open seat in the city’s current majority-moderate Board of Supervisors. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Ballots for the November election will be mailed out in the coming days.\u003c/p>\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>",
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