SF mayoral aspirant Ahsha Safaí is looking to distinguish himself from the rest of the field. But will voters like what they see?
Supervisor Ahsha Safaí, a mayoral candidate, says voters have give Mayor London Breed her shot: 'She’s had six years, going on seven. It’s hard to argue that anyone is obstructing her ability to lead this city.' Photo by Joe Eskenazi, July 2023
“I truly believe that this is one of the most anti-Black, anti-brown and anti-communities of color or immigrant communities” legislation, he said. He described communities of color as “the most overpoliced not just in San Francisco but in the United States,” and summed up Prop. E as “a racist piece of legislation … it’s shocking that this mayor would put her name on it and believe that this is the way San Francisco should be governed and policed.
Moreover, even if the polling is correct and Prop. E wins easily, the minority of voters who rejected it are going to remember what Safaí does here with a lot more clarity than the majority who voted for it. is in tatters in San Francisco. But that doesn’t mean this city’s most left-leaning voters are going to sit this mayoral election out. have signed up to run for mayor — but the serious contenders are Breed, Lurie and Safaí.
These figure to be unpleasant conversations. If a union has soured on Breed enough that it’s not feasible to seal the sort of pact that would be reciprocated by a mayoral endorsement — then all bets are off. Safaí, says one experienced political hand, finds himself in much the same position that Brock Purdy did at halftime vs. the Lions — down, for sure, but not yet out. Says another, there’s a gaping hole in the secondary and the receiver is there — but Safaí has to deliver the pass in the face of pressure. Finally, yet another strategist saw big holes where Safaí could scramble —
“Your humble narrator” was a writer and columnist for SF Weekly from 2007 to 2015, and a senior editor at San Francisco Magazine from 2015 to 2017. You may also have read his work in the Guardian ; San Francisco Public Press; San Francisco Chronicle; San Francisco Examiner; Dallas Morning News; and elsewhere.
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