Daniel Lurie secured a decisive victory in the San Francisco mayoral race, denying incumbent London Breed a second full term. Results: As of Wednesday night, Lurie amassed 99,235 votes (26.7%) compared to Breed's 90,

Levi Strauss heir and philanthropist Daniel Lurie says he will make streets safer, help small businesses and squash the open-air drug markets that have tarnished San Francisco’s image in recent years.

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.

Mayor London Breed acknowledged on Thursday that Daniel Lurie, a first-time candidate, would succeed her in office.

Daniel Lurie, an heir to the Levi Strauss & Co. fortune, is set to become mayor of San Francisco after spending more than $8 million of his own money to position himself as a political outsider who could best tackle the city’s homelessness,

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 (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.

Incumbent Mayor London Breed trailed Levi's heir and philanthropist Daniel Lurie in early returns in San Francisco's mayor's race, a contest in which homelessness and property crime emerged as pivotal issues.

He spent more on his campaign staff and political consultants, more on television advertising and more on polling in his quest to achieve a relatively uncommon feat in American politics — being elected mayor of a big city without any previous experience in government or business.