I wonder if any of the candidates will do anything to address the fact that no HIV Prevention Services money was allocated to serve African American Transgenders who have the highest rate of HIV infection in the Transgender Community.

Gabriel, you are much more astute than I when it comes to these strategies, but here's my 2c. I'm 100% behind John, and have been from Day 1. How do we make that happen. I had been considering Terry as #1 figuring that her votes would transfer. I won't get into it about Jeff, I've had my ears pinned back by many and have responded elsewhere, both C & D suck and we have to go after the "1%", anything else is futile posturing and just prolonging the misery.
I have recently been persuaded that pragmatically, though she most powerfully speaks my truth, a vote for Terry is not in our best interest at this time, if for no other reason that there won't be that many to make much of a difference in the end, sorry Terry.
Obviously we need to maximise #1 votes for John. The key is going to be #'s 2 & 3. Yee is absolutely preferable to Lee, Herrera, Chiu, "Ramp Girl"; I think most of the rest are long shots at best, though I do respect Tony Hall as being true to his principles, better an enemy you can trust than a fairweather 'friend'.
So then it's who else. I like Bevan personally but not politically, I do not think many of his votes would transfer to John. I think many of Jeff's might, and he will get a significant number, despite some of his recent mistakes. I think that poses the question of if it's; 1) Avalos, 2) Yee, who should be 3) to ensure that we get the maximum number of votes transferred to John and Leeland when it gets down to the wire. It won't be Bevan. Jeff seems to the best option.
So my current strategy is:-
1) AVALOS
2 & 3) YEE & ADACHI.
I would be ecstatic if John, Jeff and Leland were the last three left standing. John is solid, the other two can be persuaded and 'got to' when necessary. Objective, constructive criticism and feedback welcomed.

Hats off to my union sister and for me it was Yee, Avalos for 1 and 2. I've lived in the Sunset and know Leland well. He is a fighter and has detailed plans to revitalize San Francisco. He has been taking on Mr. Ed since Ed declared, a risky thing with IRV. My reasoning for giving him the number one node is simple, experience and a progressive record especially on health care, labor and edcuation. Who ever you chose for 3, make sure it includes Avalos and Yee for your first or second choice. Avalos is a great supervisor and may be one of the few left on the BOS if Lee remains our mayor and Ross goes on the be Sherrif. That would give Mr. Ed and appointment for progressive seat. Not a great prospect when you think that Avalos and Mar might be the only real progressives left standing.

With 30% of the electorate still undecided, the number 2 is as important as number one. The Asian American community is engaged in this election and Leland was on Stockton/Broadway and his plans for education were being taken like hot cakes, according to another SEIU member with him today.

Anyone but Lee sounds great but at somepoint, progressives must pick the three that we could live with for the next 8 years.

@h, if you had to choose the three candidates who might realistically and preferentially be 'left' standing in the final round, apart from Jeff and John, who else would that be, hopefully acknowledging that Tony and Terry are 1,000 to 1 outsiders.

Ooops, that was a premature posting, climax to follow.

Hope I wasn't coming a cross as a 'bully', just trying to get in my 2c.
Could I repeat/suggest
1) AVALOS
2 or 3) YEE or ADACHI
Whatever the result, We The People will at least have a chance to take it from there ?

Tx, appreciate feedback. My 2c backatcha. I understand your vote for for Terry, she really is closest to my heart, but I think we have to be realistic and pragmatic, the number of disposable votes she may get are not gonna make much difference. At least this time it's not the lesser of evils, John is Da Man. But as I've said before, 2 & 3 are critical, IMHO supporters of Yee and Adachi are most likely to pick John as 2 or 3 and that is what is most important right now. I know that many have crucified Jeff for being the first to raise the 'pension issue'; I just erased a whole paragraph on that topic as I have posted it elsewhere; but everyone is now addressing that issue in one way or another. They are ALL wrong. Until 'they' find the cojones to confront the real problem, the "1%", they are nothing but co-opted castrati, I think John may have90=io-pl;. a pair.
So it comes down to how to allocate your three choices in order to maximise the chances of someone who will be responsive, compassionate, respectful and committed to us becoming our next Mayor. However you may want to rate them, I suggest it has to be the troika of Avalos, Adachi, Yee, anything else is cutting out your heart and soul to satisfy your personal prejudices and agendas.
Just another 2c

Eric..don't think my first response posted yet, in case I have time in the AM, give me some meat to chew on. What are your objections to my 'strategy'.

Idealistically and in principle I concur.
Realistically I think there are now only three ways that 1/2 Party system monopoly will be broken.
A total collapse of the world economy, which is imminent.
World wide environmental disaster, which is imminent.
Massive, hopefully-but doubtfully- bloodless, popular uprisings, which are happening
Terry is my dream, but her chances and her votes are next to nothing.
The rest are all tied to the status quo, to a greater or lesser degree, they are politicians. I think John is the cleanest, hence my #1. Many people I respect, of all persuasions, have been supportive of Leeland for a long time. You and I and many of our companeros will never again agree on Adachi, despite our love for him a little over a year ago, so be it. I still trust him to do the right thing much more than I do the rest of the bunch, you don't, fair enough. But again I ask if we need an IRV strategy, which we obviously do, to elect John, which of the other candidates could garner enough 2 & 3 votes for John that could put him over the top. That is an open question begging an answer. Tempus fugit muddah-fugghas.

OK ageist hagfish, Waiting for the kettle to boil so I can fuck with you a little. First I congratulate you for being able to string together enough words to make up ONE AND A HALF Paragraphs !! You are today's Maggot Come Loudmouth. As you also managed to include more than on word of over three syllables, you also win a self paid vacation to Sarah Palin's Alaska estate where you can enjoy the scenic beauty of Mother Russia while wrapped in warm environmentally procured road kill furs (actually killed on the road after being shot from an S-70A Black Hawk).
How many votes did you get last time you ran for any office other than bathroom monitor.
I have no comment about anyone's enjoyment of legal or illegal substances.
Apart from regurgitating unsubstantiated slurs that have appeared on this site, and which I have personally checked out with the posters who have essentially retracted or modified them, what personal experiences can you share to substantiate your accusations that h is either an anti-semite ( I happen to know a lot of yids who we are both friends with) or a misogynist ( I happen to know he has utmost respect for women, especially those of substance and strong opinions). Like me he is an old fart and we may not always act 'appropriately' or be politically correct, I think we're both doing the best we can in our own peculiar ways, but it ain't easy turning a shaggy old Lion into a couch pussy, and no woman worth her salt would want that anyway. Though maybe your partner, whoever he or she may be, likes you that way, that's cool, different strokes.
Guess it's obvious that I could give a shit what you think, just using you as a punching bag like poor old PaulT.
Ooops kettles boiling, time for tea. Bottom line I guess I'd rather believe in my shit than live in it like you do. Nyah, nya, ny, nya Nyah.

If 'we' had started years ago by contesting and winning seats as 'dog catcher', on 'school boards' etc, we might be in a stronger position of influence right now. The only two locally i'm aware of who started out on that path and achieved electoral success were Matt and Ross. Correct me if I'm wrong but once they got their feet on the ladder of political advancement, didn't they both change color. I don't have the answer, there is probably not enough time left for building from the ground up any more, collapse or confrontation seem to be the options. But any third party candidate running for any elected office of significance; eg Supervisor or above; is draining support away from 'more desirable' mainstream candidates who are much closer to our egalitarian ideals. That's what 'they' count on, divide, confuse and conquer. I despise the Democrats almost as much as the Republicrats. Two sides of the same corrupted coin.
I don't want to reopen this old wound; especially as I don't know the answer; but if all the votes that went to Nader, McKinney(my choice); and other left of centre candidates had actually been cast for Gore, would the Supreme Court have had the opportunity to fix that election and feel empowered to start their dismantling of the Constitution and Bill of Rights.
I dunno, just asking.
AVALOS
ADACHI
YEE
OCCUPY ROOM 200
GO NINERS

Makes no sense.