The race to replace gay San Francisco Board of Supervisors President Rafael Mandelman in his seat representing the Castro and Noe Valley on the board as District 8 supervisor is heating up. Gay cafe owner Manny Yekutiel announced his candidacy Friday.

Yekutiel, 37, owns an eponymous cafe in the city’s Mission district, but is a Castro resident. He’s one of several who the Bay Area Reporter previously reported was considering a bid in the race, which will be in November 2026, when Mandelman is termed out.

Mandelman endorsed Yekutiel, telling the B.A.R. in a September 19 phone call that, “I think he’s accomplished an amazing amount for a relatively young person and I’ve been just incredibly impressed with what he's done with Manny’s, on the MTA board and with the Civic Joy Fund, and I thin

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