Daniel Lurie

Praised the ordinance after the Nov. 10 board vote

San Francisco supervisors voted unanimously on Nov. 10 to let residents cook and sell food from their home kitchens, opting the city into a state law that took effect in 2019. The ordinance from District 9 Supervisor Jackie Fielder creates a city permit costing $828 a year.

Updated 7 hours ago

Was mayor of San Francisco when voters approved Proposition H and the regional transit measure on Nov. 3.

Bay Area voters approved the five-county Regional Transit Measure by a wider margin than early counts showed, with 63% support across about 1.7 million ballots as of Nov. 9. The 0.5% sales tax in four counties and 1% in San Francisco is expected to raise about $980 million a year for 14 years, starting in 2027.

Updated 13 hours ago

Said Nordstrom Rack's return shows growing confidence in the city, and backed the new SFMade storefront

Nordstrom will open a 51,500-square-foot Nordstrom Rack at 2 Stockton St. in fall 2027, returning to Union Square three years after closing its downtown San Francisco stores. The building is owned by Invesco Real Estate. Other retailers are moving the same way: Uniqlo reopened on Market Street on Oct. 9, and SFMade opened a shop for 105 local makers on Geary Street on Nov. 10.

Updated 15 hours ago

In office; opposed Prop. I, which lost

San Francisco voters approved Proposition C, which will expand the city's affordable housing trust fund, with about 82% support. They rejected Proposition I, which would have sent half the transfer tax on $10 million-plus property sales to housing, 52% to 48%.

Updated Yesterday

In office

Shola Olatoye was hired as the first CEO of the San Francisco Downtown Development Corporation to scale up Mayor Daniel Lurie's private fundraising vehicle for downtown. A little more than a year later, she is out, and the organization has not said why.

Updated Yesterday

Opposed Proposition I; moderate groups allied with him opposed Proposition B

San Francisco voters approved Proposition B, authorizing the city to create a municipal finance corporation that can lend for affordable housing, small business and climate projects. The campaign declared victory on Nov. 9, with the measure at 52.3% in the latest count after trailing on election night.

Updated Yesterday

Announced the donation with Chesky

San Francisco's parks department is set to get the first $39 million of a $100 million gift from Airbnb chief executive Brian Chesky, the largest single donation the department has received. The money covers five projects, including a South of Market park now due in 2028 instead of 2031 and Sunday hours at the Garfield Square pool.

Updated 2 days ago

Won approval for his charter measures D, E and F; Measure A also passed

San Francisco voters rejected Proposition G 64.8% to 35.2%, keeping the Upper Great Highway closed to cars and Sunset Dunes Park in place. About 241,000 ballots have been counted on the measure.

Updated 3 days ago

Incumbent mayor; signed budget with Ethics Commission cuts and fired most of innovation office staff

Six years after FBI agents arrested Public Works chief Mohammed Nuru, the Ethics Commission San Francisco expanded to prevent another scandal is smaller. The city budget cut its operating funds by 12.8%, to about $6.14 million. Over two budget cycles, the city eliminated two of the commission's three senior compliance posts, the Standard reported.

Updated 3 days ago

Joined Gabby Williams to start the Nov. 4 parade

The Golden State Valkyries celebrated their first WNBA championship with a parade along San Francisco's Embarcadero on Nov. 4, drawing an estimated 400,000 fans. Finals MVP Gabby Williams pounded the team's GSV drum with Mayor Daniel Lurie near the Ferry Building before players rode double-decker buses down a violet-lined route to King and Second streets.

Updated 3 days ago

Won expanded authority after voters approved Propositions D, E and F; the Board of Supervisors shifted toward his allies.

The Associated Press called the congressional race for state Sen. Scott Wiener on Nov. 6. Wiener had 54.6% to Supervisor Connie Chan’s 45.4%; Chan conceded on Nov. 4. Democrats won seats nationwide, but San Francisco moderates kept their grip on City Hall.

Updated 3 days ago

Won all three of his charter measures; results are unofficial until certification.

San Francisco voters approved Mayor Daniel Lurie's three charter measures, giving him more control over city departments and making it harder for residents to put measures on the ballot. Unofficial results showed Proposition D at 57.75%, E at 66.88% and F at 62.86%, with separate Proposition A passing at 70.64%.

Updated 4 days ago

In office

The Crankstart Foundation is giving $9.25 million to San Francisco to improve conditions at the Mission BART plazas. The money will pay for better lighting, street patrols, and public safety technology at the 16th and 24th Street stations.

Updated 4 days ago

Introduced the extension resolution

San Francisco's police surveillance unit has run rent-free out of a downtown office tower for a year and a half. A new resolution would let it stay through March 2032, on a gift from cryptocurrency company Ripple Labs valued at $5.5 million.

Updated 4 days ago

In office; declared a rent emergency in September 2026

San Francisco counted 786 homeless children in January, up from 618 two years earlier. The 27% increase came even as the city's overall homeless count fell 4%, from 8,323 to 7,973.

Updated 5 days ago

Promoted PermitSF as a business-friendly reform

T&T Supermarket opened its first San Francisco store in the City Center space that had been empty since Best Buy left in 2017. The 50,000-square-foot store at 2675 Geary Blvd. is the Taiwanese Canadian chain's second Bay Area location and its first in the U.S. with a café.

Updated 5 days ago

Withdrew endorsement of Yekutiel on Oct 1

Gary McCoy declared victory in the District 8 supervisor race on November 3, completing a turnaround that began when front-runner Manny Yekutiel suspended his campaign October 1 over a second round of sexual assault allegations. Yekutiel's name stayed on the ballot, but he got 13% in the first round and was eliminated.

Updated 7 days ago

Endorsed Ellington

Theo Ellington will represent San Francisco’s District 10 after winning 67% of the vote to defeat nine opponents. His main rival, Dion-Jay “DJ” Brookter, finished with 31%.

Updated 7 days ago

Serving as mayor; his appointments face scrutiny

Mattie Scott sits on the San Francisco Police Commission, the body that oversees the city's police department. The nonprofit she founded and leads lost its federal tax-exempt status in 2024 after not filing an annual return since 2020, and she filed required city ethics forms late after joining the commission.

Updated Nov 3

Serving as mayor, appointed Adami

San Francisco's mayor has asked Steve Adami, a formerly incarcerated abstinence advocate critical of harm reduction and Housing First, to lead the city's new Department of Recovery. Mission Local reports, citing unnamed sources, that the appointment was made at the mayor's request. The city has not formally confirmed it.

Updated Oct 31

Championing PermitSF; board trimmed his $33M extension request to $22M

The Board of Supervisors voted 10-1 on Sept. 15 to extend OpenGov's contract for three years at up to $22 million, with Jackie Fielder the lone no vote. Supervisors cut the mayor's five-year request, initially worth up to $38.9 million, and added a clause letting the city cancel the deal without proving breach or wrongdoing.

Updated Oct 31

Outlined Fleet Week safety and transportation plans, including geofencing for robotaxis

Fleet Week ended October 11, and the city's geofence on robotaxis along the northern waterfront was lifted with it. For three days, Waymo and Zoox could not pick up or drop off riders between the Marina and the Embarcadero, and the Presidio had no autonomous service at all.

Updated Oct 28

Backed the ordinance and announced a wider rent-emergency package

San Francisco's Board of Supervisors voted unanimously on Oct. 20 to bar nonpayment evictions unless a tenant owes more than one month's fair-market rent. For a one-bedroom, that threshold is $2,977. The vote was on the ordinance's first reading, so it still needs final passage and Mayor Daniel Lurie's signature. It would take effect 31 days after signing, which could be as early as December.

Updated Oct 26

Celebrated Uniqlo's opening as a sign of downtown recovery

Uniqlo opened its downtown San Francisco flagship at 801 Market Street on October 9, five years after closing its Powell Street store. The 20,000-square-foot, two-floor store is its largest on the West Coast.

Updated Oct 26

His office said in August 2026 it was working on a fix, then the category launched in October

San Francisco's 311 app now sends public drug use reports to police. The city added the 'public drug activity' category on Oct. 22, after hundreds of drug-use complaints filed through the app were closed without being forwarded to officers.

Updated Oct 24

Signed the moratorium on October 16; it runs through November 30.

San Francisco's 45-day ban on new data center approvals took effect Oct. 16, when Mayor Daniel Lurie signed it. It runs through Nov. 30 unless the Board of Supervisors extends it, and planners owe the board a report within 25 days.

Updated Oct 23

Convened the working group that recommended Las Campesinas; his office says a new name could be final by December

San Francisco's renaming committee chose Las Campesinas, Spanish for female farmworkers, and Supervisor Jackie Fielder introduced legislation on Oct. 20 to put that name on César Chavez Street. Supervisors Rafael Mandelman, Shamann Walton and Myrna Melgar co-sponsored the ordinance, which now needs a Board of Supervisors hearing and vote.

Updated Oct 23

Declared a rent emergency in September 2026

San Francisco landlords must now show one number on every listing and lease: the total estimated monthly cost, including rent and any required fees. The Board of Supervisors voted unanimously for the rule on Oct. 20.

Updated Oct 21

In office since January 2025; his first major labor deal cleared the Board of Supervisors on October 20

San Francisco supervisors voted unanimously on October 20 to put Mayor Daniel Lurie's early labor deal into effect. It covers 24,000 workers across 10 unions, by the mayor's office's count, with 12% raises from 2027 to 2031 and a ban on layoffs of permanent civil service employees through June 2029.

Updated Oct 21

Announced new Flock data policies September 2026

San Francisco police remove Flock license plate data from the company's platform after 30 days, then move a copy to an internal SFPD system for another 11 months. San Jose, Oakland and South San Francisco delete such data after 30 days, and Flock recommends seven days. Critics say moving data is not deleting it.

Updated Oct 17

Absent from the opening ceremony; welcomed Uniqlo's return in a post on X

Uniqlo opened a two-story, 20,000-square-foot flagship at 801 Market Street on October 9. It is the company's largest store on the West Coast and its first in San Francisco since 2021. Hundreds lined up for the street-festival opening, with queues running past the locked San Francisco Centre mall toward 5th Street.

Updated Oct 14

As of October 2026: Oversees the Mayor's Office of Housing and Community Development, which administers the Affordable Housing Opportunity Fund

A San Francisco board committee has recommended approval of all five retroactive Affordable Housing Opportunity Fund grants, together $18.5 million. The awards are project-based rental subsidies, not construction gap financing: they fund ongoing rent support for extremely low-income households, seniors, and people with disabilities across the five developments.

Updated Oct 8

As of October 2026: Unveiled privacy protections for public safety cameras

The San Francisco Police Department has deployed BriefCam, an AI video analysis platform developed by an Israeli tech firm. Israeli authorities used the same tool to monitor Palestinians in East Jerusalem. The $198,000, three-year contract, funded by federal grants, supports the department's Real Time Crime Center.

Updated Oct 6

As of October 2026: Pushing Proposition F to expand commissioner removal powers

San Francisco supervisors voted to suspend Commissioner William Palmer, president of the Sheriff's Department Oversight Board, after a city watchdog found he used his public position for personal benefit. The same motion filed formal misconduct charges, which go to an ethics hearing before returning to the board for a final decision.

Updated Sep 30

As of October 2026: Resolution heading to his desk for signature

Parivar Bay Area opened during a Diwali celebration in October 2025 to serve trans immigrants from South Asia and the Global South. Nine months later, funding ran out, programming halted, and the organization lost its downtown San Francisco space.

Updated Sep 30

As of September 2026: Defends the policy as necessary to address vehicular homelessness

San Francisco's two-hour parking limit on large vehicles, built to clear RVs used as homes, is towing people who never slept in them. Kyle Richards' camper van was towed twice in August, costing him more than $1,600. City complaint records show at least 28 housed vehicle owners told officials they were hit by the rule between November 2025 and July 2026.

Updated Sep 30

As of September 2026: Launched Rebuilding the Ranks initiative

San Francisco's burglary and robbery detectives are being pulled off their cases to staff parades, protests, and tech conferences. The police department, short about 500 officers, has moved Investigations Bureau inspectors onto a "platoon schedule" that covers special events.

Updated Sep 28

As of September 2026: In office; launched and extended the plaza cleanup strategy

On Sept. 24, the city released a public dashboard tracking conditions at the 16th and 24th Street BART plazas. It shows ambassadors have collected 1,390 needles and reversed 15 overdoses since January, but 911 calls for drug activity have not fallen consistently.

Updated Sep 25

As of September 2026: Has not commented on the legislation; decision on signing or vetoing pending

San Francisco's Board of Supervisors voted Tuesday to require private street-cleaning contractors to match the wages the city pays its own employees. The Clean Streets and Fair Pay Act targets the 'street ambassador' industry that expanded rapidly as the city outsourced cleanup of visible drug use and homelessness.

Updated Sep 23

As of September 2026: Active mayor

California Governor Gavin Newsom signed a law on September 21 that raises penalties for participating in sideshows, the illegal street stunt events that have disrupted Bay Area intersections for years. The law, Assembly Bill 1588, was authored by San Francisco Assemblymember Catherine Stefani and sponsored by Mayor Daniel Lurie.

Updated Sep 21

As of September 2026: Did not fund the Prop D legal services program in his budget

San Franciscans voted in June 2022 to guarantee free lawyers to domestic violence survivors. More than four years later, the city still hadn't funded the promised legal services. Now the state is stepping in with $1.5 million to pay for it.

Updated Sep 17

As of September 2026: In office since January 2025

Six members of San Francisco's Youth Commission just took their seats. All six were appointed by Mayor Daniel Lurie, and all six attend private schools — the first mayoral slate with no public school student since at least the 2016-17 term.

Updated Sep 16

As of September 2026: Declared rent emergency September 10, 2026

Mayor Daniel Lurie declared a rent emergency Sept. 10 as one-bedroom rents hit $4,300 a month, up $1,000 in a year. His $30 million package caps banked rent increases and capital improvement charges at 10% a year, blocks evictions for tenants owing under one month's fair market rent, and raises Ellis Act relocation payments by 25%.

Updated Sep 15

As of September 2026: Credited by Lindgren for restoring business confidence

Shelley Lindgren's new restaurant, Lucania, has city and state filings on record in San Francisco's Ferry Building. The city registered the business in August; the state liquor license went active September 3.

Updated Sep 10

As of September 2026: Led a failed effort to revive the Dogpatch project

Steph Curry bought a Dogpatch industrial building in May 2024, planning to replace it with a five-story headquarters for his eight businesses. This week he sold the property for about $11 million, the final act of a plan that collapsed in a fight with the carpenters' union.

Updated Sep 9

As of September 2026: In office since January 2025

San Francisco's jails are emptying. In March 2025, more than 1,300 people were locked up, pushing the county past its 1,236-bed capacity for the first time since 2003. By September 2026, the population had fallen to its lowest level since the pandemic.

Updated Sep 8

As of September 2026: Ellington, whom he endorsed, won District 10; his moderate bloc gains a seat.

Chris Larsen gave $540,000 to an independent committee backing Theo Ellington in District 10, including a $40,000 top-up in late September. Ellington won the Nov. 3 election with 68.6% of the vote, taking the seat held by termed-out Supervisor Shamann Walton.

Updated Sep 6

As of September 2026: Leading the wharf redevelopment push

A 97-year-old restaurant that anchored Fisherman's Wharf is now a public plaza with picnic tables, Bay-facing benches, and a beer garden. Mayor Daniel Lurie cut the ribbon Wednesday, calling the space "a new reason to return" to San Francisco's most tourist-heavy neighborhood.

Updated Sep 6

As of September 2026: Said Lowell did the right thing; plans to follow up with the school

Lowell High School's baseball team ran San Francisco's most dominant program last season, beating its closest rival by nine league games. The district is forcing the team to forfeit three games next spring and has removed its entire coaching staff.

Updated Sep 4

As of September 2026: Street-tree ordinance passed first reading 7-4; awaiting final passage

San Francisco supervisors voted 7-4 on Sept. 1 to pass the first reading of Mayor Daniel Lurie's street-tree ordinance. The measure lets developers of smaller projects pay a $2,590 fee instead of planting trees, and it ends independent review of trees the city calls hazardous.

Updated Sep 4

As of May 2026: Publicly criticized PG&E response as 'unacceptable'; demanded answers on cause and rate-impact concerns

San Francisco is the kind of city that feels unstoppable—until the lights go out. On Saturday, a substation fire near 8th and Mission helped trigger a blackout that spread across neighborhoods and knocked out traffic signals. Restoration took more than two days and sparked political backlash and raised questions about whether a modern city can tolerate single-point failures in critical infrastructure.

Updated May 16