SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — San Francisco’s first Black female mayor, London Breed, conceded the race for mayor to Levi Strauss heir Daniel Lurie on Thursday, pledging a smooth transition as he takes over the job.
The Associated Press has not yet declared a winner because tens of thousand of ballots have not yet been counted and added to the ranked choice voting calculations.
Breed, who was raised by her grandmother in public housing, could not overcome deep voter discontent and was trailing Lurie, a philanthropist and anti-poverty nonprofit founder.
“At the end of the day, this job is bigger than any one person and what matters is that we keep moving this City forward,” Breed said, adding that she had called Lurie to congratulate him. “I know we are both committed to improving this City we love.”
While San Francisco’s streets have been cleaner and homeless tents much harder to find in recent months, Breed’s fellow Democratic challengers on the campaign trail repeatedly hammered her administration for doing too little, too late as homeless tent encampments, open-air drug use and brazen retail theft proliferated during her six years in office.
She faced four big-name challengers, including two San Francisco supervisors and a former interim mayor.
But voters flocked to Lurie, 47, a city native from a storied family who pledged to bring accountability and public service back to City Hall. He is the founder of Tipping Point Community, which says it has invested more than $400 million since 2005 in programs to help people with housing, education and early childhood.
“I’m deeply grateful to my incredible family, campaign team and every San Franciscan who voted for accountability, service, and change,” Lurie said in a statement. “No matter who you supported in this election, we stand united in the fight for San Francisco’s future and a safer and more affordable city for all.”
Lurie pumped nearly $9 million of his own money into his first-time bid for mayor, which drew criticism from Breed and other opponents. But he said that as a political outsider, he needed to introduce himself to voters and in the end, some voters said they liked that Lurie’s financial wealth shielded him from being beholden to special interests.
Lurie is an heir to the Levi Strauss & Co. fortune through his mother, Mimi Haas, who wed Peter Haas when Daniel was a child. Peter Haas, a great-grandnephew of Levi Strauss, was a longtime CEO of the iconic clothing company who died in 2005.
Both the Levi’s name and Haas family philanthropic foundations are deeply embedded in San Francisco’s history and identity.
Lurie’s father, Brian Lurie, is a rabbi and longtime former executive director of the San Francisco-based Jewish Community Federation.
Breed won election as mayor in June 2018 to serve out the remainder of Mayor Ed Lee’s term.
She was reelected in 2019 to a full term that has lasted five years instead of the typical four, after voters changed the election calendar to line up with presidential contests.
Mayor London Breed speaks during an election night watch party at Little Skillet in San Francisco on Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2024. (Gabrielle Lurie/San Francisco Chronicle via AP)
PHOENIX (AP) — Devin Booker scored 30 points, Kevin Durant added 27 and the Phoenix Suns rallied in the final minutes to beat the Charlotte Hornets 120-113 on Sunday night.
The Suns have won three straight and four of five. Charlotte has lost 10 of 11.
The Hornets — who were trying to beat the Suns for the second time in a week — pushed to a 98-93 lead after the third quarter and led for much of the fourth. Durant hit a stepback jumper to give the Suns a 111-110 advantage with just over three minutes left.
Durant found rookie Oso Ighodaro for a dunk to take a 115-113 lead. Royce O'Neale hit a 3-pointer for an 118-113 advantage with 41.5 seconds left.
Charlotte hadn’t played since Tuesday night when it beat the Suns 115-104 at home. The Hornets were supposed to play the Lakers on Thursday and the Clippers on Saturday, but those games were postponed because of the wildfires in the Los Angeles area.
LaMelo Ball led the Hornets with 25 points. Mark Williams added a season-high 24 points and 16 rebounds, including 22 points and 13 rebounds in the first half.
Hornets: It's a tough loss for Charlotte, which controlled much of the game. The Hornets had some questionable shot selection down the stretch.
Suns: Phoenix struggled for much of the game, but played well in the final minutes to pull out a win. Grayson Allen scored 13 points in the first half, but didn't play in the second because of left knee soreness.
Durant's confidence to give the ball to Ighodaro for a dunk during a crucial possession is a good growth moment for the team.
Ighodaro scored eight points in the fourth quarter, giving the Suns a much-needed presence in the paint.
The Hornets are at Utah on Wednesday night. The Suns are at Atlanta on Tuesday night.
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Phoenix Suns guard Grayson Allen, left, steals a pass intended for Charlotte Hornets center Mark Williams (5) during the first half of an NBA basketball game Sunday, Jan. 12, 2025, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)
Charlotte Hornets center Mark Williams (5) looks to shoot over Phoenix Suns guard Devin Booker (1) during the first half of an NBA basketball game Sunday, Jan. 12, 2025, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)
Charlotte Hornets guard LaMelo Ball (1) drives between Phoenix Suns guard Bradley Beal (3) and center Mason Plumlee (22) during the first half of an NBA basketball game Sunday, Jan. 12, 2025, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)
Charlotte Hornets head coach Charles Lee, right, talks with center Mark Williams (5) during the first half of an NBA basketball game against the Phoenix Suns, Sunday, Jan. 12, 2025, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)
Phoenix Suns guard Grayson Allen (8) has the ball tipped away by Charlotte Hornets guard Josh Green (10) during the first half of an NBA basketball game Sunday, Jan. 12, 2025, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)
Phoenix Suns center Oso Ighodaro, bottom, dives to keep the ball away from Charlotte Hornets forward Tidjane Salaun, rop, during the first half of an NBA basketball game Sunday, Jan. 12, 2025, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)
Charlotte Hornets center Mark Williams (5) goes in for a dunk against Phoenix Suns guard Devin Booker, right, during the first half of an NBA basketball game Sunday, Jan. 12, 2025, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)
Charlotte Hornets forward Brandon Miller (24) drives to the basket against Phoenix Suns guard Bradley Beal (3) during the first half of an NBA basketball game Sunday, Jan. 12, 2025, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)
