Democratic moderate candidate Daniel Lurie, a philanthropist and heir to the Levi Strauss fortune, was elected mayor of San Francisco, local media projected on Thursday as the incumbent Mayor London Breed conceded.

Levi Strauss & Co. heir Daniel Lurie is set to become mayor of San Francisco after spending more than $8 million of his own money to position himself as a political outsider who could best tackle the city’s homelessness,

San Francisco Mayor London Breed has conceded to her political opponent, Daniel Lurie, a man with no political experience, in what appears to be a stunning upset in the city's mayoral race.