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Now that Lurie has acknowledged that San Francisco housing is an emergency, he has the perfect opportunity to reconsider those positions and actually make San Francisco more affordable for people.
September 17, 2026 at 4:57 AM
Now that Lurie has acknowledged that San Francisco housing is an emergency, he has the perfect opportunity to reconsider those positions and actually make San Francisco more affordable for people.
He opposes Prop I, to enshrine the transfer tax on the sales of mega-buildings to fund rent relief and affordable housing -- a ballot measure that won't raise any new taxes and has brought in $500m to the city since 2020.
September 17, 2026 at 4:57 AM
He opposes Prop I, to enshrine the transfer tax on the sales of mega-buildings to fund rent relief and affordable housing -- a ballot measure that won't raise any new taxes and has brought in $500m to the city since 2020.
Previously, Lurie has said that he won't explore expanding rent control or following Mamdani’s lead and freezing rent.
September 17, 2026 at 4:57 AM
Previously, Lurie has said that he won't explore expanding rent control or following Mamdani’s lead and freezing rent.
Lurie is mimicking the rhetoric of NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani to present himself as a champion of the working class, while keeping the status quo for struggling San Franciscans. He could use the “rent emergency” as an opportunity to freeze rents, as Mayor Mamdani recently did in New York City.
September 17, 2026 at 4:57 AM
Lurie is mimicking the rhetoric of NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani to present himself as a champion of the working class, while keeping the status quo for struggling San Franciscans. He could use the “rent emergency” as an opportunity to freeze rents, as Mayor Mamdani recently did in New York City.
Survivors won’t come forward if they don’t trust the police, prosecutors, or the political institutions that are supposed to protect them, and San Francisco is failing to build that trust.
September 17, 2026 at 2:55 AM
Survivors won’t come forward if they don’t trust the police, prosecutors, or the political institutions that are supposed to protect them, and San Francisco is failing to build that trust.
And in May, District Attorney Brooke Jenkins’ office declined to charge four Baltimore police officers investigated in connection with an alleged sexual assault when visiting in San Francisco.
September 17, 2026 at 2:55 AM
And in May, District Attorney Brooke Jenkins’ office declined to charge four Baltimore police officers investigated in connection with an alleged sexual assault when visiting in San Francisco.
There have also been serious allegations by 20 women held at County Jail 2, who said sheriff’s deputies forced them to undress in front of one another while deputies laughed and recorded them on body-worn cameras.
September 17, 2026 at 2:55 AM
There have also been serious allegations by 20 women held at County Jail 2, who said sheriff’s deputies forced them to undress in front of one another while deputies laughed and recorded them on body-worn cameras.
The investigation mysteriously concluded and the Party endorsed Yekutiel, even though members of its own Sexual Assault and Harassment Committee said it didn’t know who conducted the investigation.
September 17, 2026 at 2:55 AM
The investigation mysteriously concluded and the Party endorsed Yekutiel, even though members of its own Sexual Assault and Harassment Committee said it didn’t know who conducted the investigation.
SFPD must prioritize showing up for victims over its online persona.
This is part of a recent pattern in the City. Earlier this year, the SF Democratic Party ignored a complaint of sexual assault against D8 candidate Manny Yekutiel, and only started an investigation due to public pressure.
This is part of a recent pattern in the City. Earlier this year, the SF Democratic Party ignored a complaint of sexual assault against D8 candidate Manny Yekutiel, and only started an investigation due to public pressure.
September 17, 2026 at 2:55 AM
SFPD must prioritize showing up for victims over its online persona.
This is part of a recent pattern in the City. Earlier this year, the SF Democratic Party ignored a complaint of sexual assault against D8 candidate Manny Yekutiel, and only started an investigation due to public pressure.
This is part of a recent pattern in the City. Earlier this year, the SF Democratic Party ignored a complaint of sexual assault against D8 candidate Manny Yekutiel, and only started an investigation due to public pressure.
Despite more money, SFPD has cut the number of Special Victims Unit investigators in half since 2019, while their Media Relations Unit (the copaganda budget) makes room for 9 positions, with requests to grow to keep up with social media.
September 17, 2026 at 2:55 AM
Despite more money, SFPD has cut the number of Special Victims Unit investigators in half since 2019, while their Media Relations Unit (the copaganda budget) makes room for 9 positions, with requests to grow to keep up with social media.
This data was only discovered after SFPD finally published its legally required reports on rape-kit testing and investigations after refusing to do so for 10 years.
SFPD’s budget is $882.7 million, a 3.9% increase from last year, in a long history of consistent budget increases.
SFPD’s budget is $882.7 million, a 3.9% increase from last year, in a long history of consistent budget increases.
September 17, 2026 at 2:55 AM
This data was only discovered after SFPD finally published its legally required reports on rape-kit testing and investigations after refusing to do so for 10 years.
SFPD’s budget is $882.7 million, a 3.9% increase from last year, in a long history of consistent budget increases.
SFPD’s budget is $882.7 million, a 3.9% increase from last year, in a long history of consistent budget increases.
This housing affordability crisis is because of decades of lobbying by real estate interests who put millions of dollars behind landlord-friendly politicians who refuse to update rent control laws to meet today’s reality and instead pretend the private market will fix what it broke.
September 15, 2026 at 11:32 PM
This housing affordability crisis is because of decades of lobbying by real estate interests who put millions of dollars behind landlord-friendly politicians who refuse to update rent control laws to meet today’s reality and instead pretend the private market will fix what it broke.
New market rate housing is priced well beyond the reach of average San Franciscans, and will continue to be unaffordable unless we repeal Costa-Hawkins, a state law written by the real estate industry, and put limits on what landlords can charge.
September 15, 2026 at 11:32 PM
New market rate housing is priced well beyond the reach of average San Franciscans, and will continue to be unaffordable unless we repeal Costa-Hawkins, a state law written by the real estate industry, and put limits on what landlords can charge.
endorsing this November’s Prop I to build affordable housing and fund rent relief, or use his powerful position to call for repealing Costa-Hawkins.
September 15, 2026 at 11:32 PM
endorsing this November’s Prop I to build affordable housing and fund rent relief, or use his powerful position to call for repealing Costa-Hawkins.
The Mayor recently declared a “rent emergency,” but his plan offers nothing by way of bringing rents down, like enacting a rent freeze to stop rents from going up,
September 15, 2026 at 11:32 PM
The Mayor recently declared a “rent emergency,” but his plan offers nothing by way of bringing rents down, like enacting a rent freeze to stop rents from going up,
This is what happens when a city is focused on optics instead of sustainable solutions, like believing in people and investing in housing.
September 15, 2026 at 3:35 AM
This is what happens when a city is focused on optics instead of sustainable solutions, like believing in people and investing in housing.
So where are people supposed to go? Pushing people outside by closing drop-in centers and shelters means they will go on already crowded sidewalks. The city will respond by “sweeping” them to nearby neighborhoods, and moving people from block to block because there is nowhere to go.
September 15, 2026 at 3:35 AM
So where are people supposed to go? Pushing people outside by closing drop-in centers and shelters means they will go on already crowded sidewalks. The city will respond by “sweeping” them to nearby neighborhoods, and moving people from block to block because there is nowhere to go.
And if all current plans stay on track, this administration will have only added a paltry 308 units through 2028, an embarrassing number for an entire Mayoral term.
September 15, 2026 at 3:35 AM
And if all current plans stay on track, this administration will have only added a paltry 308 units through 2028, an embarrassing number for an entire Mayoral term.
In fact, the Lurie Administration has closed over 450 shelter beds in the Tenderloin -- a far cry from his campaign promise to open 1,500 shelter beds in his first year.
September 15, 2026 at 3:35 AM
In fact, the Lurie Administration has closed over 450 shelter beds in the Tenderloin -- a far cry from his campaign promise to open 1,500 shelter beds in his first year.
Now, City Hall wants to shut it down in the name of “revitalizing” the neighborhood, but they aren't pairing this closure with any shelter beds or housing.
September 15, 2026 at 3:35 AM
Now, City Hall wants to shut it down in the name of “revitalizing” the neighborhood, but they aren't pairing this closure with any shelter beds or housing.
Now that Lurie has acknowledged that San Francisco housing is an emergency, he has the perfect opportunity to reconsider those positions and actually make San Francisco more affordable for people.
September 15, 2026 at 1:33 AM
Now that Lurie has acknowledged that San Francisco housing is an emergency, he has the perfect opportunity to reconsider those positions and actually make San Francisco more affordable for people.