He couldn't get the Chronicle’s endorsement when he ran for the Board of Supervisors in 2008 but David Chiu is the editorial board’s choice for mayor. The newspaper credits the Board of Supes president as being “every bit as pragmatic and principled as he promised.”Noted: As for Mayor Ed Lee, the Chron says, “It's hard to imagine Lee going into the bureaucracy he managed for two decades and radically streamlining the workforce structures and contractor relationships associated with a government of 26,000 employees. We certainly haven't seen it during his time in the mayor's office."
