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D-1 Supervisor and congressional candidate Connie Chan gives a speech in late September. Photos by Seeger Gray for the Richmond Review and Sunset Beacon.
The highly anticipated race for Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi’s seat in Congress – the first time this seat has been open since 1987 – is coming to a head this month, as S.F. District 1 Supervisor Connie Chan and State Sen. Scott Wiener make their final arguments citywide for the vote.
Much of the election is coming down to the west side, where Chan is the supervisor for the Richmond District, and Wiener has set up his campaign headquarters on California Street near Fifth Avenue.
As the candidates enter the final stretch, with mail-in ballots being sent out in early October, our team followed Chan around to see what a day on the campaign trail looks like at this pivotal moment.
10 a.m.: Chan starts her morning at the Sunset Recreation Center on Lawton Street for a volunteer mobilization event, thanking canvassers.
Chan takes a sip of tea in an Andytown Coffee Roasters thermos.
10:40 a.m.: From left to right, Chan walks with her Deputy Campaign Director Vivian Redmond and Legislative Aide Robyn Burke, headed to the car to drive towards the next event in the Presidio. “It’s a constant battle of, ‘we wish you were at this event or that event,’ but I can only be at one event at a time,” Chan said.
11:20 a.m.: Chan speaks at the Chuseok Festival, held at the Presidio Main Parade Lawn. The event brings together community from around the Bay Area to celebrate Chuseok, Korea’s harvest holiday. She is pictured here walking off stage after speaking at the festival.
Left to right, After her speech, Chan speaks with Sean and Alice Kim, owners of Joe’s Ice Cream in the Richmond District.
12:30 p.m.: Chan attends the Rossi Avenue Block Party, between Anza Street and Turk Boulevard in the Lone Mountain neighborhood. To her right is District 2 Supervisor Stephen Sherrill, along with other event organizers. Throughout the course of the block party, she was met with supporters, State Sen. Scott Wiener’s advocates and debates over housing policies.
2:30 p.m.: Chan’s Saturday’s obligations come to an end as she walks into a “Women for Connie” fundraiser supporting her candidacy at the home of activist and philanthropist Elizabeth Zitrin in the Mission District.
Chan embraces Zitrin as she enters the event.
Chan speaks at the fundraiser, supported by District 9 Supervisor Jackie Fielder (Chan’s left) and District 11 Supervisor Chyanne Chen.
Chan shakes supporters’ hands at the fundraising event.
