Supporters of prominent San Francisco politico and supervisor candidate Manny Yekutiel are weighing how to respond as recent sexual assault allegations against the well-known local business owner roil the city’s Democratic circles.
Accusations against Yekutiel, first reported in the San Francisco Standard last week, come amid a backdrop of sexual assault cases against Democrats, including former East Bay Rep. Eric Swalwell and former Maine U.S. Senate candidate Graham Platner, and as tensions in a San Francisco district election that could swing the balance of power in the city ramp up.
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Yekutiel, the 36-year-old owner of Manny’s Cafe, a longtime community hub and event space for high-profile Democrats like Gov. Gavin Newsom and former Vice President Kamala Harris, has been accused of sexually assaulting a man at a party six years ago.
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