New Mayor Lurie has his share of challenges. His predecessor, London Breed, was abysmal. DA Chesa Boudin, son of criminals, was functionally a criminal himself by decriminalizing drugs, theft and prostitution. The City’s confounding red tape to open a small business is Byzantine (61 separate steps for a restaurant). Crime. Homelessness. Squalor. Lack of affordable housing. $800 million budget deficit that could grow to $1 billion if federal funds don’t come through. And fentanyl deaths are still rampant, though down from 810 in 2023 to 633 in 2024.
San Francisco mayor fights crime, homelessness amid turnaround hopes
He’s using Dianne Feinstein and Mike Bloomberg as his mayoral models. Hope it works.