Peskin gaining in race for mayor

Photo: Stephen Lam

JD Morris in the SF Chronicle:

As Supervisor Aaron Peskin tried to spread the word about his mayoral campaign in San Francisco’s Mission District Wednesday morning, he kept encountering the same response. Over and over passersby said they had already voted for him or planned to do so.

Peskin wasn’t surprised by the reception he received at the 24th Street BART plaza in one of the city’s most progressive neighborhoods.

“There is hope and excitement that a grassroots candidate might actually be able to prevail in this contest,” Peskin said with a smile, clutching campaign literature that sought to distinguish him from Mayor London Breed and two other leading candidates, Daniel Lurie, and Mark Farrell.

“It's getting closer to the election. Everybody is tuning in,” he said. “(There’s a) very clear contrast between me and the other major candidates, and then the recent polling information — regardless of whose poll you look at — shows that my numbers are going up”....

Rob's comment:

I've been a harsh critic of Peskin in the past, but that was long ago! Peskin is a better choice for mayor than London Breed.