Sherrill, Brooke face off in District 2 supervisor race on housing

The Marina Safeway site has become the clearest fault line in the District 2 supervisor race, where Stephen Sherrill and Lori Brooke are telling voters very different stories about what should change in Marina, Cow Hollow and the neighborhoods around them. Sherrill, the appointed supervisor, is running on more housing and transit-oriented growth. Brooke, the president of the Cow Hollow Association, is arguing for tighter neighborhood control and less zoning change.

District 2 stretches well beyond the Marina, covering Cow Hollow, Pacific Heights, Presidio Heights, Laurel Heights and Jordan Park, Lower Pacific Heights, Lower Nob Hill, Polk Gulch, Anza Vista, Cathedral Hill, Aquatic Park and Fort Mason, the Presidio National Park and Union Street. Sherrill was appointed to the seat by then-Mayor London Breed on December 18, 2024, after Catherine Stefani moved on to the California State Assembly. The June 2 election will decide who serves the rest of that term, and the winner will have to run again in November for a full four-year term.

Housing is the central issue because the city’s Family Zoning plan has already reshaped the stakes. San Francisco signed the plan into law in December 2025 and says it is designed to create zoning capacity for another 82,000 homes. City officials have warned that if the plan is not certified, San Francisco could lose state housing and transportation funding. Sherrill has aligned himself with more housing along transit corridors, including support for projects such as the EIFD tied to 3333 California Street and 3700 California Street.

Brooke has opposed the Family Zoning plan and other zoning changes that would allow more multifamily housing, especially around the Marina Safeway site. The proposal there calls for a 25-story building with 790 housing units, including 86 affordable units, and it has become a symbol of what is at stake for residents who want either more supply or more neighborhood preservation. Brooke’s campaign presents her as a longtime community organizer who co-founded RescueSF and Neighborhoods United SF, groups meant to amplify concerns about homelessness and neighborhood livability.

Sherrill’s backers include the San Francisco League of Conservation Voters, which endorsed him on April 28, 2026. The group praised his support for housing, transit upgrades and long-term transit funding, while criticizing his opposition to the Marina Safeway tower proposal. Money has also poured into the race, with more than $4 million flowing into San Francisco city elections by late May 2026 and a labor PAC, Working Families for Stephen Sherrill for Supervisor 2026, spending $18,465 and holding $50,000 in reserve.

The campaign has also been shadowed by reporting that federal investigators contacted at least two people about allegations tied to Breed’s appointment of Sherrill, though Breed denied the claims. In District 2, though, the fight has stayed fixed on what the next supervisor will allow to rise, what will be preserved and how much change the Marina and its neighboring blocks can absorb.