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Supervisor Bilal Mahmood speaks at an event celebrating the creation of a union by the workers at the Tenderloin Neighborhood Development Corporation at Boeddeker Park in San Francisco on Aug. 12, 2025. (Martin do Nascimento\/KQED)<\/p>\nJen Snyder, a progressive political strategist with Red Bridge Strategies, said District 9 voters would likely reject a moderate supervisor if Fielder resigns and Lurie has the opportunity to fill her seat.<\/p>\n
\u201cDistrict 9 is progressive. And there is an army of volunteers and neighbors who will make sure that it remains that way regardless of what Jackie chooses to do,\u201d Snyder said. \u201cI\u2019m positive that a big part of Jackie\u2019s leave of absence will be considering what is best for her district, which she cares deeply for. But just a reminder that it wasn\u2019t just Jackie that won. It was her unapologetically progressive platform that won an astounding majority of votes.\u201d<\/p>\n
Former Supervisor Aaron Peskin said he hopes that Fielder gets the help and support she needs, and ultimately that she chooses to stay.<\/p>\n
\u201cBut I respect any decision she makes. And I have every confidence that the sophisticated progressive voters of District 9 will ultimately, as they have for decades, will elect progressive supervisors no matter who the mayor should appoint,\u201d Peskin said.<\/p>\n
Over the weekend, remarks poured in from community groups and political leaders across the city.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe Native community is sending you prayers during your healing. We look forward to you coming back to work soon to lead and protect our families in our community,\u201d reads a statement from the American Indian Cultural Center.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe stand unequivocally with Supervisor Fielder and offer her our full support. We are holding her in our hearts and surrounding her with strength, care and deep respect, and we call on the community to do the same,\u201d the Latino Task Force said in a statement. \u201cWe encourage her to prioritize her health and not feel pressure to make decisions about her role during an acute health crisis.\u201d<\/p>\n
Supervisor Bilal Mahmood speaks at an event celebrating the creation of a union by the workers at the Tenderloin Neighborhood Development Corporation at Boeddeker Park in San Francisco on Aug. 12, 2025. (Martin do Nascimento\/KQED)<\/p>\n
Fielder\u2019s colleagues on the Board of Supervisors also wished her healing over the weekend.<\/p>\n
\u201cSupervisor Fielder has been a powerful leader on civil rights, immigration and for working people, and I\u2019ve valued the chance to work with her and learn from her leadership on those issues,\u201d Supervisor Bilal Mahmood said in a statement. \u201cWhatever path she chooses, I know she will remain a fierce advocate for those communities.\u201d<\/p>\n
Supervisor Connie Chan, another progressive member of the board who is also running to represent San Francisco in Congress, said in a statement, \u201cWe will support Supervisor Fielder and her team during this time to make decisions that are in the best interest of Supervisor Fielder\u2019s health and the people she represents.\u201d<\/p>\n
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San Francisco Supervisor Connie Chan, a candidate for California\u2019s 11th Congressional District, participates in a forum with other candidates at UC Law San Francisco on Jan. 7, 2026. (Beth LaBerge\/KQED)<\/p>\n
\u201cThis is a tough world we\u2019re in, in terms of the political world, and it\u2019s intense, it\u2019s spirited, and there\u2019s all that, but at the end of the day, there are real humans behind these decisions,\u201d Supervisor Danny Sauter told KQED on Monday. \u201cSupervisor Fielder is a good person who cares about her community, and I want her to take time to heal.\u201d<\/p>\n
Fielder\u2019s staff said they would continue to meet with constituents during her medical leave.<\/p>\n
\u201cOn matters of her personal health, we respectfully ask the press to give her the privacy and space necessary for healing, and not to report on unsubstantiated rumors,\u201d Fielder\u2019s aides said in a statement. \u201cWe urge everyone to treat this situation with the same respect and sensitivity as they would if she were recovering from any other medical emergency.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Jen Snyder, a progressive political strategist with Red Bridge Strategies, said District 9 voters would likely reject a…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":555710,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[60],"tags":[97,259,260],"class_list":["post-555709","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-mental-health","tag-health","tag-mental-health","tag-mentalhealth"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/555709","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=555709"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/555709\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/555710"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=555709"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=555709"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=555709"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}