San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie Takes Your Questions

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🗓️ 12 February 2025

⏱️ 57 minutes

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During his campaign for San Francisco mayor, Daniel Lurie promised to bring progress on tough issues that have dogged the city for years including homelessness and drug addiction. He also pledged to revitalize downtown and other areas that have yet to recover from the pandemic. But he’s come into office facing major challenges with a looming budget deficit and President Trump threatening to withhold federal funds over the city’s immigration policies. One month into office, we’ll check in on Mayor Lurie’s plans, hear what he’s excited about, and take your questions and suggestions. Guests: Daniel Lurie, mayor, San Francisco; founder and former CEO, Tipping Point Community, a foundation focused on fighting poverty in the San Francisco Bay Area. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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1:04.5	Daniel Lurie cruised to victory in the San Francisco mayor's race promising common sense politics.
1:05.4	What would he do?
1:06.3	He'd do the smart right thing.
1:08.4	A month into his term, we check in with him about whether his brand
1:12.5	of pragmatism can hold up in the wilds of San Francisco politics, what surprised him
1:18.9	about leading the city, and his plans to deliver on his promises around fentanyl, homelessness,
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