San Francisco's incumbent mayor is allowing rivals amid concerns over homelessness, drug overdoses

San Francisco Mayor London Breed has endorsed the city's mayoral race to challenge Daniel Lurie following a tense election cycle focused on the city's homelessness, crime and substance abuse problems.

Lurie, the first candidate, Levi Strauss heir and founder of an anti-poverty nonprofit, had declared during his campaign that “It's time to end the idea that lawlessness is an acceptable part of life in San Francisco” and “Repeal.” With record levels of property crime and drug trafficking, criminals must know they will be caught and there will be consequences.”

As of Thursday, Lurie was leading the Breed 56.2 to 43.8% in polling in precincts, including 10, according to KTVU.

“After years of record-high budgets, terrible results, and more excuses, San Franciscans are ready for a change,” the 47-year-old Democrat said in a statement.

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He added that city government must now deliver “clean and safe streets for everyone,” build “enough housing to reverse our unaffordability problem” and address “our drug and behavioral health problem.”

“I am so grateful to my amazing family, campaign team, and all San Franciscans who voted for accountability, service, and change,” Lurie said.

Lurie told KTVU he wants to build 1,500 beds in six months and 2,500 tiny homes to address the city's homelessness problem, put more police on foot in high-crime areas and take out open drug markets.

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San Francisco city workers remove a homeless encampment from the Bayview neighborhood of San Francisco on Aug. 1. (David Paul Morris/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

Breed, who is also a Democrat, described the opportunity to serve as mayor as “the greatest honor of my life.”

“At the end of the day, this job is bigger than one person and what's important is that we continue to move this city forward. Today, I called Daniel Lurie and congratulated him on his victory in this election,” he wrote on X Wednesday. “In the coming weeks, my staff and I will work to ensure that the transition goes smoothly as he accepts the title of Mayor of San Francisco. I know that we are both determined to improve this city that we love.”

From left to right, San Francisco Democratic mayoral candidate Daniel Lurie, San Francisco Mayor London Breed and Aaron Peskin, president of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors and San Francisco's Democratic mayoral candidate, are seen during the first mayoral debate on June 12. (David Paul Morris/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

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“I would like to thank all the City employees who have worked hard to improve this City for the past six years. I am the Mayor — but you all do hard work every day and the City is growing,” he added.