San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie, right, swears in Alan Wong, the new supervisor for the Sunset District, on Monday at Abraham Lincoln High School.

It looks like San Francisco Supervisor Alan Wong will last more than a week.

Dozens of family members, supporters and city officials stood behind Wong on Monday at Abraham Lincoln High School as he was sworn in as supervisor for the Sunset District by San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie.

It’s the second time in a month that the mayor has sworn in a supervisor for the Sunset.

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Beya Alcaraz, Lurie’s first choice to replace recalled Supervisor Joel Engardio, resigned after a week last month amid allegations of mismanagement at the pet store she owned and questions about her lack of political experience.

Lurie needed a solid pick after the Alcaraz debacle. Judging by the crowd at his swearing-in, Wong has community support, and he checks the two most important boxes for the mayor.

First, he has experience. Wong is a twice-elected member of the City College of San Francisco Board of Trustees, and he worked as an aide to a former supervisor for the Sunset and District 4, Gordon Mar.

Second, Wong supported Lurie’s “Family Zoning Plan” and voted for it at Tuesday’s Board of Supervisors meeting. The plan would allow taller and denser housing along transit corridors of the city, including in the Sunset.

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I interviewed Wong on Wednesday, and he echoed the talking points about being open-minded on issues and bridging divisiveness from his Monday speech after being sworn in.

“People want me to take one side or another right out of the gate, right?” Wong told me. “And that might be the politically expedient thing to do … But I actually want to take time to listen to things.”

The mayor’s rezoning plan and the resurfaced debate over the closure of part of the Great Highway for Sunset Dunes park are going to be hot issues with Wong’s constituents.

Wong said he supported the rezoning plan because if San Francisco doesn’t act to build more housing, under state law, the city could lose control of zoning decisions.

“I understand why people may not like some of the changes,” Wong said. “I think for me, I gained a bigger perspective after working at City Hall … and how we need to ensure that the entire city is doing its part.”

Wong also said he would offer trailing legislation to address neighborhood concerns about the plan but didn’t specify what that might entail.

“I’m open to hear any and all feedback from the community and stakeholders,” Wong said.

A criticism of Wong’s approach is that he’s not taking a stand on issues.

“I will be a leader, and that involves bringing people together and not dividing the neighborhood and moving forward with decisions that have public legitimacy and trust,” Wong said.

On the issue that cost Engardio his job, Wong said he voted no on Proposition K,........

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