As someone who grew up in San Francisco, I know what an amazing City this is to be a kid in. I benefitted from our public schools and the strong community networks that helped lift me out of poverty and set me on the path of going to college. I…

The recent passage of our $25 million Police Supplemental was just a step in what we need to do to continue addressing public safety issues in our City, and in particular, challenges we’ve been facing in the Tenderloin. To get that emergency budget funding for police overtime, we had support…

A little less than two months ago, I gave my State of the City and rolled out our Roadmap to Downtown San Francisco’s Future, a strategic effort to face the complexities of our post-pandemic economy. But just as importantly, it is our commitment to the future of San Francisco. As…

Over the last three years, we’ve undergone significant efforts to improve how we support opening and operating a small business in San Francisco. We opened our new Permit Center, which brings all of the permitting agencies for small businesses (as well as for housing construction and special events) into one…

Public safety is an issue I hear about from our residents and small businesses every day. We have implemented a number of initiatives to address our most significant challenges: Increasing enforcement against open-air drug dealing Maximizing police response to urgent calls for assistance Partnering with retailers to address theft in…

Last month I announced Housing for All, an initiative to fundamentally change how San Francisco approves and builds housing and to fulfill the promises made in San Francisco’s Housing Element. While Housing for All is about building housing at all affordability levels, we know we must respond to the City’s…

Every year, as we enter Black History Month, we are given the opportunity to celebrate the legacy of African American heroes and reflect on the many contributions they have made to San Francisco and our entire country. San Francisco has been fortunate to experience the powerful influence of Black leaders…

In San Francisco, we have been working to get as many police officers on our streets to address the public safety needs facing our City. Right now, we have a significant staffing shortage, just like jurisdictions across the country. While we do the long-term work on improving strategies to recruit…

Between January 2019 and January 2022, San Francisco saw a 15% decrease in unsheltered homelessness and a 3.5% decrease in overall homelessness. To achieve this during a pandemic shows what is possible when we work closely with our state and federal partners, as well as our community and non-profit providers. …