Election workers were busy on Wednesday counting ballots that will eventually decide who will become San Francisco’s next mayor.

Daniel Lurie, philanthropist heir to the Levi Strauss fortune, is poised to become the next mayor of San Francisco, having promised to slash red tape on development.

With thousands of ballots still to be counted, Daniel Lurie held an early lead in the mayoral race after the first votes were tallied Tuesday night. Candidates were spread out across The City at watch parties as results came in, capping an arduous ...