Mayor Daniel Lurie of San Francisco is advocating for a new centrist approach to the Democratic Party called “new pragmatism,” which could lead to larger police budgets, the criminalization of homelessness, and the writing of blank checks to developers, potentially shifting the city to the right of some GOP governors and former Presidential Candidate Ron DeSantis.

San Francisco Mayor London Breed is facing a tough reelection campaign as her approval ratings have dropped and her opponents, including Daniel Lurie, position themselves as the strongest alternatives.