San Francisco District 10 supervisor race focuses on unfulfilled City Hall promises

In San Francisco's District 10, candidates Dion-Jay Brookter, Theo Ellington, and J.R. Eppler are competing in the November 2026 election to succeed Supervisor Shamann Walton. The race centers on addressing decades of unfulfilled City Hall promises in Bayview-Hunters Point, Potrero Hill, and Visitacion Valley. Key issues include preventing displacement from housing developments, enforcing local hiring rules, improving public transit, and tackling public safety amid broader debates over city policy.

District 10 neighborhood issues

• ▪Candidates for San Francisco District 10 supervisor contend that decades of unfulfilled City Hall promises have left Bayview-Hunters Point, Potrero Hill, and Visitacion Valley with high crime and unemployment rates.
• ▪All three leading candidates for San Francisco District 10 supervisor pledged to address the district's high rates of RV homelessness.

District 10 candidates and endorsements

• ▪Candidates Dion-Jay Brookter, Theo Ellington, and J.R. Eppler are competing in the November 2026 election to succeed termed-out Supervisor Shamann Walton in San Francisco District 10.
• ▪J.R. Eppler, a lawyer and Potrero Hill community organizer, shares endorsements from former Mayor Art Agnos and former Supervisor Aaron Peskin with candidate Dion-Jay Brookter.
• ▪Dion-Jay Brookter, CEO of Young Community Developers, is endorsed by Supervisor Shamann Walton, the San Francisco Tenants Union, and Supervisors Connie Chan and Jackie Fielder.
• ▪Theo Ellington, director of the Ruth Williams Bayview Opera House, is endorsed by Mayor Daniel Lurie and SF YIMBY, with a supporting PAC raising over $550,000 primarily from Chris Larsen.

Proposals on housing and resident displacement

• ▪All three leading candidates for San Francisco District 10 supervisor pledged to support building affordable housing while proposing distinct plans to prevent the displacement of current residents.
• ▪San Francisco District 10 supervisor candidate Dion-Jay Brookter proposed city-funded legal and financial assistance programs to help long-time homeowner families retain their properties.
• ▪Candidate J.R. Eppler stated during an October 2026 forum that protecting the dwindling Black population in Bayview-Hunters Point must be prioritized during new housing development.

Proposals on local hiring and jobs

• ▪Candidates Dion-Jay Brookter and Theo Ellington proposed strengthening local hiring rules and expanding trade apprenticeship programs for construction and blue-collar manufacturing in San Francisco District 10.
• ▪All three leading candidates for San Francisco District 10 supervisor advocated for securing a significant portion of construction jobs on new housing developments for local district residents.

Proposals for neighborhood infrastructure and transit

• ▪San Francisco District 10 candidates Dion-Jay Brookter and Theo Ellington proposed transit improvements for the T Third Street light rail line to address complaints about slow service.
• ▪San Francisco District 10 supervisor candidate J.R. Eppler proposed that the city assume ownership and maintenance of unincorporated neighborhood roads lacking sidewalks and city trash pickup.

Mayor Daniel Lurie on progressive policies

• ▪San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie stated in an October 2026 interview that the city lost its way by becoming entrapped in progressive ideology while ignoring street drug use and property crime.
• ▪San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie cited 810 overdose deaths three years prior and 30,000 annual car break-ins as evidence that past progressive policies failed the city.

Debatable claims

• ▪Progressive policies caused San Francisco's public safety and homelessness crises
• ▪Preventing resident displacement must take priority over accelerating housing construction in District 10
• ▪Expanding police deployment is more effective than non-police ambassadors for reducing District 10 crime