Theo Ellington Wins Bayview Supervisor Race as SF 1BR Rent Tops $4,400

San Francisco's southeastern neighborhoods elected a new representative to City Hall this week as Bay Area rental prices climbed to record levels near artificial intelligence employment corridors and a permitted fireworks display illuminated the Embarcadero waterfront.

Theo Ellington Captures District 10 Board of Supervisors Seat

Theo Ellington won the 10-candidate race for San Francisco's District 10 supervisor seat—spanning Potrero Hill, Dogpatch, Bayview, Sunnydale, and Visitacion Valley—flipping the seat held by termed-out Supervisor Shamann Walton, according to The San Francisco Standard. Celebrating with more than 100 supporters at Mission Rock Resort on Tuesday night as the DJ played Montell Jordan's 1995 song "This Is How We Do It," Ellington secured 5,092 first-choice votes and won with 6,385 votes after the ranked-choice tally.

Young Community Developers chief executive Dionjay (DJ) Brookter of Candlestick Point finished second with 1,625 first-choice votes and 3,163 votes after the ranked-choice tally, followed by Potrero Hill small-business attorney J.R. Eppler with 1,363 first-choice votes, Jessica Pessecow with 752 votes, and Mike Trouble Lin with 534 votes. While Brookter and Eppler appeared together in a social media video with former Mayor Art Agnos—with Brookter backed by Walton, Supervisors Connie Chan, Jackie Fielder, and Chyanne Chen, and former officials Dean Preston, Aaron Peskin, Sophie Maxwell, and John Avalos, and Eppler endorsed by Peskin and California Controller Malia Cohen—Ellington carried the endorsements of Mayor Daniel Lurie, the San Francisco Democratic Party, Grow SF, and Supervisors Matt Dorsey and Stephen Sherrill.

Born and raised in the Bayview, Ellington campaigned over 18 months on a modernized community and economic development plan and was the lone candidate among six at an October forum to back Lurie's Propositions D, E, and F. Under the city's $500 individual contribution cap, Ellington's campaign raised about $495,000, including support from the San Francisco Apartment Association, Y Combinator CEO Garry Tan, and Instagram co-founder Michel Krieger. Tech executive Chris Larsen contributed $500,000 plus $40,000 in October ($540,000 total) to a political action committee backing Ellington, while Grow SF spent $180,000 supporting his candidacy.

San Francisco One-Bedroom Median Rent Reaches $4,430 as Two-Bedrooms Top $6,000

Across the regional housing market, new data from rent tracker Zumper reported by Scott Budman at NBC Bay Area showed the median monthly price for a one-bedroom apartment in San Francisco climbing above $4,400 to $4,430, while the median rent for a two-bedroom apartment in the city topped $6,000 for the first time.

Zumper spokesperson Crystal Chen noted that rental markets closest to technology and artificial intelligence job centers are experiencing heightened demand. Across the Bay Area, Zumper's November 3, 2026 one-bedroom median rent survey recorded $3,730 in Mountain View, $3,570 in Palo Alto, $3,240 in Sunnyvale, $3,220 in Santa Clara, $3,200 in San Mateo, $2,890 in San Jose, $2,290 in Berkeley, $2,120 in Oakland, and $1,980 in Hayward.

Permitted Fireworks Display Lights Up Embarcadero Near Exploratorium

Along the waterfront on election night, a permitted fireworks show illuminated the sky near the Exploratorium on San Francisco's Embarcadero on Tuesday evening, according to a Wednesday, November 4, 2026 report at 3:19 a.m. by ABC7 News (KGO-TV). Officials confirmed that the waterfront pyrotechnics display was permitted while KGO-TV sought additional details on the specific occasion linked to the show.