San Francisco, CA – October 24, 2007 – The Mecke For Mayor Campaign announced today that San Francisco Board of Education President Mark Sanchez and Board Commissioner Jane Kim endorsed Quintin Mecke for Mayor of San Francisco.

Board of Education President Mark Sanchez said: "I am pleased to endorse Quintin Mecke because I believe his campaign is about making San Francisco better for everyone. Quintin has a plan to make our neighborhoods safer, prioritize affordable housing over expensive condos, and reform public transit."

In choosing Mecke as a dual endorsement, Board of Education Commissioner Jane Kim stated: "Quintin is smart, creative and knows San Francisco issues. As a director of Safety Network Partners, he has developed a thoughtful analysis of San Francisco's needs and policy solutions that truly address those needs. With rising homicide and violence in San Francisco the last four years, particularly in our youth communities, Quintin has real ideas-- investing in community cultural programs, reducing the number of guns on the streets, more community policing and neighborhood councils, that he is ready to implement. There is no gloss or spin on this candidate-- he is the real policy deal with creative ideas, thoughtful policy, and the will to take action."

With just a couple of weeks to go until San Franciscans elect their next mayor, Quintin Mecke, the 34-year-old program director of the Safety Network, has emerged as Gavin Newsom's top challenger.

Since declaring his candidacy, the fresh-faced Mecke has been endorsed by almost every significant progressive entity in the city, including supervisors Chris Daly and Ross Mirkarimi, BART board member and Livable City director Tom Radulovich, the Harvey Milk LGBT Democratic Club, the San Francisco Tenants Union, and the Guardian.

"Of all the mayoral candidates, Quintin has the longest record of working in the community and on important issues facing the city," said Daly, who was the first to publicly endorse the Pennsylvania native, shortly after Mecke declared his candidacy in August.