Mission activist and hunger striker Edwin Lindo missed Tuesday’s deadline to file papers for District Nine supervisor, effectively and surprisingly withdrawing from the race.

The decision paves the way for Hillary Ronen, chief of staff for current Supervisor David Campos, to run as the go-to progressive candidate in District Nine, which includes the Mission District and Bernal Heights. Campos, who has endorsed Ronen, is termed out at the end of the year.

Lindo held his campaign kick-off event in December and has been raising money and campaigning ever since. That created some tensions within the progressive community because Lindo and Ronen were essentially courting the same voters in an effort to defeat the more moderate candidate, Joshua Arce, a community liaison for Laborers Union Local 261.

While Lindo was considered the least-established candidate of the three, his profile increased considerably as a result of the hunger strike in late April and early May. He was one of five people who went without solid food for 17 days to raise awareness about fatal police shootings of minorities and demand the replacement of then-Police Chief Greg Suhr.

Suhr submitted his resignation May 19, after the hunger strike had ended, following the fatal police shooting of an African American woman suspected of driving a stolen car.

In a video posted on his Facebook page, Lindo said he decided not to run because the process compromised his values.

“It’s a process that forces you to lay your values down for the hope of getting elected to a position that in all honesty has never proven to create the change that this city needs,” he said. “The change that this city needs ... are folks that are uncompromising, unapologetically willing to stand for what is right, even when it’s not politically expedient.”

Two other candidates in addition to Arce and Ronen have filed papers to run — Iswari Espana and Melissa San Miguel.

Ronen said Lindo did not inform her of his decision to withdraw from the race. She praised his activism.

“I and the rest of the city owe him a great deal of thanks for his sacrifice and work,” Ronen said. “Given the fact that we agree on 99 percent of the issues … I will continue to work with him on the many critical issues facing our city.”

— Emily Green

Homeless sweeps: Mayor Ed Lee is facing criticism yet again for his controversial sweeps of homeless encampments around the city.

In a letter to Lee, the Committee for Civil Rights, the American Civil Liberties Union of Northern California and the WilmerHale law firm claimed the city’s destruction of homeless individuals’ property was unlawful. The sweeps violated federal, state and city law because people were not given the opportunity to reclaim their belongings, the letter said.

“These practices have permanently deprived vulnerable individuals of their personal shelter, food, medication, cooking utensils, family photographs, keepsakes, identification cards ... and other items critical to their health and well-being,” the letter said.

The groups called on Lee to stop the sweeps in favor of improving policies for outreach, shelter and housing of homeless individuals, and to create a clear process for people looking to recover lost belongings.

The legal organizations asked to meet with the mayor to discuss the issues before June 30. Lee has yet to respond to the invite.

— Lizzie Johnson

Loophole closed: The Board of Supervisors unanimously voted Tuesday to close a loophole that allowed people living with HIV/AIDS to be hit with steep rent increases.

Under the Housing Opportunities for Persons with HIV/AIDS program, people living with the disease receive monthly rental assistance vouchers to pay rent. But, unlike other federal housing programs, it did not protect tenants from rent increases.

Supervisor Scott Wiener sponsored the legislation. He called the loophole “irrational,” saying renters and long-term HIV survivors cannot afford rent spikes.

The legislation will take effect next month.

— Lizzie Johnson

Crime board: Mayor Ed Lee introduced legislation Tuesday to create a 25-person Neighborhood Crime Advisory Board.

The board would be charged with advising the mayor and the Board of Supervisors on strategies for addressing neighborhood crime. Each supervisor would name one member to the body, with the mayor appointing the other 14 members.

The board will have to submit a report no later than six months after its first meeting.

In a May meeting with The Chronicle editorial board, Lee said judges were partially to blame for the spike in property crime because they were too easy on repeat offenders. He suggested that a group of volunteers show up to court to pressure judges to impose tougher sentences.

— Emily Green

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