Mayor Daniel Lurie - Democratic Mayors

In his State of the City Address, Mayor Daniel Lurie said San Francisco is once again a city on the rise, pointing to renewed pride, growing confidence, and progress residents can see and feel in their daily lives. Mayor Lurie outlined a focused agenda centered on public safety, homelessness and addiction, housing affordability, clean streets, and a durable economic recovery that reaches every neighborhood.

Mayor Lurie underscored that public safety and addressing addiction are the foundation of San Francisco’s comeback. He highlighted significant declines in crime, historic lows in homicides, and growing police ranks, alongside a recovery-first approach to homelessness and substance use. His administration declared a fentanyl state of emergency, launched Breaking the Cycle to coordinate health, housing, and enforcement efforts, expanded treatment capacity, reduced encampments, and reformed homelessness spending to prioritize accountability and results.

Looking ahead, Mayor Lurie outlined a Family Opportunity Agenda aimed at lowering the cost of living and ensuring working families can afford to stay in San Francisco. He pointed to housing reforms and increased affordable housing production, expanded free and subsidized child care, strengthened public education and workforce pathways, and streamlined permitting to support small businesses and economic growth. He also stressed the urgency of stabilizing and strengthening Muni and BART, restoring fiscal discipline, modernizing city government, and reforming the City Charter. Mayor Lurie said the work ahead is about delivering results and building a San Francisco that works for families, workers, and future generations.

Watch the Mayor’s full remarks here.

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