San Francisco Mayor-elect Daniel Lurie made his first public remarks since taking office on Friday Mayor London Breed conceded to her opponent over the phone on Thursday.

The first mayor spoke from St. Mary’s Square in San Francisco.

Lurie said he wants the city to be a “model of progress.”

“The people in my administration will reflect the diversity of this great city. We’re going to be looking for people who are here in San Francisco and frankly across the country and possibly the globe who want to come and bring this awesomeness back. American city,” Lurie said.

Lurie acknowledged that he will lead a city that has often been in the crosshairs of incoming US President-elect Donald Trump. Lurie said he would stand with immigrant families in the city who may feel under siege.

“I’m going to have everybody back here in San Francisco. These communities are going to have an ally in me,” Lurie said.

The mayor-elect also said that solving the city’s crime and drug problems would be a priority.

“We’re going to get tough. We’re going to work with federal, state and local law enforcement to make sure we shut down these open-air drug markets,” Lurie said.

While the final the mayor’s vote was not certified, Lurie is a mathematical leader.

Lurie holds a strong lead with 55.77 percent of the vote, while Breed continues to trail with 44.23 percent in the standings. the last round of results was published on Friday.

The next count update is scheduled for Saturday at 4 p.m., according to election officials. The county has approx 117,000 ballots left to count.

Lurie is a descendant of the Levi Strauss family and the founder of an anti-poverty nonprofit called Tipping point. He was the CEO of the organization until 2019.

The mayor-elect has never held public office, but won the approval of the San Francisco Chronicle editorial board for his balance of “compassion and toughness.”

Lurie defeated 14 other candidates, including Breed and former interim mayor Mark Farrell, as well as supervisors Aaron Peskin and Ahsha Safai.

Supporters say Lurie won the vote because he made a point of showing up and reaching out to people in the Asian-American community and other groups in the city.

“He opened an office in Chinatown, in Sunset, met with community leaders, closed doors, listened to their concerns,” Mark Young, co-founder of the company. Stay with the Asians said.

“Now he goes down Grant Avenue. Small businesses in Chinatown, of course, like everyone else, are still hurt with many challenges,” Eva Lee from Chinatown Merchants Association said. “I’d like to have it bring back a positive image in that it’s at the top of public safety and it’s really a concern for a lot of visitors who come to San Francisco.”

“I’m so excited. We’re going to have our beautiful city. We’re going to have clean streets, we’re going to take care of the sick and the poor, we’re not going to have all this infighting that’s going on,” said Angela Alioto, former chairwoman of the Board of Supervisors in San Francisco.

Alioto said Lurie’s election, with no previous political experience, should not be seen as a disadvantage because her late father, the former mayor of San Francisco, had no previous political experience when he was elected in 1967.

San Francisco Board of Supervisors Chairman Aaron Peskin, who finished third in the race, said Friday he called Lurie to congratulate him early, but said out of respect for voters he would not declare victory or admit defeat until all the ballots have been counted.

“He’s never been in government before and faced with tough budget times and a federal administration that’s not going to be kind to California and San Francisco,” Peskin said. “So he’s got a monumental undertaking on top of a monumental undertaking, and I think we’re all going to be there to help him.”

“If we come together, we are a city that has innovators and entrepreneurs. I plan to bring everyone together, work with everyone, whether they supported me during the election or not, I will be mayor for all of San Francisco. Lurie said.

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