Would that the public-safety focussed #MayorLurie in #SanFrancisco paid more attention to information like this. And, for that matter, the SF Board of Supervisors could do the same.
Drug diversion schemes cut reoffending rates more than prosecution, study in England says
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/jun/13/drug-diversion-schemes-reoffending-rates-police?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other
"Lurie touts tent, RV drop while advocates voice frustration" - That's the headline, and yes, I see fewer tents and tent cities on sidewalks.
Now I just see more individuals sprawled out, sleeping on sidewalks, or sitting on sidewalks. Not as visible, perhaps (smaller, lower to the ground). I do not see that as a success.
Is #MayorLurie using the wrong indicators?
Oh, gee - who would have thought #MayorLurie might have made a mistake in ignoring the staff recommendation on awarding a complex contract?
Lurie promised a permitting overhaul. Its builders say it was troubled from the start | The San Francisco Standard
https://sfstandard.com/2026/05/13/daniel-lurie-opengov-permitting-permitsf-san-francisco/
Oh good. It's such a sound financial strategy to send people back into the real criminal justice system, isn't it? #FalseEconomies
Sure, we honor their service, but only if it doesn't cost too much. #Hypocrisy
Cuts could send S.F. veterans back to criminal court
https://missionlocal.org/2026/05/cuts-sf-veterans-court-counselors/
@Jgbird
Ah, yes. San Francisco passed an ordinance banning these, with commitments to fund an exchange program for gardening services
Of course, the #Mayor's office has never allocated the funds.
But hey, we can't actually tax those with money, can we, #MayorLurie?
"As part of the BUILD Act announcement, Lurie also said city departments had been convened to determine “a more effective source of funding” for affordable housing within three months."
Nothing says good planning and a complete strategy than cutting revenues while waiting for people to dream up a new source of funds.
Plan to halve SF transfer taxes on big deals awaits details | Politics | sfexaminer.com
https://www.sfexaminer.com/news/politics/plan-to-halve-sf-transfer-taxes-on-big-deals-awaits-details/article_ebd1015c-0e4d-4bfa-9d54-f11f1b8042a3.html
For something that's been talked about for a while, and a contractor hired to operate it - there sure seems to be a total lack of cordination and planning. Is that really a good look for the #MayorLurie adminstration? (Certainly makes me nervous about #SanFrancisco #CharterAmendments granting the Mayor even more power)
No one knows what S.F.’s new drug RESET center will do - Mission Local
https://missionlocal.org/2026/05/sf-sheriff-reset-center-confusion/
SO it looks like San Francisco "moderate" supervisors and #MayorLurie are happy to talk public safety, but still don't have a functional plan to actually address the complex intersection of #addiction, #HealthServices and #housing needed to actually make progress. And I haven't heard ANY of them talk about the problems we need to see solved, and what the barriers are. (Cont)
S.F. jail counts have soared. Hundreds are booked repeatedly.
https://missionlocal.org/2026/04/sf-jail-cycle-addiction-treatment/
So what exactly is #SanFrancisco doing to mange the risks and problems identified here, #MayorLurie?
‘Creepy surveillance’: why some cities are shutting down Flock cameras amid privacy concerns
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-interactive/2026/apr/06/flock-cameras-privacy-concerns?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other
#Flock (ing) to a #SurvellianceState
Just one more example demonstrating that the "market" and #MayorLurie's "Family Zoning Plan" will not solve even a small part of the affordable housing problem.
But it might make more mansions available.
SFMTA approves slashing 365 units from Mission housing project
https://missionlocal.org/2026/03/potrero-yard-downsized-sfmta-vote/
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