The Facts

Federal investigators have contacted at least two people about allegations that former Mayor London Breed appointed Stephen Sherrill to the Board of Supervisors in hopes of improving her chances of future employment with Michael Bloomberg, according to Joe Fitzgerald Rodriguez and Han Li at The Standard. Breed denied the claims.

The Context

The obvious national parallel is former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich, who was convicted after trying to trade Barack Obama’s vacant U.S. Senate seat for personal or political benefit. San Franciscans have seen other corruption scandals from the Breed era too: former Public Works director Mohammed Nuru admitted to a long bribery scheme tied to city business, and a city audit found the Human Rights Commission under former executive director Sheryl Davis misused over $4 million in public funds.

Breed appointed Sherrill on Dec. 18, 2024 to replace Catherine Stefani after Stefani won a State Assembly seat. Sherrill is currently up for re-election at the June 2 primary election. GrowSF has endorsed Sherrill.

The GrowSF Take

This story is about decisions London Breed made. Breed’s choices are her own, and if she broke the law then that's on her shoulders.

Sherrill should be evaluated on his own record, not on Breed's. Stephen Sherrill has shown himself ot be a highly competent, transparent, and effective Supervisor.