Daniel Lurie, philanthropist heir to the Levi Strauss fortune, is poised to become the next mayor of San Francisco, having promised to slash red tape on development.

Incumbent Mayor London Breed trailed Levi's heir and philanthropist Daniel Lurie in early returns in San Francisco's mayor's race, a hard-fought contest in which homelessness and property crime emerged as pivotal issues.

Lurie, a philanthropist and Levi Strauss heir, was ahead of incumbent Mayor London Breed as initial votes in the ranked choice mayoral race came in Tuesday night.

With thousands of ballots still to be counted, Daniel Lurie held an early lead in the mayoral race after the first votes were tallied Tuesday night. Candidates were spread out across The City at watch parties as results came in, capping an arduous monthslong campaign that remained tightly contested until the very end.

San Francisco mayoral candidate Daniel Lurie gave a speech to his supporters as early results pour in. Website: YouTube: Facebook: Instagram: Twitter:

Levi’s heir and San Francisco mayoral candidate Daniel Lurie struck a triumphant tone in a post to X late Tuesday night after pulling out to an early lead in vote totals, proclaiming that the “the campaign is over” and vowing to “turn the page on ...

Daniel Lurie took an initial lead Tuesday night in the San Francisco mayoral race, which by Wednesday morning became a two-candidate contest between the Levi’s heir and incumbent Mayor London Breed.

Devin Fehely reports on early numbers in the San Francisco mayoral race. Website: YouTube: Facebook: Instagram: Twitter:

Incumbent SF Mayor London Breed is trying to convince voters she deserves a second term in office. She faces four main challengers, all of whom are Democrats: Daniel