Daniel Lurie, a philanthropist from a prominent Jewish family, was leading the San Francisco mayor’s race by 12 points on Wednesday morning.

San Francisco Mayor London Breed has lost her reelection race to Levi Strauss heir Daniel Lurie. Incumbent San Francisco Mayor London Breed concedes the election to challenger Daniel Lurie during a news conference at City Hall on Thursday, Nov. 7, 2024, in San Francisco. (Santiago Mejia/San Francisco Chronicle via AP)

Mayor-elect Daniel Lurie ran as the "non-politician" who could hit reset at San Francisco City Hall. But even as a political newcomer, Lurie, scion of one of the city's elite old-money families, is far from an outsider.

Daniel Lurie’s ties to Levi Strauss and his fortune follow a long thread of local and family history. J. unspools this very Jewish story.

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Democratic moderate candidate Daniel Lurie, a philanthropist and heir to the Levi Strauss fortune, was elected mayor of San Francisco, local media projected on Thursday as the incumbent Mayor London Breed conceded.

Local filings showed Daniel Lurie spent millions of dollars of his own money to help fund his mayoral run against fellow Democrat and incumbent mayor London Breed.

San Francisco's mayor-elect, billionaire Levi Strauss heir Daniel Lurie, is set to confront the city's persistent housing and homelessness crises as he prepares to take office. Lurie, who won the election with a platform centered on addressing crime,

Levi's heir and nonprofit executive Daniel Lurie soundly beat incumbent Mayor London Breed to become San Francisco's next mayor. His victory is part of a broader centrist shift for this famously liberal city.

San Francisco Mayor London Breed lost her reelection race to Levi Strauss heir Daniel Lurie. The Associated Press called the race on November 19. In conceding the mayoral race to Lurie, 50-year-old London Breed pledged a smooth transition for her successor.