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San Francisco · 2026-10-05

McCoy collects endorsers after Yekutiel leaves District 8 supervisor race

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Mayor Lurie and Supervisor Mandelman are not on McCoy's new list, and the local Democratic Party meets Oct. 11.

Publisher preview: Endorsers flock to Gary McCoy after Manny Yekutiel’s exit from S.F supervisor race
Source article image · Mission Local

Fourteen politicians announced endorsements of District 8 supervisor candidate Gary McCoy on Monday, after Manny Yekutiel dropped out Thursday, Mission Local reported. Supervisors Bilal Mahmood, Danny Sauter and Stephen Sherrill, who first backed Yekutiel, now back McCoy. First-time endorsers include Dolores Huerta and State Sen. Scott Wiener.

Mayor Daniel Lurie said he would not endorse again. Mandelman did not respond to a request for comment. The city Democratic Party meets Oct. 11 to reconsider its Yekutiel endorsement, which Mission Local says is all but certain to be withdrawn.

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