John,

Today, the New York Times is out with an extensive profile on Mayor Breed, chronicling her life growing up in public housing, being raised by her grandmother, and how she’s uniquely qualified to run San Francisco because of her lived experience. 

Some key points from the article:

“...she has improved San Francisco’s trajectory, pointing to fewer car break-ins, homeless tents and drug overdoses in the past year.”

“She says that her own experience of suffering from poverty, family drug addiction, neighborhood crime and a relative’s mental illness make her uniquely positioned to lead San Francisco.”

“As she seeks another four years, Ms. Breed can point to her success in steering the city through the early days of the pandemic, locking down earlier than other cities.”

“After the San Francisco school board imposed one of the nation’s longest Covid-19 closures and tried to rename 44 schools for social justice reasons, she endorsed the successful recall of three board members.”

Mayor Breed comes from nothing and never expected to reach the highest public office in San Francisco. She doesn’t do the job out of fear of losing it. She does it to help people of all stripes, who share the same concerns she had when she was growing up – reducing crime, helping people with addiction, moving people off the streets into shelter, and building more housing. She governs with the mindset that San Francisco should always be able to provide the upward mobility for another child from public housing to one day reach the Mayor’s Office, just like her.

That’s what makes San Francisco great: only in the City by the Bay can a little girl who grew up in the projects achieve the city’s highest office.

San Francisco is at a crossroads and we can’t afford to hand the keys to the city to Daniel Lurie, a person who has never had to struggle a day in his life and who’s trying to buy the election with his family’s money.

How can a billionaire who has had everything handed to him on a silver platter understand people’s struggles? Daniel Lurie has never had to worry about paying rent, paying a medical bill, or worry about where his next meal will come from. What makes us think he will know what to do when things get tough and leadership matters? Mayors can’t just buy their way out of difficult situations and Lurie can’t call upon anything in his background to solve the city’s most pressing issues.

Mayor Breed can. She is battle-tested and experienced – in government and the real-world – with an eye towards always lifting others up, so no people or communities get left behind.

If you share that same belief, then please get involved and help get Mayor Breed over the finish line. There are five days left in this race and your help will make all the difference. Our campaign has volunteer opportunities available and you can sign up here to join our efforts. Don’t wake up on November 6 wishing you had done more. Now is the time!

We can do this! 👊

Team London Breed