Aaron Peskin, known for his contentious relationship with developers and landlords, officially launched his campaign for Mayor of San Francisco, drawing both significant support and notable opposition. Peskin, who has been a polarizing figure in city politics for three decades, chose Chinatown's Portsmouth Square for his announcement, attracting over 500 supporters and about 30ish anti-Peskin demonstrators led by Mark Farrell's campaign manager. Critics label Peskin as a NIMBY (Not In My Backyard) advocate, accusing him of blocking housing projects in affluent areas while supporting them elsewhere. His campaign has sparked a debate on housing policies, with supporters arguing for more inclusive zoning laws to create additional housing. The event underscored the deep divisions in San Francisco's political landscape, especially on housing issues.
You people really make @AaronPeskin sound amazing! https://t.co/Lx9D7ZwJy0
#AaronPeskin has made his mayoral run official. Is he running to win? Or to save his preservationist agenda? #SanFrancisco https://t.co/rQujKEw7lJ https://t.co/zrl8AImZjS
It’s wild to me to read people say Aaron Peskin isn’t a NIMBY. He is the literal textbook definition of a NIMBY. He has made sure nothing gets built in North Beach and gets built somewhere else (if at all). He has passed rules that empower NIMBYs. He is anti housing to his core.
The biggest rally for any of the San Francisco mayoral candidates took place today at Portsmouth Square with over 500 people in attendance. Congrats to our next mayor @AaronPeskin ☀️ https://t.co/pns9e9vFnv
"@aaronpeskin made a series of harassing calls to officials at the Port of SF and threatened to eliminate their jobs and cut funding because they disagreed with him over building-height limits on the city's waterfront" https://t.co/ZPENdPyOTG
. @AaronPeskin has a long and well-documented history of getting shit-faced and making angry calls to threaten his political opponents "I [can't] file a form every time Aaron Peskin calls me drunk at night to threaten me, because then I would have to file reports all the time." https://t.co/BKFXtZelBj https://t.co/aePD8jd6t5
It’s hard to imagine a bigger political nightmare for SF than having @AaronPeskin as mayor. It’d be even worse than Chesa Boudin — probably the single individual who’s done the most damage in this city’s 170 yrs history. https://t.co/w4SgGdwmtn
SCENES from today’s Aaron Peskin mayoral campaign rally and some protesters as well. Which supporters do you recognize? https://t.co/DRuYcpzlvN
Aaron Peskin is deeply involved in propping up the failing and corrupt systems of SF that completely fail the people. Now he wants to fail upwards to mayor. This would accelerate the doom loop. Anyone But Aaron 2024 https://t.co/2L6pbwGv3B https://t.co/qCLYb7RwBK
I cannot remember the last time any San Francisco politician got as lavish a tongue bath from the press as Aaron Peskin has with his Mayoral run. Is the local press scared they’ll get one of his famously drunken late night calls if they don’t praise the Dear Little Leader?
Supervisor @AaronPeskin officially kicked off his mayoral campaign. Chinatown is an obvious choice for his launch as he has been the community's strongest ally for over two decades. And his consultant said, “Chinese votes will be a key for him to win.” https://t.co/ZWNYz55I0b
Just three Bay Area blokes shirking the status quo. Great to see common sense leadership take the helm on both sides of the Bay that can be pro-housing and pro-neighborhoods. I endorse @AaronPeskin for mayor of #SanFrancisco. #Aaron2024 https://t.co/l3rTYzUvll
This article's headline is misleading. In the article itself, it details how Peskin has been very comfortable supporting (some) housing in *other* districts, but blocking it in his own. This is not a "nuanced" record --- it's classic NIMBYism! https://t.co/m3tcmisUi1
Also Aaron Peskin: "I'm proud of the NIMBY plan I helped pass in 2007-8 that concentrated a decades worth of housing development in the formerly redlined portions of the city and spared the wealthier western and northern neighborhoods from having to do their fair share": https://t.co/jOxCLs5LXH https://t.co/zu50KNuOTP
Prominent progressive leaders were among the hundreds of supporters who showed up for Aaron Peskin’s official mayoral campaign launch in Chinatown. But the longtime City Hall insider’s entry into the race also drew out dozens of counter-protesters. https://t.co/aMR9IQbUPk
BREAKING NEWS: Dark Lord Of The Sith Aaron Peskin has launched his campaign for San Francisco Mayor. https://t.co/TQdCWV510w
After months of preparation, Aaron Peskin "launched" his campaign today w/ no new detailed policy solutions or vision for a stronger SF. How can voters trust Peskin to turn our City around when he has been nonexistent on the City's top issues & is offering nothing new?
Aaron Peskin opposes housing in high-resource areas like North Beach and Pacific Heights, which is how you make a city more inclusive. so his choice of language is clever but nonsense https://t.co/49uFHEg6Qp
ANYBODY BUT AARON NO AARON PESKIN IN MY BACKYARD PESKY PESKIN @GaybrahamLinco & Asian Seniors & Recall Volunteers out here in force to stop Aaron Peskin from becoming Mayor https://t.co/Zm7xR95LFS
Hi San Francisco. Remember, @AaronPeskin stood with Chesa. Don't ever forget it. https://t.co/b5wHZOnXm1
as hundreds of Aaron Peskin supporters gather in Chinatown's Portsmouth Square for his mayoral campaign announcement, about 30ish anti-Peskin demonstrators have been protesting his candidacy -- led by Mark Farrell's campaign manager Jade Tu https://t.co/9qqHguKNal
State law + local YIMBY activism + prohousing mayor -> "actual construction spread out across the entire city"? Let's hope! Here are the mayor's marching orders to make it happen. 1/2 https://t.co/tpMRGD2Jlg
We have the most pro-housing mayor in SF history and it’s a joy! We can’t wait to welcome more neighbors in our Northern neighborhoods and contribute to making 82k new homes for San Franciscans a reality 😊 https://t.co/JV7j0KHC7N
HUGE VICTORY for @SFyimby! “San Francisco can, and should, adopt a rezoning plan that results in far more housing than the current draft” Thank you @LondonBreed!! https://t.co/0SrvxWLwHz
Aaron Peskin has been a thorn in the side of developers and landlords for three decades — a litigious and wily operator who has used his political skills to scuttle housing projects. Yet Peskin’s record is more nuanced than critics are likely to admit: https://t.co/uuIZ4w7SyT