Taking a cue from SFist’s ‘Everybody Hates Chris’ series, I thought I’d kick off my own District 6 election coverage with some ABCs… Short for ‘Anybody But Chris’.

There seems to be a strong desire to unseat the often-childish Chris Daly, along with an equally strong desire (like pulling your own toenails out with pliers) to run for the Board of Supervisors in San Francisco. The last District 5 election saw 22 candidates throw their hat in the ring when Matt Gonzalez bowed out and endorsed the now-elected Ross Mirkarimi.

The first candidate for the upcoming District 6 election that is getting good media coverage is named Rob Black, and he’s taking a leave of absence from being the legislative aide to District 7’s Michela Alioto-Pier.

From today’s SFGate,

After working across the hall from San Francisco Supervisor Chris Daly for two years, Supervisor Michela Alioto-Pier’s top legislative aide declared Friday that he would challenge Daly’s bid for re-election in November.

Rob Black, a resident of Treasure Island, said Daly is not serving a large section of his constituents on the former Navy base and in other areas of District 6, which also includes South of Market and the Tenderloin.

“District 6 is an amazing place,” Black said. “It is one of the most, if not the most, diverse districts in the city. You just have such an amazing spectrum of people and interests. There needs to be representation that is broader than the representation the district currently gets.”

Black, who resigned as Alioto-Pier’s aide Thursday, plans to join a dozen other challengers who have already filed papers to run against Daly.

And how does Daly feel about this? Remember, Alioto-Pier is one of the few level-headed supervisors on the board, and Black is bound to follow her ideology, if not pedigree…

“I’m not overly concerned,” Daly said Friday. “It seems like he most likely will be the downtown candidate. He certainly has the downtown pedigree. He was not the first person they tried to get in the race. I’m not sure he was the third or the 15th. He seems to be the default candidate.”

Whoever wins, they’re bound to get better than the ultra-pathetic 29% approval rating that Daly has earned in the past couple of years.

I’ll undoubtedly have my own endorsement as the election draws nearer, but for now, just know that I’ll be suggesting that District 6 residents vote for for ANYBODY BUT CHRIS.

Everybody Hates Chris: The District 6 Election [SFist]

And in case you want to take on District 6 yourself…

November 2006 Potential Candidate List (PDF) [SFGov]
Candidates’ Guide for Board of Supervisors [SFGov]
2005 Board of Supervisor’s Handbook (PDF) [SFGov]

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