San Francisco's political landscape is experiencing significant turmoil as Supervisor Aaron Peskin faces criticism for his stance on housing development. Despite being a long-time politician, Peskin has been accused of blocking new housing projects in areas where he owns properties. Records from the San Francisco Planning Department indicate that only two six-story buildings have been constructed in his district since 2005. Additionally, Peskin, labeled as a NIMBY and NIMFY, has been involved in past political controversies, such as supporting Gavin Newsom's mayoral campaign under pressure from Mohammed Nuru. Concurrently, the upcoming mayoral race is seeing an unusual dynamic where the city's small Republican voter base, which makes up only 7% of registered voters, could play a decisive role. Top GOP leaders are considering endorsing a Democrat, a move that could significantly influence the outcome of the election. Both Peskin and fellow candidate Safai have expressed strong opposition to seeking GOP endorsements.
Enjoyed being on @KCBSRadio with @burkhartnews talking about how Republicans could help decide San Francisco's mayor's race. https://t.co/aJN4l02yeC
‘The dirty little secret in this town’: GOP voters could decide S.F. mayor’s race -- thoughtful analysis by @joegarofoli https://t.co/tRUy7LmUhf
‘The dirty little secret in this town’: Republican voters could decide who S.F. mayor will be https://t.co/tvQ3Y4a2rJ via @sfchronicle
San Francisco’s top GOP leaders say the party is poised to play an outsized role in deciding who the city’s next mayor will be by doing something that may appear mind-blowing: endorsing a Democrat. https://t.co/4NV3aN6cC2
The right-wing billionaire agenda is clear and they are aligned to dominate San Francisco. https://t.co/QiFKROTwqG
"Peskin & Safai will have an uphill battle to gain either @BrionesSociety or @SFGOP endorsement" Do they want it? Peskin: "Absolutely not." Safai: "Unequivocally no." 'The dirty little secret in this town’:GOP voters decide SF mayor’s race https://t.co/tvQ3Y4aAhh @sfchronicle
Watching far Left Democrats and Moderate Democrats accuse each other of being Republicans (San Francisco needs a Republican Mayor) https://t.co/PL2hqOpB2Q
Only 7% of San Francisco’s registered voters are Republicans, but the city’s top GOP leaders say the party is poised to play an outsize role in deciding who the city’s next mayor will be by doing something that may appear mind-blowing: endorse a Democrat. https://t.co/uuh1mAoVVd
‘The dirty little secret in this town’: GOP voters could decide S.F. mayor’s race https://t.co/Sb6IcRDocy
London Breed and Aaron Peskin are the dynamic duo of chaos in San Francisco. I would say a tag team of but they both hate each other. Every time I go to a San Francisco City Hall Meeting to speak about the chaos happening in our community, I have to wait for them to stop arguing… https://t.co/KuHIrwpSQg
“In 2004, nine former SLUG workers told the Human Rights Commission that Nuru pressured them to campaign and vote for Brown’s handpicked mayoral successor, Gavin Newsom.” Nuru was in trouble from day one, yet officials gave him a pass — including Peskin. https://t.co/DFOybVHdWd
In green are the two residential projects built in Peskin’s area since 2005. The orange is the #AaronCurtain. The yellow line shows where Peskin’s home and rental properties are. Panoramic views. It turns out Peskin is not only a NIMBY he is a #NIMFY — “Not in my front yard” ⬇️ https://t.co/6Srhc5j5Uz https://t.co/cQyV6Fnw1E
Good ole @chrsdcook making excuses for Peskin not building in his own back (or front) yard. FACTS: According to S.F. Planning Department records, the green area highlights all of the housing units produced in Peskin’s panorama since 2005 — just two six-story buildings (735 Davis… https://t.co/v9VLZKXi9j https://t.co/cQyV6Fnw1E
supervisor @AaronPeskin, who’s been a san francisco politician for twenty years, finally decides corruption is bad after he used his political position to block new housing in the districts he landlords in https://t.co/tP4RfQxRAM