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Proud SF Local London Breed Wants to Return to Mayor’s Job

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7 years ago

April 17, 2018

By Han Li

To win San Francisco’s top government job, London Breed has the smart way is to utilize her relationships with the city.

Born and raised here, living in public housing and studying in public schools, mayoral candidate Breed enjoys her life around different corners of San Francisco. Before her job in city hall, she ran the African American Art & Culture Complex as the executive director. And in 2012, she was elected the supervisor for District 5, defeating the incumbent Christina Olague and starting her political ambition as the Board president.

The sudden death of Mayor Ed Lee in December 2017, put her for six weeks in the mayor’s office, until her supervisor colleagues collaborated on the vote to replace her and appoint Mark Farrell in January 2018. Breed said she disagreed and wasn’t surprised, but “respect” her colleagues’ decision.

For the short 6 weeks mayor experiences, Breed aims to continue her work on the seat by a real election.

“I love San Francisco. I want to be responsible to every San Franciscan.”

Breed is the only moderate Democrats among the 3 front-runners in the race, facing the rank choice strategy pressure from Kim and Leno, two progressive Democrats. Currently, Breed has the highest rate in the poll number, which is conducted by the Firefighters Union.

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BLACKPRESSUSA NEWSWIRE — Minnesota State Attorney General Keith Ellison acknowledges that the Floyd case five years ago involved a situation in which due process was denied, and five years later, the president is currently dismissing “due process. “The Minnesota Atty General also says, “Trump is trying to attack constitutional rule, attacking congressional authority and judicial decision-making.” George Floyd was an African American man killed by police who knocked on his neck and on his back, preventing him from breathing.

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Mural showing the portrait of George Floyd in Mauerpark in Berlin. To the left of the portrait the lettering "I can't Breathe" was added, on the right side the three hashtags #GeorgeFloyd, #Icantbreathe and #Sayhisname. The mural was completed by Eme Street Art (facebook name) / Eme Free Thinker (signature) on 29 May 2020. (Wikimedia Commons)

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“The president’s been very clear he has no intentions of pardoning Derek Chauvin, and it’s not a request that we’re looking at,” confirms a senior staffer at the Trump White House. That White House response results from public hope, including from a close Trump ally, Georgia Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene. The timing of Greene’s hopes coincides with the Justice Department’s recent decision to end oversight of local police accused of abuse. It also falls on the fifth anniversary of the police-involved death of George Floyd on May 25th. The death sparked national and worldwide outrage and became a transitional moment politically and culturally, although the outcry for laws on police accountability failed.

The death forced then-Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden to focus on deadly police force and accountability. His efforts while president to pass the George Floyd Justice in policing act failed. The death of George Floyd also put a spotlight on the Black community, forcing then-candidate Biden to choose a Black woman running mate. Kamala Harris ultimately became vice president of the United States alongside Joe Biden. Minnesota State Attorney General Keith Ellison prosecuted the cases against the officers involved in the death of Floyd. He remembers,” Trump was in office when George Floyd was killed, and I would blame Trump for creating a negative environment for police-community relations. Remember, it was him who said when the looting starts, the shooting starts, it was him who got rid of all the consent decrees that were in place by the Obama administration.”

In 2025, Police-involved civilian deaths are up by “about 100 to about 11 hundred,” according to Ellison. Ellison acknowledges that the Floyd case five years ago involved a situation in which due process was denied, and five years later, the president is currently dismissing “due process. “The Minnesota Atty General also says, “Trump is trying to attack constitutional rule, attacking congressional authority and judicial decision-making.” George Floyd was an African-American man killed by police who knocked on his neck and on his back, preventing him from breathing. During those minutes on the ground, Floyd cried out for his late mother several times. Police subdued Floyd for an alleged counterfeit $20 bill.