It’s never a good sign when elected officials get booed. It means constituents are upset, they don’t feel heard, and the only recourse they think they have left is tossing a long, loud jeer in their representative’s direction. Unfortunately for current District 1 Supervisor Connie Chan, she’s been getting booed recently. Fortunately for residents of District 1, Connie Chan is up for re-election this November, and a highly-qualified candidate, Marjan Philhour, is vying to replace her. 

Connie Chan has served one term as District 1 Supervisor, but she’s been in politics since 2005, serving as a legislative aide to current District 3 Supervisor Aaron Peskin, among others. As supervisor, she’s allied herself closely with Peskin, and those shared positions have put her wildly at odds with voters in her district. 

Aaron Peskin is running for Mayor of San Francisco under the banner of “A Mayor Who Knows How.” That’s accurate, as long as you fill in the space after “how” with your verb of choice, like “to bully,” “to obstruct,” “to corrupt…” What he doesn’t know how to do is solve the long list of major problems the average San Franciscan deals with every day. 

Aaron Peskin’s guiding principle throughout his political career has been manipulating government to benefit those he likes, and using it as a hammer to impede those he doesn’t. Because at his core, Aaron Peskin is a bully. Rather than winning friends and influencing people, Peskin has opted to create a system in which he is the ultimate decider, and everything has to go through him.

In this edition of City Hall Digest, we’re expanding on our mayoral endorsement. We’ve gone into detail on the backgrounds of the three candidates who share our concerns around public safety, street conditions, the economy and the government. But we’re also in the thick of a contentious mayoral election, and news is breaking each day that can be confusing voters, including those in our community. 

We remain firm in our opinion that Mark Farrell is the most qualified candidate to be San Francisco’s next mayor. We still want you to rank Breed and Lurie so Peskin doesn’t stand a chance, but it’s also worth digging into why we think neither Breed or Lurie is most suited for the difficult job.

Matt Boschetto’s vision for San Francisco and entrepreneurial experience make him the best choice for District 7 Supervisor. Forward-thinking outsiders who are motivated to create change should get into politics, especially when they can unseat a politician who hasn’t delivered. Matt Boschetto's policies are the change San Francisco's Board of Supervisors needs in the November 2024 election.

Danny Sauter has truly progressive values, with policies designed to move San Francisco forward, not keep the city stuck with the status quo. Since 2019, Sauter has been directly involved with youth and senior activity programming as the Executive Director of Neighborhood Centers Together, a network of eight neighborhood centers serving over 10,000 people annually. But Sauter is also an entrepreneur, co-founding performance marketing company Bamboo in 2014, growing it to 30 employees before leaving in 2018. And he knows how to get things done in City Hall—he created the North Beach Farmers Market, which required Sauter to coordinate six different city departments to get the weekly market off the ground. We support Danny Sauter for supervisor because he’s a fresh, energetic leader with plenty of experience working with the community to improve San Francisco.

Michael Lai is the best choice for District 11 Supervisor in San Francisco. Michael Lai has the management and leadership skills to deliver real wins for District 11, and the grassroots support to win the District 11 Supervisor election. TogetherSF Action is endorsing Michael Lai for District 11 Supervisor because he’s a successful, competent manager whose ideas are all in the right place.