Aaron Peskin has officially announced his candidacy for mayor of San Francisco, sparking a flurry of reactions and speculation about his motivations and the impact on the city's political landscape. While some view Peskin's mayoral run as a move to preserve his preservationist agenda, others see it as a genuine bid for leadership amidst San Francisco's complex issues, including housing, homelessness, and drug problems. The city, grappling with high homelessness rates and drug enforcement challenges, has seen varied responses from its residents and political figures. Peskin's campaign has already attracted a significant amount of attention, with 30 very loud and motivated protesters at his campaign launch indicating his polarizing effect on the electorate. Meanwhile, other mayoral candidates and political observers are considering the implications of Peskin's entry into the race, particularly with regard to the ranked-choice voting system. The political dynamics in San Francisco are further complicated by criticisms of the city's governance, with some accusing it of being poorly managed and lacking accountability.
The CHP has issued 6,044 citations leading to 496 arrests for illegal activity in San Francisco's Tenderloin over the past year, according to Gov. Newsom's office. More than 42 pounds of fentanyl was also recovered. REPORT: https://t.co/BUltRR3cZq https://t.co/rO2GSynNay
#New: California law enforcement officers say over the last year, a special CHP operation seized over 42 pounds of fentanyl in San Francisco - more than 9.6 million lethal doses of the drug - in a 10 block area in the Tenderloin.
SF is so important. Really thankful to everyone working to help this city live up to its true potential https://t.co/f8zRktHqWB
About those political ‘protests’ … The events against Peskin and Chan were mostly paid hacks, allies of the mayor, and people who don't live in the districts. https://t.co/3FvtiomPMp
.@nytimes SF Bureau Chief @hknightsf & @joegarofoli of the @sfchronicle on the money & the motives behind the political push to the center -- from high tech and the @SFGOP. https://t.co/ZFP8CcPWtQ
Trump NIMBYism 🤝 Aaron Peskin Dean Preston NIMBYism The political horseshoe is real folks https://t.co/wHwEHSu0Xp
Here comes @AaronPeskin “The Victim,” one of many personas he will pull from his book of campaign tricks honed over decades. If @MarkFarrellSF can sit down in hostile territory at Manny’s with your minion @EskSF you can do it with @WeAreTogetherSF and their chosen moderator. https://t.co/FlJi25WJ2f
SF is stunningly gorgeous. I love it here and I’m proud to call it home. I’m also proud of groups like @GrowSF who are actively fighting for our city. Things are changing for the better. Boom mf’ing loop loading…. https://t.co/IPY2AnFr4r
SF is beautiful. It’s still dysfunctional but hopefully voters will stop voting like retards. It’s far too pretty of a city to allow it to fail. But for the love of God, fire @scott_wiener and especially fire that retarded racist @AsmMattHaney. https://t.co/x7xJWAYIGt
In just under 1 year, @SFPD and DMACC seized 187 kilos of drugs in San Francisco. Arrested 916 drug dealers and picked up 759 fugitives. And you wonder why we called for federal intervention. Is there anywhere that it's this bad? @SpeakerPelosi @GavinNewsom @LondonBreed https://t.co/9zZE24hEi3
San Francisco! Our coalition’s push to expand the citywide rezoning with strong city planning principles — ex. apartments in wealthy neighborhoods near transit, parks, and college campuses — has sent almost 9,500 letters! 😱 Help us get to 10k today: https://t.co/TnJ9SRRJ27
Today I went to Sacramento to push for more support for Downtown San Francisco. Revitalizing our Downtown isn’t just about what we are doing locally – there are also state laws and support we need to bring housing, universities, and investment to our city. https://t.co/ZdXXhXRicL
Los Angeles, California #La #California #newsom #fentanyl https://t.co/nAo692OaiY
Lots to unpack in this piece, but this is particularly damning: Peskin, the President of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors & "progressive" candidate for mayor, straight up admits to abusing CEQA to block infill housing for non-environmental reasons. https://t.co/DRUnEHUaTj https://t.co/qXhOn92z0p
Beyond Chron has long been favored for its election analysis. Expect many articles on SF's Nov races, https://t.co/8cx9gPbJW0 @LondonBreed @MarkFarrellSF @DanielLurie @AaronPeskin @Ahsha_Safai
"I think right now, Peskin-Farrell in some order — those are the two I think would be most likely at this point.” How can we stop Peskin from becoming Mayor? Don't vote for him + get involved/contribute today at: https://t.co/1ni0vbqg04 https://t.co/a3VURcWOt1
#SanFrancisco is run by one-party. The result: lack of accountability, stifled diversity of ideas, erosion of democratic principles and complacency among ruling party officials. #FACTS https://t.co/ly8wVlv9cu
Farrell had no protesters at his launch for mayor. Daniel Lurie had 3 protesters when he announced. Peskin had 30 very loud and motivated protesters at his campaign launch for mayor. The dude is polarizing. @JadeTu4SF https://t.co/HIHK0pg6Cp
Farrell had no protesters at his launch for mayor. Daniel Lurie had 3 protesters when he announced. Peskin had 30 very loud and motivated protesters at his campaign launch for mayor. The dude is not popular. @JadeTu4SF https://t.co/HIHK0pg6Cp
Peskin’s entry into the S.F. mayor’s race has spurred some of the candidates to try to game out how to use the ranked-choice system to win. https://t.co/JdgXFEL2Jh
Will moderate S.F. mayoral candidates form an ‘anybody but Peskin’ alliance? https://t.co/preyHIteuY
San Francisco residents getting more of the adolescent, economically ignorant “leadership” they vote for. https://t.co/fOn0svGwYG
This is some very very clumsy propaganda by Peskin-supporters Literally sending a random astroturf protestor to stand next to anti-Peskin folks saying "The Rent Is Too Damn Low" HAHAHAHAHAH nobody would believe this. This is some of the stupidest propaganda I've ever seen. https://t.co/WPExn84AuP
Underappreciated point. San Francisco is very badly governed, in part because for decades people moved here to get rich and just stayed out of the crazy leftist politics dominated by wealthy hobbyists. But fortunately, that seems to be changing. More normies are getting involved. https://t.co/D9rTP7b1bL
Donald Trump has gone full NIMBY. It should be absolutely unacceptable for ANY local democrats to side with Trump over Biden’s pro-housing agenda. Every NIMBY Democrat should be primaried. https://t.co/kWUXdqEPAc
Here's what the folks sent by @MarkFarrellSF to protest Aaron Peskin's launch think: "The rent is too damn low." Yep. Make no mistake: the Farrell folks want a city for the rich. Peskin is going to win this w/ a broad coalition for an affordable, diverse #SanFrancisco for all. https://t.co/z9P93WOYS4
“the homelessness rate in San Francisco was nearly 20 times higher than in Houston, and Los Angeles’ was almost 14 times higher.” Can you guess which city allows you to smoke fentanyl and meth out on the street in public and will give you free drug paraphernalia and pay you to… https://t.co/LOhFGiWViE
Lawlessness in San Francisco https://t.co/oiy6PI9HJ1
So @AaronPeskin BOUGHT his support YESTERDAY! How do you feel crooked @JackieFielder_ @DeanPreston #PittaGal #HiLL #LARRY https://t.co/FbbitdZvIu
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