{"id":2271578,"date":"2024-06-19T14:05:02","date_gmt":"2024-06-19T18:05:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/san-franciscos-london-breed-thinks-the-mayors-top-job-is-naming-drag-queens\/"},"modified":"2024-06-19T14:08:45","modified_gmt":"2024-06-19T18:08:45","slug":"san-franciscos-london-breed-thinks-the-mayors-top-job-is-naming-drag-queens","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/san-franciscos-london-breed-thinks-the-mayors-top-job-is-naming-drag-queens\/","title":{"rendered":"San Francisco&#8217;s Mayor London Breed Believes Naming Drag Queens is a Key Responsibility"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fsan-franciscos-london-breed-thinks-the-mayors-top-job-is-naming-drag-queens%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2271578&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>During a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nyc-mayoral-candidates-ramp-up-fighting-a-month-before-primary\/\" title=\"NYC Mayoral Candidates Ramp Up Fighting a Month Before Primary\">mayoral debate<\/a> in San Francisco, incumbent Mayor London Breed focused her questioning on former Mayor Mark\u200c Farrell\u2019s knowledge of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/arkansas-womens-shelter-will-host-family-friendly-drag-queen-show-with-headliner-crystal-methyd\/\" title=\"Arkansas Women\u2019s Shelter Will Host \u2018Family-Friendly\u2019 Drag Queen Show With Headliner \u2018Crystal Methyd\u2019\">local drag queens<\/a>, rather than addressing more pressing city\u2064 issues such as drugs, crime, homelessness, and cost of living. \u2063Breed challenged Farrell to \u2062name three drag \u2062queens and three LGBTQ advisers to his\u200b campaign, highlighting a similar challenge he failed at a previous event. Farrell declined to entertain the question again and emphasized his past support for LGBTQ rights through legislation. This exchange occurred while San \u200cFrancisco voters are increasingly\u200c concerned \u200babout the city&#8217;s direction, with survey results showing significant worries about public safety and the local economy\u2062 among\u200c residents.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"article-content\">\n<p>San Francisco\u2019s dramatic decline makes a lot more sense after Monday night\u2019s mayoral debate revealed what far-left incumbent London Breed thinks is the most important part of the job. <\/p>\n<p>Candidates at the race\u2019s second debate were each asked to come prepared with a question they could ask another one of the five competitors on stage. Breed pressed her question to former San Francisco supervisor and interim Mayor Mark Farrell, who held the office for six months in 2018. Of all the issues the incumbent mayor might have pressed Farrell on \u2014 drugs, crime, homelessness, cost of living \u2014 Breed asked Farrell if he could name three drag queens.<\/p>\n<div class=\"fdrlst__b89e9-paragraph-2-long d-flex justify-content-center\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center; \" id=\"fdrlst__b89e9-1268966458\">\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1379703300879-0\" class=\"mb-30\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"fdrlst__b89e9-eed6539b61f7a4bb97a67eb4ff9a5669 fdrlst__b89e9-paragraph-2\" id=\"fdrlst__b89e9-eed6539b61f7a4bb97a67eb4ff9a5669\"><\/div>\n<p>\u201cYou were at the debate last week and couldn\u2019t name any drag queens on your own,\u201d she said. \u201cThis is an opportunity to redeem yourself if you could name three LGBTQ advisers to your campaign and three drag queens in San Francisco.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\"> <span class=\"LCc7u1GHxgPH8lds2LUPkjYBvlm5nioZg94rMDzFMtIF6dE3v1hOcXVE2bN8AwbTC\"><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">SF Mayoral Debate Watch \u2013> Mayoral Candidates had an opportunity to ask 1 question of another candidate\u2026<\/p>\n<p>Mayor Breed asked Mark Farrell to name 3 drag queens and called him out for not being able to name 3 drag queens or LGBT advisers at an event last week.<\/p>\n<p>However when\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/NgtY26RpU5\">pic.twitter.com\/NgtY26RpU5<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 FriscoLive415 (@friscolive415) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/friscolive415\/status\/1802920427955814460?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 18, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/span> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Farrell declined to \u201crevise the drag queen question from last week,\u201d but explained several members of his staff identified as LGBT. \u201cI won\u2019t dignify this question by actually naming exactly who they are.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Farrell went on to explain that as a straight white male, he authored legislation while on the city\u2019s board of supervisors to give tax benefits for gay couples before gay marriage was legally recognized. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cI look forward to the continued support from our queer community throughout the city of San Francisco,\u201d he said. <\/p>\n<div class=\"fdrlst__b89e9-0990debf7f7ef8ff17c4d53d0932a40a fdrlst__b89e9-paragraph-6\" id=\"fdrlst__b89e9-0990debf7f7ef8ff17c4d53d0932a40a\"><\/div>\n<p>San Francisco voters, meanwhile, overwhelmingly believe the city of nearly <a href=\"https:\/\/data.census.gov\/profile\/San_Francisco_city,_California?g=160XX00US0667000\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">900,000<\/a> is headed in the wrong direction, and residents are concerned about public safety and the local economy. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sfchronicle.com\/sf\/article\/s-f-voters-say-city-on-wrong-track-18665976.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">According<\/a> to a San Francisco Chamber of Commerce survey published in February, 61 percent of the 500 likely <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/election-night-livewire-virginia-new-jersey-governor-races-battles-across-america-set-tone-10-months-into-biden-era\/\" title=\"*** Election Night Livewire *** Virginia, New Jersey Governor Races, Battles Across America Set Tone 10 Months into Biden Era\">voters interviewed<\/a> said they <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-bureau-of-land-management-nominee-tracy-stone-manning-was-involved-in-eco-terrorism-case-resulted-in-college-roommates-conviction-prison-sentence-court-records-show\/\" title=\"Biden Bureau Of Land Management Nominee Tracy Stone-Manning Was Involved In \u2018Eco-Terrorism\u2019 Case, Resulted In College Roommate\u2019s Conviction, Prison Sentence, Court Records Show\">felt safe<\/a> downtown during the day and just 34 percent said they felt safe enough to do so at night. Eighty-four percent said they support financial incentives to help small business either stay or move downtown as the Bay Area works to retain residents while Californians leave the rest of the state.<\/p>\n<p>Last week, celebrity fitness trainer Jillian Michaels <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2024\/06\/18\/jillian-michaels-trashes-far-left-california-governance-to-explain-move-to-florida\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">slammed<\/a> California policymakers and the state\u2019s leftward lurch as reason for her own decision to move from Los Angeles to Florida. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cI grew up here. I\u2019m a woman. I\u2019m a gay woman. My mom\u2019s a Jew. My dad\u2019s an Arab. I have a black kid. And believe it or not, my son is half Latin, even though he doesn\u2019t look like it,\u201d Michaels said on the \u201cSage Steele Podcast.\u201d \u201cI hold a million cards in your game of woke victimology poker. And when I leave California, maybe you\u2019ve lost your f\u2014ing mind. Just maybe! Like when you have me running from home, maybe it\u2019s gone way too far.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Michaels described new laws passed all over the state as \u201cf\u2014ing mind-boggling.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"fdrlst__b89e9-80bef0671af66f841a1aeb8b58aca946 fdrlst__b89e9-paragraph-10\" id=\"fdrlst__b89e9-80bef0671af66f841a1aeb8b58aca946\"><\/div>\n<p>\u201cIn relation to crime, protecting our kids \u2014 like, we\u2019re decriminalizing everything, which, arguably, I would probably be okay with, but we\u2019re not regulating any of it,\u201d Michaels said. \u201cSo it\u2019s like, okay, you\u2019re gonna decriminalize sex work but only so women can legally loiter on the streets, like not to keep them safe, not to have them pay taxes, not to make them, you know, regularly check for STDs, not to take away the pimps out of the equation. Like if you made that argument to me, I\u2019d be like, \u2018Well, yes, of course.&#8217;\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"fdrlst__b89e9-bf029727a28c60c01160e6c248e20a11 fdrlst__b89e9-after-post-content\" id=\"fdrlst__b89e9-bf029727a28c60c01160e6c248e20a11\"><\/div>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\">    \t\t\t\t\t   \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>San Francisco&#8217;s steep downturn became clearer after Monday&#8217;s mayoral debate, where far-left incumbent London Breed disclosed her top priority. During the second debate, candidates were instructed to prepare a question for one of the other five participants, highlighting key concerns and strategies for the city&#8217;s future<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":494,"featured_media":2271579,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/SF-Mayoral-Debate.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2271578","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/SF-Mayoral-Debate.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2271578","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/494"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2271578"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2271578\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2271579"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2271578"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2271578"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2271578"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}