The 2024 Election in San Francisco

Although progressive standard bearer Aaron Peskin came up short in his campaign for mayor, the real loser was the right-wing Astroturf Network.

The biggest story of the elections in San Francisco was Daniel Lurie winning the race for mayor. Lurie became the first person to defeat a sitting mayor since Willie Brown stymied Frank Jordan’s bid for reelection in 1995. Jordan, in turn, was one of the first high profile politicians to endorse Lurie’s bid for mayor.

Lurie was one of four major candidat…