"For the first time in five years, San Franciscans believe we're moving in the right direction. That's not spin. That's not politics. That's people feeling the difference in their everyday lives. People are proud to live here again. You can feel it."
"People will look back on 2025 as the year that cleaner, safer streets helped San Francisco's economy come roaring back."
"When tech booms, opportunity grows, but so does anxiety about rising rents, displacement, and a boom-and-bust cycle that has historically left too many people behind. ... Affordability has been a challenge in San Francisco for a long time, but as the federal government cuts support and drives up costs on everything from the price of groceries to insurance premiums and child care, the pressure is building. Families are being forced to make impossible choices-delaying having children, sacrificing savings, or leaving the communities they call home. I will not let that be the future of San Francisco."
Daniel Lurie celebrated his first year in office, stating that for the first time in five years San Franciscans believe the city is moving in the right direction and expressing renewed civic pride. He forecasted that cleaner, safer streets will help San Francisco's economy rebound in 2025. He moved beyond a campaign emphasis on policing to stress housing affordability, noting tech-driven rent spikes, federal cuts that raise living costs, and resulting family displacement. He warned families face impossible choices and vowed to prevent that outcome. A broader urban political realignment is occurring, shifting focus from crime to housing affordability and exposing tensions between Corporate and Progressive Democratic factions in San Francisco.
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