SF mayoral candidate interviews
Eight people vie to be San Francisco's next mayor in the June 2018 primary election.
SAN FRANCISCO - We sit down to talk with the eight candidates vying to be the next mayor of San Francisco when voters go to the polls in June.
Name: Angela Alioto
Age: 68
Occupation: Civil rights attorney
Political experience: Former president of the SF Board of Supervisors
Three major issues: homelessness, clean streets and housing affordability
Name: Michelle Bravo
Age: 47
Occupation: Holistic health practitioner
Political experience: Former student representative to the San Francisco School Board
Three major issues: transients, transportation, housing
Name: London Breed
Age: 43
Occupation: President, SF Board of Supervisors
Political experience: Acting mayor; president, Board of Supervisors; District 5 Supervisor; fire commissioner; Redevelopment Agency Commission; African-American Arts and Culture Complex, executive director; Treasure Island Development Authority, director of leasing and commission secretary
Three major issues: homelessness, affordable housing, property crime
Name: Richie Greenberg
Age: 55
Occupation: Startup advisor
Political experience: Ran for Supervisor District 1, 2015/2016
Three major issues: auto break-ins/crime, homelessness, affordability housing
Name: Jane Kim
Age: 40
Occupation: District 6 Supervisor
Political Experience: Supervisor (2011 - Present); San Francisco Board of Education Member (2007 - 2011); San Francisco Board of Education President (2010 - 2011)
Three major issues: homelessness, clean streets, quality education and schools
Name: Mark Leno
Age: 66
Occupation: Small business owner, former state senator
Political Experience: San Francisco Board of Supervisors, 1998-2002; California State Assembly, 2002-2008; California State Senate, 2008-2016
Three major issues: homelessness, housing and clean streets.
Name: Amy Farah Weiss
Age: 41
Occupation: Founder/director of SaintFrancisChallenge.org
Political Experience: Mayoral candidate 2015, founded Neighbors Developing Divisadero and formed Safe Organized Spaces
Three major issues: homelessness, affordable housing, Central SoMa Plan
Name: Ellen Lee Zhou
Age: 48
Occupation: Family social worker
Political Experience: Ran for Union Representative, current bargaining team member for SEIU1021 for public workers, ran for student leadership while in college, received Student Leadership Award and scholarship from San Francisco State University.
Three major issues: public corruption, housing crisis, sanctuary city status
Write-in candidate
Name: Antione Rogers
Age: 56
Occupation: Disabled laborer/self employed
Political Experience: Community organizing volunteer, observer and voter
Three major issues: Ensure that 50% of city awarded construction projects workforce consist of San Francisco residents . Set aside jobs for homeless citizens. Encourage supportive mental health and hospital care for homeless.