Mayor London Breed acknowledged on Thursday that Daniel Lurie, a first-time candidate, would succeed her in office.

Levi Strauss heir and philanthropist Daniel Lurie says he will make streets safer, help small businesses and squash the open-air drug markets that have tarnished San Francisco’s image in recent years.

The Democrat, 47, was elected after defeating incumbent mayor London Breed, who conceded on Thursday, Nov. 7. Lurie self-funded his campaign with his mother, Miriam “Mimi” Haas. Lurie used $8.6 million of his own money, and Haas, 78, contributed an additional $1 million to the mayoral campaign, The New York Times, The Guardian and KTVU report.