Tipping Point Community CEO and Levi Strauss heir Daniel Lurie has pulled ahead of his competitors in San Francisco’s crowded mayoral race and is in a virtual tie with incumbent Mayor London Breed, according to a new poll.

With voting underway and just two weeks to go before Election Day, a new trio of San Francisco’s mayoral race polls has excellent news for Levi Strauss heir Daniel Lurie. The candidate’s pitch that the city needs a political outsider is clearly resonating with some residents;

The Bay Area’s largest newspaper has thrown its weight behind San Francisco mayoral challenger Daniel Lurie, philanthropist heir to the Levi Strauss fortune. The San Francisco Chronicle endorsed Lurie, saying the city “needs change, only one candidate fits,” according to Hearst-owned newspaper, which claims 6 million readers a month.

Nonprofit founder Daniel Lurie is pulling ahead of his competitors in the San Francisco mayoral race, according to a new poll commissioned by the Chronicle. Roughly 23% of likely voters said Lurie is their top pick for mayor,