Emanuel "Manny" Yekutiel is a San Francisco business owner and civic organizer. He opened Manny's, a cafe and community event space, in 2018 and co-founded the Civic Joy Fund. He has been a member of the San Francisco Small Business Commission and Municipal Transportation Agency board. A Williams College graduate and former Watson Fellow, he is running for District 8 supervisor in 2026.
Candidate for local office in San Francisco, California (2026)Also known as Emanuel YekutielWebsite (opens in a new tab)
We have documented 1 statement by Manny Yekutiel, in 1 case. Each statement below gives the quotation, its original source and a link to the full case.
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Role at the time: San Francisco District 8 supervisor candidate
Mixed or conditional
Statement summary
In a response to Mission Local, Yekutiel supported San Francisco's Flock cameras if the city limits access and retention and prevents data from reaching ICE or other federal agencies.
The reference point is whether networked license-plate reader systems such as Flock should exist and be used. Yekutiel said he supports the cameras with real guardrails, including limits on access and retention and keeping data from federal agencies. Use with limits fits Mixed or conditional.
Networked automated license-plate cameras can assemble searchable records of vehicle movements. Candidates and officials disagree over whether to ban the systems, keep them with limits, or defend them as investigative tools. This tracker separates outright bans from narrower restrictions.
