'The math says this is over': San Francisco mayor faces long reelection odds

SAN FRANCISCO — Mayor London Breed hasn’t conceded the election, but her path to winning another term leading San Francisco appears quite narrow.

Early returns show her trailing far behind Daniel Lurie, a Levi Strauss heir and nonprofit founder, who far outspent the incumbent using his personal wealth and blamed Breed for the city’s problems with homelessness, brazen theft and drug overdoses.

It’s a dismal showing for Breed, a moderate Democrat, who was nevertheless projecting optimism after early returns. “It ain’t over till it’s over,” she told supporters Tuesday night at a soul food restaurant near downtown.

The city doesn’t expect to release another batch of results until 4 p.m. Thursday, and Breed’s campaign said she won’t comment further until then.

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