Danny Sauter has truly progressive values, with policies designed to move San Francisco forward, not keep the city stuck with the status quo. Since 2019, Sauter has been directly involved with youth and senior activity programming as the Executive Director of Neighborhood Centers Together, a network of eight neighborhood centers serving over 10,000 people annually. But Sauter is also an entrepreneur, co-founding performance marketing company Bamboo in 2014, growing it to 30 employees before leaving in 2018. And he knows how to get things done in City Hall—he created the North Beach Farmers Market, which required Sauter to coordinate six different city departments to get the weekly market off the ground. We support Danny Sauter for supervisor because he’s a fresh, energetic leader with plenty of experience working with the community to improve San Francisco.

Michael Lai is the best choice for District 11 Supervisor in San Francisco. Michael Lai has the management and leadership skills to deliver real wins for District 11, and the grassroots support to win the District 11 Supervisor election. TogetherSF Action is endorsing Michael Lai for District 11 Supervisor because he’s a successful, competent manager whose ideas are all in the right place.

Trevor Chandler is an educator, and it shows in the tenacious way he’s campaigned. Over the past year, Chandler has knocked on thousands of doors, talking face-to-face with voters and clearly explaining why he’s the best choice for District 9. Chandler has made it clear through these conversations that he understands residents’ concerns on issues important to the district like tent encampments, small businesses struggling, and public safety—and that he is willing to work to solve them. More broadly, Chandler has spent his political career managing organizers and campaigns, successfully passing human rights measures and lobbying against anti-LGBTQ legislation in other states, and he was just elected to the Democratic County Central Committee. Chandler’s work ethic and determination will serve District 9 well—residents haven’t had a supervisor that’s focused on constituents or the district for a long time. Chandler’s policy positions make this clear, such as supporting a fully-staffed police department and consolidating street outreach teams. We support Trevor Chandler for supervisor because he’s a natural leader who will focus on his constituents and produce the results District 9 needs to thrive.

San Francisco needs a reboot. Yes, we all love the parks and the beautiful views and our sports teams. But the city averaged over two drug overdose deaths per day last year. Homelessness is up seven percent since 2022, despite hundreds of millions of dollars spent on the problem. Residents who interact with city government find dysfunction and corruption atypical of a city famous for its innovative spirit. While San Francisco is finally moving up from dead last on the list of US city economies recovering from the pandemic, the slow pace has been painful for downtown. And we have yet to feel the effects of the impending $800 million city budget deficit.

We need a mayor who can deliver that reboot. A good mayor will have the right combination of management experience, political experience, past policy wins, and great future policy proposals. They will be a firm leader, decisive manager, and a savvy politician. After conducting interviews with the candidates and deep research on their records, as well as collecting our community’s input, we’re pleased to endorse Mark Farrell as our top pick. We’re also encouraging you to use ranked choice voting (more on that below).

San Francisco has a lot of smart, effective people in the city, but too few of them ever switch careers and enter public service. That’s why we’re excited to endorse Bilal Mahmood for District 5 Supervisor. Mahmood is a co-founder of analytics startup ClearBrain and the 13 Fund, a philanthropic foundation that has supported San Francisco’s Asian-American community. He’s a strong climate advocate who has worked with State Assemblymember Matt Haney on climate legislation. And he’s ready to hit the ground running—he was just elected to the Democratic County Central Committee in the March primary election, and it took him all of one meeting to propose a resolution to use public health funds to support hate crime victims. We support Bilal Mahmood for supervisor because his entrepreneurial track record, combined with his results-first policy platform will make him the leader that District 5 has lacked for years.

Marjan Philhour is a practical, straightforward advocate for San Franciscans, and as someone who was born in the Richmond and raised her family there, she knows her district’s needs inside and out. She’s also an expert in local issues, having just been elected to the Democratic County Central Committee in the March primary election. Her campaign priorities (public safety, education, housing, and street conditions) line up well with San Franciscans’ top priorities. We support Marjan Philhour for supervisor because we need someone with the energy, ingenuity, and courage to tackle the issues facing District 1.