London Breed takes her mayoral campaign to San Francisco streets

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WEEK EACH. >>> MEANTIME MAYOR LONDON BREED IS BACK FROM HER TRIP TO CHINA AND MAKING A VISIBLE PUSH TO FIGHT FOR HER JOB. SHE'S IN THE MIDDLE OF A TOUGH REELECTION FIGHT WITH SEVERAL HIGH PROFILE CHALLENGERS CAMPAIGNING ON PROMISES OF BIG CHANGE, EACH TOUTING THEIR OWN SOLUTIONS TO THE CITY'S PROBLEMS FROM CRIME TO HOUSING CRISIS. THE CANDIDATES HAVE MADE IT A STRATEGY OF GETTING OUT INTO THE CITY'S NEIGHBORHOODS TO HEAR FROM VOTERS DIRECTLY. WILSON WALKER WENT ALONG WITH MAYOR BREED AS SHE WALKS SAN BRUNO AVENUE IN THE PORTOLA DISTRICT. >> OH, MY GOODNESS, LEON. YOU GOT MY GRANDMOTHER OUT HERE IN THE COLD. >> Reporter: IN A BLUSTERY AFTERNOON WIND MAYOR LONDON BREED HIT SAN BRUNO AVENUE GOING DOOR TO DOOR ALONG A BUSINESS CORRIDOR WITH A LARGE CHINESE POPULATION AND A SURE SIGN THAT THE CAMPAIGN AND HAND-TO-HAND POLITICS ARE WELL UNDERWAY. >> YOU GOT A WHOLE CREW. COME ON. COME ON. >> Reporter: ACCOMPANIED BY THE WOMAN SHE CALLS HER ASIAN GRANDMOTHER, BREED LED A TEAM OF SUPPORTERS UP AND DOWN THIS STREET FOR SOME VOTER OUTREACH. HER OTHER JOB WAS NEVER FAR AWAY. >> I WAS ASKING THE MAYOR IF SHE'S GOING TO BE FIXING THE POTHOLES ON MISSION STREET HERE IN SAN FRANCISCO. WE DO A LOT OF LOW RIDING THERE AND OUR CARS ARE GETTING MESSED UP. >> YOU SAID LOWRIDER. I'LL TALK TO ROBERTA. >> SOUNDS GOOD. >> MY HOPE IS BY BEING OUT HERE I CAN ANSWER QUESTIONS, DEAL WITH PEOPLE'S ISSUES AND CONCERNS, EVEN A SPEED BUMP THAT STILL HASN'T HAPPENED. >> Reporter: BREED MUST ALSO CONVINCE RESIDENTS THAT THINGS ARE GETTING BETTER IN SAN FRANCISCO, SOMETHING YOU DO HEAR IN THE CITY QUITE A BIT. HOWEVER, DO YOU FEEL ENOUGH PEOPLE FEEL THAT WAY AND WILL ULTIMATELY IN A COUPLE MONTHS DECIDE TO GIVE YOU CREDIT FOR THAT? >> WELL, MY HOPE IS TO GET CREDIT FOR IT AND TODAY OUT HERE IN SAN BRUNO I AM TALKING TO PEOPLE ABOUT THE VARIOUS PROGRAMS THAT WE PROVIDE FROM THE CITY. PEOPLE ARE REALIZING THAT IT IS ATTRIBUTED TO THE WORK THAT I AM DOING AS MAYOR. >> Reporter: SO THE POSTERS WENT UP ALONG SAN BRUNO IN SOME CASES RIGHTS ALONGSIDE THOSE OF AN OPPONENT, A REMINDER THIS IS A COMPLICATED RACE FOR THE MAYOR, AS VOTERS HAVE OPTIONS. IT'S HARD TO HAVE A CONVERSATION ABOUT THE RACE WITH ANYONE IN THE CITY AND THEY DON'T MENTION RANK CHOICE VOTING. DO YOU HAVE ANY THOUGHTS ON THAT? >> WELL, MY THOUGHTS ARE IT'S IMPORTANT FOR ME TO RUN MY RACE AND TO TALK ABOUT ALL THE THINGS THAT I HAVE DONE AND THE FACT IS AND JUST TO TALK ABOUT SAFETY, CRIME IS DOWN LOWER THAN IT'S BEEN IN TEN YEARS, NOT INCLUDING THE PANDEMIC, AND EVEN IN 2024 IT'S CONTINUING TO TREND DOWN. SO WE ARE SEEING THE DIFFERENCE, BUT WE ALSO HAVE TO MAKE SURE PEOPLE FEEL THE DIFFERENCE. SO WHEN YOU HEAR PEOPLE SAY IT'S GETTING BETTER, THEY'RE STARTING TO FEEL IT, BUT WE WANT THEM TO FEEL IT MORE CONSISTENTLY AND I THINK THAT'S GOING TO BE A DETERMINING FACTOR WHEN FOLKS GO TO THE POLLS, WHETHER OR NOT THEY SEE THE CONSISTENCY AND WE HAVE PLENTY OF TIME TO GET THERE. >> Reporter: THE MAYOR HAD MADE ONE NEIGHBORHOOD WALK ABOUT SINCE HER RETURN FROM CHINA IN CHINATOWN, PROBABLY GIVES YOU A GOOD IDEA HOW THE CAMPAIGN TEAM SEES THIS RACE TAKINGSH APE
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Channel: KPIX | CBS NEWS BAY AREA
Views: 1,305
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Keywords: Politics, San Francisco, London Breed, Elections
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Length: 3min 27sec (207 seconds)
Published: Fri Apr 26 2024
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