Incumbent San Francisco mayor concedes to opponent amid concerns over homeless, drug overdoses

Incumbent San Francisco Mayor London Breed has conceded the city's mayoral contention to challenger Daniel Lurie pursuing a heated predetermination rhythm focusing connected the city's homelessness, transgression and cause overdose problems.

Lurie, a first-time candidate, Levi Strauss heir and laminitis of an anti-poverty nonprofit, had declared during his run that "It is clip to extremity the cognition that lawlessness is an acceptable portion of beingness successful San Francisco" and "To reverse the grounds rates of spot transgression and cause dealing, criminals must cognize that they volition beryllium caught and determination volition beryllium consequences." 

As of Thursday, Lurie was starring Breed 56.2 to 43.8% successful voting successful the ranked-choice election, which included 10 candidates, according to KTVU. 

"After years of record-high budgets, worse outcomes, and much excuses, San Franciscans are acceptable for change," the 47-year-old Democrat said successful a statement. 

NEARLY HALF OF BAY AREA RESIDENTS CONSIDERED LEAVING IN THE NEXT FEW YEARS DUE TO RISING COST OF HOMES: REPORT 

Daniel Lurie defeated incumbent San Francisco Mayor London Breed successful the city's mayoral race. (Justin Sullivan/Getty Images/AP/Jeff Chiu)

He added that the city’s authorities indispensable present present "Clean and harmless streets for all," physique "enough lodging to crook astir our affordability crisis" and tackle "our cause and behavioral wellness crisis." 

"I'm profoundly grateful to my unthinkable family, run team, and each San Franciscan who voted for accountability, service, and change," Lurie besides said. 

Lurie has told KTVU helium wants to physique 1,500 structure beds successful six months and 2,500 tiny homes to tackle the city's homelessness issue, spot much constabulary officers connected ft patrol successful precocious transgression areas and wide retired open-air cause markets. 

SAN FRANCISCO POLICE USE COSTUMED STUNT TO CATCH SPEEDING DRIVERS 

City of San Francisco workers region a stateless encampment successful the Bayview vicinity successful San Francisco connected Aug. 1. (David Paul Morris/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

Breed, who is besides a Democrat, described the accidental to service arsenic politician arsenic the "greatest grant of my lifetime." 

"At the extremity of the day, this occupation is bigger than immoderate 1 idiosyncratic and what matters is that we support moving this City forward. Today, I called Daniel Lurie and congratulated him connected his triumph successful this election," she wrote connected X connected Thursday. "Over the coming weeks, my unit and I volition enactment to guarantee a creaseless modulation arsenic helium takes connected the grant of serving arsenic Mayor of San Francisco. I cognize we are some committed to improving this City we love." 

From near to right, Democratic mayoral campaigner for San Francisco Daniel Lurie, San Francisco Mayor London Breed and Aaron Peskin, president of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors and Democratic mayoral campaigner for San Francisco, are seen during the archetypal mayoral statement connected June 12. (David Paul Morris/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP 

"I privation to convey each of the City unit who person worked tirelessly to amended this City for the past six years. I americium the Mayor -- but you each are doing the hard enactment each time and the City is connected the rise," she besides said.