Politics
Pelosi canvasses San Francisco’s District 8 for Gary McCoy after rival exits race
Rep. Nancy Pelosi joined supervisor candidate Gary McCoy on Guerrero Street on Tuesday, making a rare appearance in the local campaign. Her canvass came days after Manny Yekutiel abruptly left the race ahead of November’s election.
Rep. Nancy Pelosi joined San Francisco District 8 supervisor candidate Gary McCoy for a neighborhood canvass on Guerrero Street on Tuesday, greeting residents and business owners as the November election approaches. The appearance came days after Manny Yekutiel abruptly exited the race, giving Pelosi’s endorsed candidate a changed political landscape.
Pelosi, who has spent much of the fall campaigning nationally for Democrats, described McCoy as someone who cares about the community and has built relationships across differing views. She praised his advocacy as “dignified.”
The pair stopped at Jump Start Deli and Grocery, where owner Peter Baqain offered Pelosi a sandwich on the house. She declined, joking that she and Baqain could get in trouble if she accepted it without paying.
The canvass offered a visible show of support from Pelosi for McCoy in a local contest that gained new attention after Yekutiel’s departure. The available details did not specify why Yekutiel left or what effect the exit may have on the race.