Posted on 05/01/2025 1:34:38 PM PDT by CondoleezzaProtege
Democrats nationally may be in turmoil, but liberals in San Francisco are hopeful the new mayor’s collaborative approach will help solve entrenched problems in a city recently known for its bitter infighting and chaotic streets.
Daniel Lurie, an heir to the the Levi Strauss fortune and anti-poverty nonprofit founder with no elected experience, beat out incumbent London Breed in November after spending nearly $10 million of his own money. Voters embraced his promise to make government work again after years of San Francisco attracting national attention for its empty downtown, open-air drug use and sprawling tent encampments.
In an interview marking 100 days in office, Lurie said San Francisco is cleaning up its act with safer streets. He brushed off concerns over the involvement of corporate executives in his administration and declined to talk about Republican President Donald Trump’s potential impact on San Francisco.
Frustrations over car break-ins and retail theft have simmered for years, with voters ousting progressive District Attorney Chesa Boudin in June 2022, and approving measures last year to expand police powers.
Lurie has inherited a city where reported crime and the number of visible tents are down, thanks in part to inroads made under Breed for more housing.
Lurie’s policy goals are similar to his predecessor — more police and more shelter and treatment options. But he also has the advantage of being a new face with no stated aspirations for higher office, someone who can recruit business executives and fellow philanthropists for their time and money.
His board-approved fentanyl legislation expedites hiring and contracting for new behavioral health initiatives and expanded shelter capacity.
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I don’t live in San Francisco. I’m about 15 miles north.
But I hope their new mayor is successful in helping that city heal and repair itself. The past Mayor London Breed seemed content to manage the decay and abandonment of several big businesses. $999.00 thefts are once again to be seen as felonies. This will help make shoplifting less easy to do without expecting serious consequences.
Uh huh. Ass Press: “Every day in every way we are getting better and better!”
I was born and raised in So. California.
I had lots of family in the SF bay area also.
You know what ruined the place?
East coast Democrats!
They weren’t concerned that they soiled their
nests, they had to go west and soil those also.
I’ll use one name “Nancy Pelosi”.
That is just one example.
“Open up that golden gate,
California, here I come.”
—Al Jolson, 1921 Broadway musical “Bombo.” Hit record in 1924, backed by Isham Jones’ Orchestra.
The woke trying to fix woke caused problems. In an earthquake zone.
It was just announced that Saks Fifth Avenue is closing their flagship store in San Francisco. The city isn’t “changing,” as the liberal AP reports. In reality, It’s getting worse.
“ You know what ruined the place?
East coast Democrats!”
You got that right.
Pelosi, Boxer, Milk etc… are great examples.
They had collaborators like Feinstein and Newsom.
Those not directly in politics, e.g. Hollywood.
Asspress never met a Democrat crook they didn’t cheerlead for.
It’s a lot like trying to reunite a strand of cooked spaghetti. A Conservative Republican might be able, but the Democrats have spent too many years turning a paradise into a garbage dump.
Unless this guy does things diametrical to the woke brain he isn’t going to fix anything. You can’t fix a deviant state. I’d guess that the new guy is like most people with zero government experience. They feel that they are so wonderful that they can just impart their wonderfulness to others and they will cheer the wonderfulness of it.
A straight white guy elected mayor of San Francisco nowadays? That’s surprising. Must be some kind of weirdo.
This would be a positive step forward, but if the woke DA's refuse to prosecute, the rampant theft and shoplifting will continue.
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