SF Politics Dean Preston Concedes SF District 5 Election His loss reflects a recent rightward swing throughout the city, where moderate candidates have found success across the ballot at the expense of progressives.
SF Politics Preston and Mahmood’s District 5 Race Is the Most High-Profile — and Expensive — SF Supervisor Race In 2024 More money is pouring into the high-profile District 5 supervisor race than any other supervisor race in town, and even Elon Musk and Bernie Sanders have weighed in on the showdown between Supervisor Dean Preston and challenger Bilal Mahmood.
SF Politics Supervisor Candidate Deletes Claims He’s a ‘Neuroscientist’ After Actual Neuroscientists Dispute It District 5 supervisor candidate Bilal Mahmood promoted himself as a “neuroscientist” in early campaign materials, but after actual neuroscientists questioned this, Mahmood's campaign scrubbed the claim off their website and advertising.
