The Bay Who Will Replace Nancy Pelosi? Hear 3 of the Candidates Debate
Apr 6, 2026
Saikat Chakrabarti, former political advisor and software engineer running as an insurgent reformer. Connie Chan, San Francisco supervisor focused on local governance and transit. Scott Wiener, California state senator with a record on housing, health and tech policy. They clash over taxes, transit funding, policing and ICE, U.S. policy on Israel and Gaza, AI and military limits, and what would change in Pelosi’s shoes.
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Movements Must Outgrow Individual Leaders
- The Cesar Chavez revelations show movements can't center on individuals and must create safe reporting systems for abuse.
- Connie Chan stresses zero tolerance and accountability, highlighting Dolores Huerta's decades-long silence as evidence change is needed.
Use Budget Votes To Force Accountability
- Abolish ICE and claw back its funding to restore Medicaid and ACA subsidies.
- Saikat Chakrabarti vows not to vote for budgets unless $75 billion is reallocated and to organize a caucus to hold leverage.
Differentiate Defensive Aid From Offensive Funding
- Candidates see U.S. policy toward Israel needing change after Gaza, distinguishing defensive aid like Iron Dome from offensive arms.
- Scott Wiener calls recent Israeli actions catastrophic and says funding should be withheld for offensive weaponry.