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[Up-front disclosure: I have campaigned for one of Mayor Breed's opponents in a past race for supervisor. I did not campaign for a candidate in the mayoral election she won in June 2018. Therefore, I'm not making any sensitive edits to this article. However...]
I'm troubled by the quite partisan nature of a lot of the statements here, and I'm going to pick one in particular, from the Housing section, as an example:
Problems with this:
So... what's a good way to fix this? Without a potential conflict of interest I would be WP:bold, but I don't want an edit war. And yet, I'm pretty sure anyone who cares to set this straight has a declared view on our mayor's policies. Rupert Clayton ( talk) 03:17, 10 October 2018 (UTC)
I think this should be mentioned in the article:
However, critics of Breed's actions, including Smith, point out that Breed neglected to include important facts about her brother's case in her letter—including that she offered an alibi for Brown, testifying at his trial that he had been sleeping on her couch at the time the robbery occurred and when White was left on the bridge. Breed also makes no mention in the letter of Brown's heroin possession in 2017.
Josh likes salad ( talk) 22:07, 20 December 2018 (UTC)
Quoted from discussion on same issue: "Information icon Please do not add unreferenced or poorly referenced information, especially if controversial, to articles or any other page on Wikipedia about living (or recently deceased) persons, as you did to London Breed. Thank you. – Muboshgu (talk) 19:38, 7 August 2019 (UTC)
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How/what sources would you prefer? Newsweek isn't a poor source, but I can use several others if you would like? Here's another news source that references court documents on it.
https://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/2018/12/19/mayor-breed-asks-gov-brown-to-reduce-sentence-for-jailed-brother/
Sources say she gave her brother an alibi. None say she gave a "false alibi". That's a serious BLP violation. – Muboshgu (talk) 19:50, 7 August 2019 (UTC)
Ah, so instead of stating it as a false alibi, I can say that instead it was proven to be false via court decision/her brother later admitted it was him? Would that suffice?
Any wording on this issue could be contentious. It's important not to draw conclusions from what may have happened. I suggest testing out some language you are proposing on Talk:London Breed. – Muboshgu (talk) 21:16, 7 August 2019 (UTC)"
So I guess the question is.. "she provided an alibi, which was later proven in court and by confession of her brother, to be false" would that be considered contentious? I believe that is stating facts.
Paragraph 2 states:
However, this appears to contradict the way that Ed Lee himself had been appointed in 2011: Ed_Lee_(politician)#Appointment_as_mayor
So did the city charter get amended? If so, it would be useful to note that, at least by inserting "new" or "revised". Martindo ( talk) 21:07, 30 December 2019 (UTC)
It may be appropriate if the subject is in fact the Second Coming, but--back here in the real world--most of us have both supporters and detractors, and some facts are inevitably more glowing than others. London Breed, however, is possibly the most perfect person gracing the planet. At least that's the impression I get. Why isn't she running for president? We really need someone of her caliber. ConradArchguy ( talk) 12:05, 7 February 2020 (UTC)
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I have provided two sources, one that explicitly names her as opposing the opening of (private) gyms, the other which names the City (of which she is the Mayor) of allowing city-owned gyms to remain open for city employees, and for asking CAL-OSHA for a waiver to do this. There is no reason for removing a reliably sourced, notable issue.
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The current passage about gyms still feels a bit off to me: "private gyms were required to shut down, but the city government petitioned Cal/OSHA for a waiver to allow various government employees to continue to use gyms in city-owned facilities, which were allowed to continue to operate." Neither of the cited articles connect London Breed specifically to that, and between them contain only one, somewhat vague unsourced mention of any official waiver: "the city reportedly requested a waiver with Cal-OSHA." In one article Breed's office responded by stating government gyms are supposed to still be closed. The other article explains SFPD seemingly had leeway on its own since it's an essential city service and physical fitness standards are a required component of the job: "There are allowances in the Health Order for government services to deem what is essential." The articles also describe severe limitations in the government gyms (e.g. only 7 people at a time), which the text here omits. Overall the way it's described here seems a bit non-neutral, and also somewhat offtopic given the lack of clear-cut connection to London Breed or any of her own policies. Ytpete ( talk) 06:02, 5 June 2021 (UTC)
This entry includes no mention of her personal life, including any mention of spouse or children. Is there a reason this has been left out?
There are a number of clickbait articles with the false rumor that Breed is married to developer of hotels and real estate Lawrence Lui. They are apparently based on a misreading of this SF Chronicle article which states that Breed was at a French Laundry party for Goretti Lo Lui, who the person who is actually married to Lawrence Lui. https://www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/heatherknight/article/S-F-Mayor-London-Breed-had-her-own-French-15767506.php Larrybob ( talk) 13:22, 7 July 2022 (UTC)
Anyone know why her photo is missing from Wikimedia Commons, and/or how to correct? Celjski Grad ( talk) 15:33, 30 September 2023 (UTC)
Should there be a section about how her name can be London, which usually is a city and not a person? 193.188.156.131 ( talk) 12:22, 26 February 2024 (UTC)