Sydney, how much did that endorsement from Nancy Pelosi help Connie Chan?

I mean, I think it was huge, right? Like, it, several weeks ago, before that endorsement came in, um, Chakrabarti was ahead of Chan in the polls.

And frankly, Chan did better last, uh, this week than the polls were indicating.

It was...

You know, we were expecting it to be pretty neck and neck between her and Chakrabarti.

Um, by the end of the night, you know, she ended up being closer to Wiener than Chakrabarti in terms of the number of votes that, that she pulled in.

Um, so obviously, you know, Wiener came in on top, but I think it was a real win for, for Chan that night, and at her victory party, you know, people were pouring drinks.

Mm.

So they will face each other, Wiener and Chan.

That's right.

I mean, this is gonna be a real sort of, uh, traditional, as far as San Francisco [laughs] goes, uh, runoff in, in November.

Um, Supervisor Connie Chan, uh, you know, she raised far less money than Wiener or their other opponent, Saikat Chakrabarti, in this race.

Um, but she gathered support on the West Side, in, in the Sunset, in her own district in the Richmond, also some progressive pockets in the Mission, Bernal Heights, and, and Chinatown, where she grew up.

Um, and you know, Chan has a lot of support from the city's labor groups, you know, other progressive politicians in the city, and of course, as you mentioned, Nancy Pelosi herself.

You know, I think a couple weeks ago, before that endorsement came in, um, it was certainly looking like Chakrabarti and Chan were sort of neck and neck for that number two spot, especially in the polls.

So, you know, if Sydney, the Congress is focused, of course, as Marisa said, on much bigger things, why didn't it help Chakrabarti to be nationally focused, do you think?

I- is that right? And if so, why is that?

That's right.

You know, at least according to polls.

One of the more recent polls that the San Francisco Chronicle put out put Wiener at 40% of the vote.

I mean, Scott Wiener has been around for years.

He is a former supervisor.

He has done a lot for San Francisco in, at the state level, I mean, specifically around housing.

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How did she and her kids end up in a shelter?

So Maritza became homeless after leaving an abusive relationship in 2022, and this is unfortunately a pretty common experience for many mothers and families who are in the city's shelter system.

And it's also a reminder of why shelters are important.

People often need a place to go, sometimes immediately, when they know it's time to leave their situation or if they don't have a choice and are evicted.

So she now lives in a shelter for families in the South of Market.

It's one of several shelters she's bounced around from, including shelters specifically for domestic violence survivors.

But these place often have time limits for how long you can stay.

Uh, I'm curious what takeaways you might have on the challenges that families in particular are facing around homelessness in San Francisco.

I'm Lily Rhine, and I'm a graphic designer with Accent Creative Group in Lawrenceville also.

I'm Sydney Johnson, also with Accent Creative Group.

I am the creative director there, and we love it.

But, like, making sure that I'm always bringing something new to the table or trying out different techniques is, like, every year that we've been here, this is our third year, um, it's, it's just been nice to have that reminder.

Yeah, I think, uh, kinda similar to what he's saying, it's easy to get stuck in a rut, um, especially when you work in an agency, and things are so tight turnarounds and deadline-driven, that it's important to take some time and kind of appreciate what we do and why we do it.

Every time I leave this conference, I'm always reminded of why I do this work, 'cause I love it so much.

And, um, just seeing all the amazing creatives that come out and show their work, it's just, it's so inspiring, and it always leaves me very refreshed and ready to get back into it with kind of, like, a fresh perspective.