Just kidding! Eric Mar pulls ahead to win big.by Meghann Myers
From Mandarin Bistro to Kansai Bistro and back again, the dead heat between District 1 Supervisor candidates Eric Mar and Sue Lee has ended with Mar carrying 42.51 percent of the vote with all precincts reporting.
After two hours basking in the glow of Obama's victory, Mar supporters at Mandarin Bistro roared as the final numbers were announced. Mar's victory marks the end of a genuine grassroots campaign, in the face of other candidates whom Mar supporters described as engaged in "politics as usual" and "corporate."
"Here's to change we need!" shouted volunteer Shaw-San Liu as she clinked paper cups full of champagne with other supporters. Earlier in the evening, Liu compared Mar's campaign to Barack Obama's own struggle to rise to the top.
"He's Chinese, but he's not just for the Chinese," said Liu.
Mar's background is in education, as an SF school board members for eight years, as well as an ethnic studies professor at San Francisco State.
"He's an activist who has been fighting for social justice his entire life," said supporter Linshao Chin.
Mar's main concerns as supervisor of the Richmond district include tenants rights and rent control protection, quality education for local children, support for the local economy and small business, and notably an improvement in the public transit currently available in the area.
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